04 June 2004 06:00
Finance Ministry pays 120.4 bln rubles in foreign debt
MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax) - Russian foreign debt payments in January-May 2004 amounted to 120.4 billion rubles,
according to early figures from the Russian Finance Ministry on the implementation of the federal budget in
January-May.
The amount of funds spent on paying foreign debt amounted to 79.4% of the adjusted budget target for the first
half.
In addition, 77.9 billion rubles were paid out in interest, or 65.9% of the adjusted budget target for the first
half.
Expenditure on servicing foreign debt in may amounted to 7.1 billion rubles, including 5.9 billion rubles in coupon
payments on OVVZ bonds. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG ECI GVD] rd <>
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