18 Apr 2012 17:04

Corporate debt in Russia rises 3% in Feb

MOSCOW. March 20 (Interfax) - Past-due corporate debt in Russia was 1.223 trillion rubles as of March 1, 2012, up 3% from February 1, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.

The debt was 8.9% higher than a year previously.

Past-due debt accounted for 5.8% of overall corporate debt as of March 1, 2012, as a month earlier.