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Public Debt FAQs  
 

What are the respective proportions of the gross domestic debt (debt held in local currency) and foreign debt (debt held in foreign currencies also known as the public external debt) with respect to gross public debt?
 By the end of June 2004, gross domestic debt represented 53 percent of gross public debt and foreign debt represented 47 percent of gross public debt.
  
Who are the debt holders and how much of the gross public debt do they respectively hold?
 Regular statistics are published on public debt holders. A detailed breakdown is published on a quarterly basis and can be found in the last Ministry of Finance Quarterly Report, QII 2004 at p.12. A more succinct breakdown is published on a monthly basis and can be found in the debt section of the monthly statistical tables.
  

How did the gross public debt and the net public debt evolve with respect to GDP in the last five years?

 

The gross public debt and net public debt to GDP ratios for 1999-2003 are published in the "Lebanon Country Profile 2004" at page 3.

  
What is the gross market debt indicator and why do we use it?
 

The gross market debt is defined as the gross public debt less the portfolios of the Central Bank, public institutions, bilateral and multilateral loans, and debt issued to the Paris II lending countries. The higher the proportion of the gross market debt, the higher will your debt roll-over risk be.

  

What is the composition of the gross domestic debt (or what are the types of instruments that the gross domestic debt consists of)?

 The composition of gross domestic debt as of end 2003 can be found in the "Lebanon Country Profile" at page 34.
  

What is the composition of the public external debt (or what are the types of instruments)?

 The composition of public external debt as of end 2003 can be found in the "Lebanon Country Profile" at page 34.
  
Where can we find details on outstanding Eurobonds?
 Details on outstanding Eurobonds (year of issue, maturity, original principal amount, outstanding principal amount and coupon rate) can be found in the "Lebanon Country Profile" at page 35.
  
Where can we find details on outstanding LL T-Bills?
 

Details on outstanding LL T-Bills (maturity, outstanding principal amount and coupon payments) can be found in the "Public Debt Report" at page 14-15.
  

Where can we find details on outstanding c-loans?

 

Details on outstanding c-loans (maturity, outstanding principal amount and interest payments) can be found in the "Public Debt Report" at page 17.

  

Who are the creditors of the public external debt?

 Details on the creditors of the public external debt can be found in the "Lebanese Country Profile" at page 36.
  

What is the currency structure of the public external debt?

 

A detailed breakdown of the types of currency the Lebanese public external debt is consisted of can be found in the "Lebanon Country Profile" at page 37.

  
What is the overall weighted average cost of the outstanding public debt?
 

Details on the overall weighted average cost of the outstanding public debt can be found in the Ministry of Finance Quarterly Report, QI 2004 at page 11.

  

What is the performance of Lebanese secondary market prices?

 

A detailed table updated as of August 5th, 2004 can be found on Lebanese secondary market prices in the Ministry of Finance Quarterly Report, QII 2004 at page 14.

  
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