Azerbaijan, Baku, March 15 / Trend, A. Taghiyeva /
The foreign debt of Turkey's private sector increased by $1.5 billion in Jan. 2013 compared to the previous month and amounted to $138.7 billion, the Turkish Central Bank said in a report posted on its official website today.
According to the report, external borrowing of banks and non-bank financial institutions increased by $1 billion.
Private sector debts to non-financial institutions during the month increased by $148 million and amounted to $23.5 billion.
According to the report, 60 percent of the total foreign debt of the private sector in Turkey is drawn in dollars, 34 percent - in euros and 5.5 percent - in other foreign currency.
The report indicates that 53 percent of external borrowings were involved in the sphere of services, 45 percent - production and 1 percent - in the agricultural sector.