Ukraine sees surplus of $120 mln in balance of payments in Jan

REUTERS

The deficit of the current account in January 2016 stood at $379 million against a $288 million deficit in the same period of 2015.

Net borrowings on the foreign market in January 2016 amounted to $380 million, and net financial account inflows totaled $500 million.

The regulator estimated an increase in foreign direct investment in January 2016 at $23 million. The funds were injected in different sectors of the economy.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's balance of payments in 2015 demonstrated transition to a surplus, which amounted to $849 million, from a deficit estimated at $13.3 billion in 2014.