Egypt's foreign debt exceeds 165 bln USD by end of March: central bank


CAIRO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's foreign debt reached 165.3 billion U.S. dollars by the end of March, registering a 4.8-percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year, according to the data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday.

At the beginning of 2023, the foreign debt stood at 162.93 billion dollars, the bank data showed.

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