Gross external debt of Kazakhstan - $7.56 bln

/IRBIS, March 3, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the National Bank, that gross external debt of Kazakhstan equaled $7.557 bln as of late September, 1999. The National Bank publishes quarterly statistics on the payment balance and external debt with about three month delay. It is estimated that direct government debt and external debt guaranteed by the government are $3.772 bln, or 49.9% of all external debt. External debt, not guaranteed by the government, is expected to be $2.785 bln, which includes liabilities on foreign loans received by the companies. The debt of the enterprises to non-residents for the services and shipments of goods, i.e. on direct contracts, is $1 bln.