September 13 (SeeNews) - Albania’s gross foreign debt totalled 8.8 billion euro ($10.4 billion) at the end of June, down 0.6% compared to its value recorded at the end of March, the country's central bank said.
The foreign debt of Albania's commercial banks increased in the second quarter, whereas that of the general government and the central bank were lower compared with the previous three-month period, according to figures released by Bank of Albania on Friday.
Details follow (in millions of euro):
|
End-June |
End-March |
Total foreign debt |
8,811.4 |
8,865.7 |
Commercial banks |
1,454.5 |
1,407.0 |
-short-term debt |
299.1 |
228.1 |
-long-term debt |
1,155.4 |
1,178.9 |
General government |
4,210.9 |
4,288.8 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
4,210.9 |
4,288.8 |
Central bank |
55.7 |
56.1 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
55.7 |
56.1 |
Other sectors |
1,461.9 |
1,475.7 |
-short-term debt |
433.8 |
422.7 |
-long-term debt |
1,028.1 |
1,053.0 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
1,628.4 |
1,638.1 |
Source: Bank of Albania
($ = 0.8492 euro)