TIRANA (Albania), December 11 (SeeNews) – Albania’s gross foreign debt totalled 8 billion euro ($9.2 billion) at the end of September, down 0.9% compared to the level recorded at the end of June, the country's central bank said on Tuesday.
The external debt of Albania's general government and slightly increased in the third quarter, while the debt of the commercial banks, the central bank and the non-financial sector fell, according to figures released by Bank of Albania.
Details follow (in millions of euro):
|
End-Sept |
End-June |
Total debt |
8,041.3 |
8,111.4 |
Commercial banks |
1,418.7 |
1,422.9 |
-short-term debt |
1,282.2 |
1,241.2 |
-long-term debt |
136.5 |
181.7 |
General government |
3,526.2 |
3,521.8 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
3,526.2 |
3,521.8 |
Central bank |
56.4 |
56.9 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
56.4 |
56.9 |
Other sectors |
1,346.1 |
1,400.7 |
-short-term debt |
355.7 |
378.2 |
-long-term debt |
990.4 |
1,022.4 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
1,693.9 |
1,709.7 |
Source: Bank of Albania
($=0.8772 euro)