The current account of the balance of payments shows a deficit of USD 463.4 million for the January-July period of 2000, said the central bank Monday. It is down by 44.8 million from this time last year. The trade balance for the same period shows a deficit of USD 658.3 million, including an USD 109.2 million deficit for July alone. The capital account shows a surplus of USD 25 million. So does the financial account but at USD 101.3 million at the end of July, it is USD 71.5 million lower than last year. Direct investment in the country totalled USD 348.5 million in January-July (40.9 million more than in 1999), including 101.3 million in July alone. The country's debt rose by USD 224.4 million. The balance of payments for the first seven months of this year shows a deficit of USD 178.4 million, including a USD 126.9 million deficit in July