External public debt has grown by $2.7 billion since the beginning of the year

As of October 1, 2017, the state debt of Belarus amounted to 41.4 billion rubles and increased by 4.4 billion rubles, or 12.0%, compared to the beginning of 2017, the Ministry of Finance reports.

External public debt as of October 1, 2017 amounted to 16.3 billion US dollars , having increased since the beginning of the year by 2.7 billion US dollars, or by 19.5%, taking into account exchange rate differences.

In January-September, the state attracted external loans worth $3.41 billion. The main volume, $1.4 billion, is the proceeds from the placement of Eurobonds. Major creditors were also the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (a tranche of $600 million), the Russian government and banks ($1.09 billion), Chinese banks ($194.5 million), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ($122.6 million). ), EBRD ($3.9 million).

For nine months, Belarus allocated $821.1 million to pay off external public debt ($289.3 million to the Russian government, $221.3 million to Chinese banks, $264.8 million to the EFSD, $44.5 million to the IBRD, and $44.5 million to the United States). 0.7 million, EBRD - 0.5 million).

The repayment of external public debt since the beginning of 2017 amounted to 821.1 million US dollars:

Domestic public debt as of October 1, 2017 amounted to 9.4 billion rubles, having decreased since the beginning of the year by 0.8 billion rubles, taking into account exchange rate differences, or by 8%.

In January-September 2017, domestic foreign currency government bonds were placed for legal entities and individuals in the amount of USD 416.2 million. Currency and ruble government bonds for legal entities and individuals were redeemed in the amount of 997.9 million US dollars and 172.4 million rubles.

It is already known that next year Belarus will need new borrowings to settle its external debt. External liabilities denominated in foreign currency will amount to $2.5 billion in 2018, about $1.7 billion is planned to be refinanced through new loans. In particular, we are talking about a new placement of Eurobonds.