Question : LOAN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES



(a) the countries to whom our country has given loans alongwith the amount thereof till October, 2000, country-wise; and

(b) the amount received from these countries as interest every year?

Answer given by the minister


Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance ( Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil )

(a) During the period from January, 1996 to October, 2000, following countries were extended GOI lines of credit:

Name of the country Amount of credit Name of the country Amount of credit

Sri Lanka	US$ 30 million Myanmar	US$ 10 million
Vietnam	Rs. 232 crores Lao PDR	US$ 2 million
Mauritius	US$ 12 million Iraq	US$ 25 million
Bangladesh	Rs. 270 crores Seychelles	US$ 2 million
Bhutan	Rs. 563.20 crores
(b) The details of amounts received as interest (both in Indian Rupees and US Dollars) from the recipient countries during the above period are furnished as under:

Name of the Country	Amount of Interest Amount of Interest

(In Indian Rupees) (In US Dollars)
Bangladesh 1,40,56,864 - Bhutan 5,57,08,445 - Ghana 6,36,892 - Guyana 1,63,39,830 - Kyrghyzstan - 344,660 Mauritius 1,71,99,637 362,179 Mongolia - 245,070 Sri Lanka 1,14,19,723 2,498,341 Suriname 58,16,638 - Turkmenistan - 49,827 Uzbekistan - 2,728,824 Vietnam 27,18,58,915 - Zimbabwe 3,78,626 -