Belarus' foreign debt up 3.6 pct in January-August 2020


By Li Jia

MINSK, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Belarus' foreign debt increased 3.6 percent in January-August 2020, amounting to 17.7 billion U.S. dollars, the country's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

As of Sept. 1, the country's foreign debt increased by 600 million U.S. dollars, or 3.6 percent since the beginning of the year, the ministry said.

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