YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s total public debt amounted to $6 898.1 million in late January 2018 after growing 1.8% or by $123.5 million over the month, the National Statistical Service reports.

The country’s foreign debt grew by $80.6 million to $5 575.5 million, where about $4 963 million is the Armenian government’s debt (growth by $69.6 million), and $612.4 million is the central bank’s debt (growth by $10.9 million).

Armenia’s internal debt grew by $42.8 million to $1 322.6 million, where the government bonds bought by residents total about $1 160.6 million, government bonds in foreign currencies amounted to $152.9 million and internal guarantees to $9 million. --0---