JAKARTA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's central bank said on Monday that as of April this year, the country's foreign debt reached 431.5 billion U.S. dollars, growing 8.2 percent year-on-year.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the outstanding external debt reached 146.74 billion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 6.6 percent from the previous quarter and 14 percent year-on-year.