SKOPJE (North Macedonia), July 2 (SeeNews) – North Macedonia's gross foreign debt totalled 8.3 billion euro ($9.4 billion) at the end of the first quarter of 2019, up 5% on the previous quarter, official figures show.
The external debt of North Macedonia's central bank and deposit-taking corporations increased in the first quarter, according to figures published by the central bank last week.
Details on North Macedonia's gross foreign debt follow (in millions of euro):
|
End-March |
End-Dec |
Government |
2,821.6 |
2,822.6 |
Central bank |
379.2 |
79.8 |
Deposit-taking corporations |
593.0 |
568.4 |
Other sectors |
2,373.0 |
2,320.0 |
Direct investment: Intercompany lending |
2,137.4 |
2,116.7 |
TOTAL |
8,304.2 |
7,907.5 |