UNIAN
Ukraine’s gross external debt decreased by 0.27%, or by $340 million in the first quarter of 2015, amounting to $125.967 billion compared to the beginning of last year.
This was reported on the Web site of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
According to the NBU, the general government sector accounted for $34.608 billion, or 27.47% of the gross external debt at the end of Q1, banks - $17.104 billion, or 13.58%, monetary authorities regulation - $5.810 billion, or 4.61% of the debt, other sectors - $58.816 billion, or 46.69% of the debt, with direct investment (intercompany debt) making up $9.629 billion, or 7.64%.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the gross external debt of Ukraine decreased by 11.1% based on the 2014 year-end value, or by $15.772 billion, compared to $126.307 billion at the beginning of the year.