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Bulgaria’s external debt down by 200 million euro in January

At the end of January 2017, Bulgaria’s gross external debt stood at 34.4 billion euro (70.7 percent of the projected GDP) which means a drop by 195 million euro (0.6 percent) compared to the end of last year, the Bulgarian National Bank says.

However, on a year on year basis, the country's external debt has marked a 2.6 percent increase or 856.9 million euro, compared to January 2016. 



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