Turkey Repays $1.7 Billion In Foreign Debt

ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1,729 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt, between July 1st and 28th, 2004.
The Central Bank data shows that during the said period the Treasury repaid 1,151 million U.S. dollars; the Central Bank repaid 29.03 million U.S. dollars, and the administrations with general and consolidated budget paid 75.95 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 3,221 million U.S. dollars in January-June period.
Turkey had repaid 15,365 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt in 2003.
(BRC-AÖ) 29.07.2004