INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Domestic financing increased to 2.2 per cent of estimated GDP compared to 1.5 per cent in the corresponding period in 2018, while foreign
financing as a percentage of estimated GDP remained unchanged at 0.6 per cent as recorded in the corresponding period of 2018.In nominal
terms, outstanding central government debt increased to Rs
12,161.2 billionn by end May 2019 from Rs
11,977.5 billion at end 2018
Accordingly, total outstanding domestic debt increased by 4.5 per cent to Rs
6,291.5 billion, and the rupee value of total outstanding foreign debt declined by 1.5 per cent to Rs
5,869.7 billion by end May 2019.
