Finance Ministry: Georgia’s foreign debt reaches $4.5 billion

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 1 /Trend N.Kirtzkhalia/ The total debt of the Georgian government and Georgia's National Bank is about $ 4.5 billion, Finance Minister of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri said on Maestro TV. According to him, this year the government has redeemed bonds worth $60 million which led to a reduction of the country's external debt. "We have also started repayment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Next year we plan to direct about 600 million laris ($1=1.66 lari) to foreign debt," Khaduri said. He also noted that next year the government is planning to attract $400 million on the domestic market for infrastructure projects. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az