BRATISLAVA, April 29, (WEBNOVINY) — Preliminary data of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) show that the gross foreign debt of Slovakia in January grew in monthly terms by USD 3.6 billion to USD 69.399 billion at the end of the month from USD 65.823 billion in late 2010. In annual terms, Slovakia’s gross foreign debt increased by USD 5.4 billion.
Behind the January increase was particularly USD 1.906-billion growth of the government’s foreign debt to USD 13.194 billion. Foreign debts of commercial banks rose byUSD 1.184 billion to USD 9.544 billion. The debt in intercompany loans from direct investments jumped EUR 653.3 million to USD 14.437 billion. On the other hand, foreign liabilities of the central bank shrank USD 117.9 million to USD 19.646 billion. Foreign liabilities of the remaining sectors fell by USD 49.7 million to USD 10.672 billion.
The year-over-year increase in the gross foreign debt by USD 5.4 billion is also attributable to foreign liabilities of the Slovak government, higher by USD 3.756 billion. Debts of the banking sector swelled USD 1.883 billion and foreign liabilities of other sectors went up by USD 867.5 million. The debt in intercompany loans from direct investments went up USD 444.4 million. The central bank reported a USD 1.545 billion decrease in its foreign debt.
(EUR 1 = USD 1.4794)
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