Summary
Lebanon's gross public debt up to May 2019 rose by 0.3 percent to $85.4 billion compared to $85.1 billion in the same period of 2018 .
Debt denominated in Lebanese pounds totaled $53.2 billion at end-May 2019, up by 3.1 percent from the end of 2018 and by 13.7 percent from end-May 2018; while debt denominated in foreign currency stood at $32.1 billion, a decrease of 4 percent from end-2018 and a of 9.9 percent from end-May 2018 .
It added that public agencies, financial institutions and the public held 14 percent of the local debt at end-May 2019 relative to 16.1 percent at end-May 2018 .
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