REUTERS
Non-residents' share on the government bonds market as of January 31 exceeded 15%.
Non-residents in January invested UAH 7.2 billion (US$287.47 million) in Ukrainian government domestic loan bonds, increasing their portfolio by 6.1%, to UAH 124.9 billion ($4.99 billion), according to the Ministry of Finance.
As of January 31, non-residents' share on the government bonds market exceeded 15%, which is lower than that in other countries.
It is noted that the share of other bondholders in January decreased: legal entities – by 6.5%, to UAH 24.6 billion ($$982 million); individuals – by 5%, to UAH 9.2 billion ($367 million); banks – by 2.8% to UAH 326.9 billion ($13 billion); and the National Bank – by 1.4%, to UAH 332.4 billion ($12.9 billion).
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It is also reported that over the month the volume of bonds in circulation decreased by UAH 9.1 billion ($363.3 million).
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Finance Ministry placed government domestic loan bonds worth UAH 277.552 billion (US$11.5 billion) at auctions in 2019, which was 3.5 times up against the figure reported in 2018.
Non-residents' investment in Ukraine's government domestic loan bonds in 2019 increased by 18 times, or UAH 109 billion (US$4.5 billion) to UAH 115.8 billion (US$4.8 billion).