Uzbekistan's external debt increased to $ 14.7 billion

Uzbekistan's external debt has grown to $ 14.7 billion, reports the data of the Central Bank.

In the first quarter of 2018, the aggregate amount of Uzbekistan's external debt, with the exception of loans provided by parent companies, increased from $ 14.5 billion to $ 14.7 billion. External debt consists of a public and private external debt.

"The main growth in external debt is in the public sector, where, taking into account exchange rate changes, the growth of state borrowing was $ 329 million. The balance of the state external debt increased from $ 7.6 billion to $ 7.9 billion. The increase in liabilities for private external debt was observed in banking sector ($ 70 million) and in the non-banking financial institutions sector ($ 3 million)," the Central Bank statement reads.

The amount of private external debt of economic entities decreased by $ 222 million due to repayment of debt on principal and interest. As a result, the debt on private external debt decreased from $ 6.3 billion to $ 6 billion.

“The Qazaq Times”