MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday that Serbia has asked Moscow for an additional $1 billion loan this year to stabilise its budget.

On Friday, Russia and Serbia signed an agreement on a previously-approved $800 million five-year credit line from Moscow to overhaul Serbia's railways.

The loan, carrying an annual interest rate of 4.1 percent, will support Serbian infrastructure projects including railway construction and maintenance.

(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Megan Davies) Keywords: RUSSIA SERBIA/LOAN

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