Serbian February public debt at 48.7 pct of GDP

BELGRADE - Serbia's public debt rose by 26.3 bln dinars to 4,268.1 bln dinars (36.4 bln euros) in February, accounting for 47.8 pct of GDP.

According to figures released by the Public Debt Administration of the Serbian Ministry of Finance, foreign currencies accounted for 77.7 pct of the total public debt at end-February.

Euro and dollar debts made up 56.9 pct and 13.6 pct, respectively, SDR debts accounted for 6.7 pct and debts in other currencies made up 0.5 pct, with dinar debts accounting for 22.3 pct.

(1 euro = 117.1 dinars)