As of end-April 2007 gross external debt was EUR 20,506.4 million (76.7% of GDP) and increased by EUR 836.5 million (4.3%) against the end of 2006 (EUR 19,669.9 million, 78.4% of GDP). By end-April 2007 long-term liabilities amounted to EUR 13,828.2 million (67.4% of total debt), and short-term liabilities came to EUR 6,678.3 million (32.6% of total debt).

General Government external debt amounted to EUR 3,120.4 million (11.7% of GDP) as of end-April 2007 decreasing by EUR 544.8 million (14.9%) against the end of December 2006. The decrease is mainly due to repayment of global bonds and to the repayment of the total debt to the International Monetary Fund ahead of schedule.

Banks’ external debt amounted to EUR 3,681 million (13.8% of GDP) increasing by EUR 299.9 million (8.9%) against the end of 2006. Other Sectors’ debt was EUR 7,620.2 million, increasing by EUR 594.1 million (8.5%) relative to the end of 2006. As of end-April 2007 the stock of Direct Investment liabilities3 was EUR 6,084.8 million, up by EUR 487.4 million (8.7%) against the end of 2006.

In January – April 2007 gross external debt service was EUR 1,952.4 million (7.3% of GDP) against EUR 1394.8 million (5.6% of GDP) for the same period in 2006.

In January – April 2007 loans and deposits received from nonresidents came to EUR 2,183.3 million (8.2% of GDP) compared to EUR 2,322.8 million (9.3% of GDP) for the same period in 2006.

As of end-April 2007 net external debt was EUR 7,437.9 million (27.8% of GDP) and increased by EUR 1,467.4 million (24.6%) against the end of 2006 (EUR 5,970.5 million, 23.8% of GDP).