OREANDA-NEWS. June 6, 2011. Belarus’ state foreign debt went up 1.5% on the month in April 2011 to USD 10.826 billion as of May 1, 2011, an official with the Finance Ministry told.

In January-April, foreign debt rose 11.8%.

The government’s long-term debt accounted for 97.6% of the total foreign debt in April 2011, same as in March 2011, government’s short-term debt for 0%, no change, and foreign loans to companies’ against the government’s security for 2.4%, unchanged.

In 2010, the foreign debt increased 22.8% to USD 9.687 billion.

Belarus’ main creditors are the IMF, Russia, Venezuela, Germany, the U.S. and the World Bank.