Ukraine's Finance Ministry borrows almost UAH 2 bln in domestic market

No bonds have been placed in foreign currency.

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Ukraine's Finance Ministry has borrowed UAH 1.965 billion, or US$78.2 million, for the national budget at the latest weekly auction to place government domestic loan bonds.

The funds in hryvnias were raised through the placement of securities with 182-, 329-, and 826-day maturity periods and a weighted average yield of 16.5%, 16.18%, and 16.52% per annum, respectively, the ministry said on its website on August 14.

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No bonds have been placed in foreign currency, the report said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 166.6 billion (US$6.6 billion), US$3.2 billion, and EUR 189 million for the national budget at weekly bond placement auctions in January-July 2019.

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