Belarus's domestic state debt increased by 0.5% in March, while its external debt grew by 10.2%

May 4, Minsk /BELTA/. Belarus' domestic state debt increased by 0.5% in March 2010 and amounted to Br8335.5 billion at the beginning of April, BELTA was informed by the Ministry of Finance. Including the government-guaranteed debt, it increased by 2% to Br5939.8 billion and accounted for 71% of the total domestic debt. The central government debt was Br2395.7 billion and decreased by 3.1% over the past month. According to the Ministry of Finance, the Republic of Belarus' external state debt increased by 10.2% in March and stood at Br25167.5 billion (about $8.45 billion) as of April 1, 2010, against the approved limit of $9.5 billion. In this case, the government-guaranteed debt amounts to about Br349.4 billion, or 1.4% of the total external debt. This figure increased by 8.7% in March. The central government debt is Br24818.1 billion, or 98.6% (with all debt formed by long-term loans). As noted by the Ministry of Finance, it grew by 10.2% during the reporting period. The total debt level increased by 7.6% in March and amounted to Br33.5 trillion at the beginning of April.