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Finance: Foreign debts up 13.56%
(Shenzhen Daily)
Updated: 2006-04-03 14:47

China's foreign debts (excluding those of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) totaled US$281.04 billion at the end of 2005, up 13.56 percent from the previous year.

Figures from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange show that mid and long-term foreign debts rose US$614 million to US$124.9 billion, up 0.49 percent.

Short-term debts increased by US$32.94 billion over the end of 2004 to US$156.14 billion, making up 55.56 percent of the total. Registered foreign debts totaled US$190.25 billion, and trade debts were US$90.8 billion.


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