Foreign exchange movements saw the national government’s outstanding debt rise to P6.72 trillion in January, the Treasury bureau reported on Thursday.

“NG debt portfolio grew by 1.1 percent or P73.66 billion from the end-December level mainly due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations,” the bureau said in a statement.

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