Ukraine's Finance Ministry borrows almost UAH 1.5 bln, over US$305 mln on domestic market

The hryvnia equivalent of the raised funds at the NBU rate amounted to UAH 9.491 billion.

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Ukraine's Finance Ministry has borrowed UAH 1.456 billion (US$55 million) and US$305.1 million for the national budget at the latest weekly auction to place government domestic loan bonds.

Hryvnia funds were raised through the placement of securities with 77-, 161-, and 287-day maturity periods and a weighted average yield of 17.41%, 17.20%, and 17.29% per annum, respectively, according to ministry's website.

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Foreign currency funds were raised through the placement of securities in U.S. dollars with 252-, 364-, and 693-day maturity period and a weighted average yield of 5.30%, 5.50%, and 5.65% per annum, respectively.

As reported, the hryvnia equivalent of the raised funds amounted to UAH 9.491 billion at the rate of the National Bank.

UNIAN memo. As of June 19, there were government securities in circulation worth UAH 737.339 billion in principal debt, while the National Bank of Ukraine owns bonds worth UAH 350.325 billion, or 48% of their total volume.

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