OREANDA-NEWS. December 01, 2014. The Finance Ministry explains the growth by the fact that a volume of new loans has exceeded the payments on the principal of the outstanding external debt and that the USD exchange rate has changed.

As of the end of 2013, the external state debt of Moldova made up MDL 16 billion 845.7 million (USD 1 billion 290.2 million), up MDL 1 billion 819.9 million (12.1%) or USD 44.6 million (3.6%).