Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 43

25-October-2004

BUDGETS AND REVENUES

Irans External Debt Rose To $12.2Bn By June 2004

Irans total external debt on 21 June 2004 (the end of the first quarter of 1383, which started on 21 March 2003) rose slightly by $121mn to $12.221bn from $12.100bn on 20 March 2004, according to statistics published by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in its latest quarterly bulletin, Economic Trends. The latest figure represents a 33% increase in the debt stock over...