YEREVAN, January 8. / ARKA /. Armenia’s total public debt at the end of November 2015 stood at $4.813.4 billion, a decrease of 0.3% or $13.5 million from the previous month, and 8.4% higher from the beginning of the year, the National Statistical Service (NSS) said.
According to the NSS, the external debt at the end of November 2015 was 1% down from October standing at $4.061.8 billion. Of that amount $3.578.8 billion were owed by the government, a decline of 1.3%, while the Central Bank’s debt stood at $482.9 million, increasing by 1.2% from the previous month).
The internal debt was worth $751.5 million, an increase of 4%. Of that amount about $651.6 million were owed to resident holders of government bonds.
The debt to buyers of foreign currency denominated government bonds stood at $97.9 million. Government’s guarantees were worth $2 million-0-
