Turkey Repays $1.4 Billion In Foreign Debt

ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1,424 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt, between July 1st and 21st, 2004.
The Central Bank data shows that during the said period the Treasury repaid 1,112 million U.S. dollars; the Central Bank repaid 22.54 million U.S. dollars, and the administrations with general and consolidated budget paid 66.72 million U.S. dollars.
Turkey repaid 1,575 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt in January; 2,597 million U.S. dollars in February; 2,349 million U.S. dollars in March; 1,166 million U.S. dollars in April; 1,124 million U.S. dollars in May; and 1,225 million U.S. dollars in June.
The IMF was paid 2,970 million U.S. dollars in January-June period.
Turkey had repaid 15,365 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt in 2003.
(UK-ULG) 22.07.2004