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Foreign countries' debt to Russia hits almost $69 billion

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Russia's Finance Ministry said Monday the debt of foreign countries on credits granted by the former Soviet Union and then Russia totaled more than $68.9... 28.08.2006, Sputnik International

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Foreign countries' debt to Russia hits almost $69 billion

16:51 GMT 28.08.2006

Russia's Finance Ministry said Monday the debt of foreign countries on credits granted by the former Soviet Union and then Russia totaled more than $68.9 billion as of January 1, 2006.

MOSCOW, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Finance Ministry said Monday the debt of foreign countries on credits granted by the former Soviet Union and then Russia totaled more than $68.9 billion as of January 1, 2006.

The ministry said the main debtors were China ($1.4 billion), Korea ($4.4 billion), Iraq ($9.4 billion), Syria ($1.4 billion), Albania, Algeria, Vietnam and India.

The debt of ex-Soviet republics was about $3.3 billion.