text: Hungary 's gross foreign debt rises in June . BUDAPEST 1996-08-23 Hungary 's gross foreign debt rose to $ 27.53 billion in June from $ 27.25 billion in May , the National Bank of Hungary ( NBH ) said on Friday . FIGURES IN $ MILLION June 1996 May 1996 Gross foreign debt 27,535.5 27,246.5 International reserves and other foreign assets 13,256.5 12,855.7 Net foreign debt 14,278.9 14,390.7 Net foreign debt of the government and NBH 9,510.9 10,056.4 -- Budapest newsroom ( 36 1 ) 266 2410