VOL. XLVII

No 19

10-May-2004

IRAN

BUDGETS AND REVENUES

Irans External Debt Rises To $10.6Bn By End-2003

Irans total external debt on 21 December 2003 (the end of the third quarter of the Iranian year 1382, which started on 21 March 2003) increased by $913mn to $10.604bn from $9.691bn on 22 September 2003, according to statistics published by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in its latest quarterly bulletin, Economic Trends. The latest figure represents a 21% increase in the debt stock over the level...