President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov in an interview with Kabar agency commented on the situation with the payment of the country’s external debt.
by the head of state, the government has enough funds to completely return loans.
“most loans were received for 20-40 years for preferential 0.75-2 percent. If we return the money earlier than the deadline, we will be additional interest rates. Therefore, we are unprofitable to pay ahead of time. We give loans on time. We have it for this All conditions. To date, they began to pay the most external and internal debt, ”Zhaparov said.
The president asked not to discuss the issue of external debt.
“The debt level to the share of GDP decreased from 68 to 53 percent. This is an indicator of the stable level of external debt and growth rate of the economy. In 2022, GDP growth was 7 percent. Therefore, we have no problems with paying debt. If three years ago There was a danger, now this question is not even worried about us. Do not raise the issue of external loans, panic and discuss, ”Zhaparov said.