MOSCOW, July 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's state debt fell 8.1% in the first six months of this year, from $52 billion to $47.8 billion, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
The country's debt to the Paris Club of creditors fell $0.7 billion, to $2.4 billion.
As of July 1, foreign debt structure was as follows: countries outside the Paris Club, $3 bln; former members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, $1.9 bln; commercial debt, $0.8 bln; Eurobonds, $29 bln; internal state loan bonds, $4.9 bln.
