SKOPJE (North Macedonia), October 1 (SeeNews) – North Macedonia's gross foreign debt totalled 8.3 billion euro ($9.1 billion) at the end of the second quarter of 2019, up 0.9% on the previous quarter, official figures show.
The external debt of North Macedonia's deposit-taking corporations increased in the second quarter while the debt of the government and the central bank fell, according to figures published by the central bank on Monday.
Details on North Macedonia's gross foreign debt follow (in millions of euro):
|
End-June |
End-March |
Government |
2,812.8 |
2,821.6 |
Central bank |
335.16 |
379.22 |
Deposit-taking corporations |
613.29 |
592.99 |
Other sectors |
2,377.8 |
2,322.8 |
Direct investment: Intercompany lending |
2,185.0 |
2,133.1 |
TOTAL |
8,324.1 |
8,249.7 |
($=0.9159 euro)