November 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt increased by an annual 0.9% to 33.72 billion euro ($38.06 billion) at the end of September, the central bank said.
The gross foreign debt was equivalent to 63.9% of the projected 2018 gross domestic product (GDP), down from 64.7% of GDP at the end of September 2017, the Bulgarian National Bank said in a statement.
Compared with the end of August, Bulgaria's external debt edged down by 0.3%.
Details about Bulgaria's gross foreign debt at the end of September follow:
|
mln euro |
pct of GDP |
pct change y/y |
pct change m/m |
Government |
5,616.3 |
10.6 |
-6.9 |
-0.7 |
Central bank |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Commercial banks |
4,649.6 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
Other sectors |
10,764.4 |
20.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
12,688.1 |
24.0 |
1.9 |
-0.8 |
Total |
33,718.4 |
63.9 |
0.9 |
-0.3 |
source: BNB
($ = 0.8859 euro)