Balance of payments deficit at $208 million in first half. Deficit narrows 81 percent

The deficit in the balance of payments (BoP) narrowed by 81 percent to $208 million in the first half of 2018 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to data issued recently by the Central Bank (BDL).

The $208 million deficit resulted from an increase of $2.2 billion in BDL's net foreign assets and a decrease of $2.41 billion in the net foreign assets of banks and financial institutions during the first half of the current year.

Starting in November 2017, BDL began...

Article details