Moldova's external state debt increased in 2023 by $555.59 million (+17.69%), amounting to $3 billion 696.21 million in late December.
The Finance Ministry reported that, in particular, in 2023, the positive value of net external financing amounted to $459.67 million, as the volume of new loans received in January-December 2023 amounted to $948.31 million and was higher than the payments on the principal amount of external debt for the mentioned period, which amounted to $488.64 million. At the same time, in 2023. At the same time, in 2023, the positive value of fluctuations of the US dollar exchange rate against other currencies amounted to $95.93 million and, as a result, in 2023 the external state debt in US dollar terms increased by $555.59 million (+17.69%) - up to $3 billion 696.21 million in late December 2023. It should be noted that Moldova's external state debt in 2022 increased by $634.52 million (+25.32%), amounting to $3 billion 140.62 million at the end of December. // 26.01.2024 - InfoMarket.
