The debt of residents of foreign countries to the Russian Federation increased by 2.3 billion dollars (8.7%) in 2022, reaching 28.9 billion dollars at the end of last year. These data were provided in the annual publication of the World Bank (WB) on debt statistics. conveyed by developing countries RBC.
The bank stated that at the end of last year, a total of 37 countries had outstanding debts to Russian creditors. Such indicators indicate the debt of residents of these states to residents of the Russian Federation, which must be repaid in any currency, goods or services. At the same time, the World Bank noted that it does not have data on the foreign debts of Venezuela and Cuba.
Broadly defined, the largest debtors to Russia at the end of 2022 were: Vietnam – $1.39 billion; Egypt – $1.82 billion; India – $3.75 billion; Bangladesh – $5.86 billion; Belarus – $8.24 billion.
Before that, Turkish state oil and gas company BOTAŞ refuted There were news in the media and social networks that Turkey’s natural gas debt to Russia was 27.5 billion dollars and about the negotiations regarding the restructuring of this debt.
Formerly in the State Duma answered Moldova’s request for forgiveness of its natural gas debt to Russia.