Turkey Repays Usd 1.5 Billion In Foreign Debt

ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1 billion 548.43 million U.S. dollars in external debt between July 1 and 23, 2003.
The Central Bank data show that the Treasury repaid 1 billion 172.80 million U.S. dollars; the Central Bank repaid 38.40 million U.S. dollars; and the administrations with general and consolidated budget paid the remaining 247.09 million U.S. dollars.
Turkey has repaid 9 billion 388.01 million U.S. dollars in external debt since the beginning of the year.
Turkey repaid 847.51 million U.S. dollars in external debt in January, 1 billion 948.87 million U.S. dollars in February, 1 billion 57.93 million U.S. dollars in March, 915.06 million U.S. dollars in April, 1 billion 133.96 million U.S. dollars in May and 1 billion 936.25 million U.S. dollars in June.
The total external debt repayments in 2002 had been 17 billion 365.18 million U.S. dollars.
(BRC-AÖ) 24.07.2003