MOSCOW, July 11 Russia’s external debt in the second quarter of this year increased by 1.12% — to $306.1 billion, this is its first increase in two years, follows from preliminary data from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
The last time the indicator showed growth was in the second quarter of 2022 — by 5.3%.
The increase was mainly due to the external debt of the Central Bank and banks — it immediately jumped by 7.7%, to $97.8 billion. The debt of government agencies also increased slightly — by 1.7%, to $32.3 billion. Companies continued to reduce their liabilities to non-residents — they decreased by 2.3%, to $176 billion.