Brasília, December 10, 2002 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The Central Bank (BC) was able to roll over today 21.3% more of the US$ 1.8 billion debt in foreign currency denominated notes due on Thursday. Today's roll-over increases to 66% the percentage of the debt refinanced by the Central Bank in two operations, yesterday and today. Yesterday the BC renewed US$ 804.4 million of the debt that is about to expire, and in today's operation the Central Bank offered notes with five different expiration dates. The Central Bank's open market department informed that no new operation has been scheduled as yet to renew the rest of the debt that is near due. (DAS)