Srbijagas JP, Serbia’s state-owned gas monopoly will borrow 170 million euros ($218 million) from commercial lenders for purchases during the heating season, Tanjug newswire reported, citing the company’s general manager.

The amount equals the difference between Serbijagas’s claims of more than 800 million euros and its 630 million-euro outstanding debt, Tanjug quoted Dusan Bajatovic as saying.

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