MOSCOW, Jan 21 (PRIME) -- Russia’s external debt increased by U.S. $26.8 billion, or 5.9%, in 2019 to $481.5 billion mainly on the back of foreign purchases of the country’s debt securities denominated in rubles and other currencies, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
The external debt of the private sector of the economy remained almost flat in the year, the authority said.
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