OREANDA-NEWS. March 26, 2012. Belarus’ state foreign debt went up 0.2% on the month in January 2011 to USD 13.43 billion as of February 1, 2012 by the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standards, reads the website of the Finance Ministry.

The government’s long-term debt accounted for 88% of the total foreign debt in January 2012 (the same as in December 2011), the government’s short-term debt for 0% (no change), and foreign loans to companies’ against the government’s security for 12% (no change).

In 2011, the foreign debt increased 38.3% to USD 13.4 billion.

Belarus’ main creditors are the IMF, Russia, Venezuela, Germany, the U.S. and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.