{"id":79994,"date":"2025-08-29T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79994"},"modified":"2025-08-29T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:29:29","slug":"euros-decline-shrinks-public-debt-figures-for-the-first-half-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/euros-decline-shrinks-public-debt-figures-for-the-first-half-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro\u2019s Decline Shrinks Public Debt, Figures for the First Half of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"442\">The depreciation of the euro and the dollar in the Albanian foreign exchange market has had a positive impact on reducing public debt. The latest report from the Ministry of Finance shows that public debt at the end of June dropped to 54.02% of Gross Domestic Product, down from 54.21% at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"691\">In absolute terms, debt stood at \u20ac14.1 billion, compared to \u20ac14.2 billion in March of this year.<br data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"543\" \/>External debt fell from \u20ac6.5 billion at the end of March to \u20ac6.2 billion in June, while domestic debt increased from \u20ac7.7 billion to \u20ac7.8 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"974\">The depreciation of currencies, mainly the euro, has made foreign debt cheaper, as repayment installments have been lower. 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