By the end of April, the Government’s total outstanding external debt was $ 32.83 billion, the mid-year fiscal report released yesterday by the Finance Ministry revealed.

Total debt service payments from 1 January to 30 April amounted to $ 2,331.5 million, of which $ 1,904.7 million was in lieu of principal repayments, and the balance $ 426.8 million for the payment of interest.

China clocks in $ 989 m as SL’s largest lender in 1Q