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RBC, 03.10.2005, Moscow 14:13:44.On July 1, 2005, Russia's foreign debt in a foreign currency amounted to USD208.3bn, which is 5.53 percent higher than on January 1, 2005 (USD197.4bn). Russia's debt in the national currency has increased by 24.3 percent from USD17.7bn to USD22bn for the first half of 2005. The Bank of Russia disclosed this information in accordance with the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard. The total sum of the Russia's foreign debt has increased by 7.1 percent and amounted to USD230.3bn on July 1, 2005. Russia's short-term liabilities have increased by 8.6 percent during the first half of 2005 and amounted to USD39.2bn as of July 1, 2005, while long-term liabilities have increased by 6.7 percent to USD191bn.