Turkey Repays U.S.D. 2.5 Billion In Foreign Debt

ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 2 billion 592.92 million U.S. dollars in external debt between February 3-19, 2003.
The Central Bank data show that the Treasury repaid 2 billion 204.20 million U.S. dollars; the Central Bank repaid 26.09 million U.S. dollars; and the administrations with general and consolidated budget paid the remaining 60.46 million U.S. dollars. A total of 302.17 million U.S. dollars were paid to IMF in the same period.
Turkey repaid 847.51 million U.S. dollars in external debt in January.
According to statistics, Turkey repaid 503.7 million U.S. dollars in January, 7 billion 324.3 million U.S. dollars in February, 823.5 million U.S. dollars in March, 510.5 million dollars in April, 1 billion 615 million dollars in May, 1 billion 337.9 million U.S. dollars in June, 829.7 million U.S. dollars in July, 558.3 million U.S. dollars in August, 726.5 million U.S. dollars in September, 919.1 million U.S. dollars in October, 732.9 million U.S. dollars in November and 1 billion 483.9 million U.S. dollars in December.
The total external debt repayments in 2002 had been 17 billion 365.1 million U.S. dollars.
(EÖ-AÖ) 20.02.2003