May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt rose by an annual 6.4% to 37.6 billion euro ($46.1 billion) at the end of March, the central bank said on Friday.
The gross foreign debt at the end of March was equivalent to 58.3% of the forecast gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, the Bulgarian National Bank said in a statement.
Details follow:
|
mln euro |
pct of GDP |
pct change y/y |
Government |
7,384.2 |
11.5 |
37.1 |
Central bank |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Commercial banks |
4,635.3 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
Other sectors |
11,243.1 |
17.4 |
-1.8 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
14,306.7 |
22.2 |
2.1 |
Total |
37,569.3 |
58.3 |
6.4 |
source: BNB
($ = 0.8164 euro)