Russian foreign debt falls to $538.2bn on Oct. 1: central bank

MOSCOW: The level of Russia's foreign debts fell to $538.2 billion on Oct. 1, down from $555.7 billion on July 1, the Russian central bank said on Friday.

The Oct. 1 figure represents an upward revision compared with a previous estimate of $521.6 billion published in October.

The central bank also said Russia ran a current account surplus of $7.5 billion in the third quarter, an upward revision from its previous estimate.

Preliminary data published in October had estimated the current account surplus at $5.4 billion in the third quarter.