The foreign liabilities of Russia's monetary authorities increased from $9 billion to $10.2 billion in January-September 2008, the Central Bank said.
At the same time, Russia's foreign debt calculated in accordance with international methodology grew 16.6% in the reporting period to $540.5 billion, largely due to borrowings by the private sector, the Central Bank said.
Banks (without stakes in equity and debt obligations to direct investors) increased their foreign liabilities to $196.7 billion from $162.5 billion in the reporting period, the Central Bank said.
Non-financial companies (without stakes in equity and debt obligations to direct investors) increased their foreign debt to $268.7 billion from $227.8 billion in January-September 2008, the Central Bank said.
Debt obligations of banks and non-financial companies to direct investors increased to $32.3 billion from $26.9 billion in the reporting period, the Central Bank said.
