Question : LOAN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES



(a) the names of the countries to whom India have provided loan along with the names of those countries from which India have taken loan during the last three years, amount-wise; and

(b) the amount received/paid by India as interest with reference to the said countries, country-wise ?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANANT G. GEETE)


(a) & (b) The information in respect of countries to whom India has provided loan is given in Table-1. Table-2 gives the information in respect of countries from whom India has taken loan.

STATEMENTS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970 DATED 26.7.2002

TABLE-1

(Rs. figures in crores, Dollar figures in millions)

COUNTRIES TO WHOM INDIA HAS PROVIDED LOAN
S. NAME OF THE CURRENCY DISBURSEMENT INTEREST NO. COUNTRY (Since 1.4.99) RECEIVED (Since 1.4.1999)
1. Bangladesh Rupees 149.94 1.50

2. Guyana Rupees 0.00 0.67

3. Vietnam Rupees 68.05 16.68

4. Mauritius Rupees 0.00 0.68 US Dollar 1.75 3.18

5. Kyrgystan US Dollar 0.00 19.14 6. Mangolia US Dollar 0.00 0.21

7 Myanmar US Dollar 16.69 0.55

8. Sri Lanka US Dollar 15.87 2.49

9. Turkmenistan US Dollar 0.72 0.06 10. Uzbekistan US Dollar 0.00 1.10 11. Seychelles US Dollar 1.94 0.00 12. Laos US Dollar 2.00 0.00

TABLE-2
(Figures in Rs. Crores)
COUNTRIES FROM WHOM INDIA HAS RECEIVED LOAN
S. NAME OF THE DISBURSEMENT INTEREST NO. COUNTRY (Since 1.4.99) PAID (Since 1.4.1999)
1. Japan 10153.87 3142.28 2. Germany 919.56 557.11 3. France 170.68 374.19 4. Netherlands 49.52 164.20 5. Russian Fed. 194.55 119.34 6. Saudi Arabia 6.21 5.96 7. Norway 0.11 0.00 8. Kuwaiti Fund 0.67 32.62 9. Austria 0.00 8.93 10. Australia 0.00 2.31 11. Belgium 0.00 1.53 12. Canada 0.00 0.06 13. Czech & Slovak 0.00 1.44 14. Spain 0.00 10.10 15. Italy 0.00 30.83 16. Switzerland 0.00 18.47 17. Sweden 0.00 4.11 18. USA 0.00 521.50