JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Zambia's total public debt to foreign and local lenders was just shy of $27 billion at the end of June, the Finance Ministry revealed on Wednesday.
The figures published by the ministry on its website include $16.86 billion in foreign holdings, of which $520 million is interest arrears. Zambia became Africa's first COVID-19 pandemic-era sovereign default at the end of last year.
The remaining $10.1 billion was local currency debt, the figures showed. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
