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Public debt continues to grow, show the latest statistics released by the finance ministry. It would thus reach 97.3 billion dollars, an increase of 4.4% over a period of one year.
The internal public debt increased by 3.9% to reach 60.6 billion dollars and the external public debt by 6% to reach 36.7 billion dollars.
As for the net public debt, it stands at $ 86.8 billion.
This information comes as Lebanon announced a state of default last April, therefore renouncing to pay maturing Eurobonds and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund remain suspended while negotiations with creditors have still not been announced. .
