11. However, the number of the foreign currency loans was only 15 % of the whole loan stock. 12. Paribas Asia Equity Securities Inc . estimates Piltel has about $ 600 million in foreign currency loans . 13. Thai stocks were mixed as declines in companies with large foreign currency loans offset gains by finance companies. 14. South Korean banks and companies face US $ 14 billion in foreign currency loans that come due in January. 15. A total of about $ 92 billion in short-term foreign currency loans are due to be repaid by next year. 16. The extension of the foreign currency loans was made through the central bank's deposits of its foreign currency reserves with banks. 17. My foreign currency loans will be due in a very short time, but this should not make me feel too downhearted. 18. "A $ 15-million foreign currency loan has been tied up and we will be operational by next year, " says Kanwar. 19. The third factor was the decreased tendency by foreign banks to roll-over their foreign currency loans , and to extend new loans. 20. Thirdly foreign banks and local corporations had built up an average maturity of the foreign currency loan portfolio of about 1.5 years.