Ukraine's public debt in March increases to $65.2 bln

Ukraine's state and government-guaranteed debt in late March totaled $65.237 billion, which was higher by $887 million, or 1.4%, compared to late February.

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Ukraine's state and government-guaranteed debt estimated in the national currency in late March amounted to UAH 1.710 trillion, which was lower by UAH 30.558 billion, or 1.8%, as compared to late February, according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry.

According to the data, since the beginning of the year (January-March), the total amount of Ukraine's state and government-guaranteed debt estimated in U.S. dollars decreased by $268.9 million, or 0.4%, and that in the hryvnia equivalent increased by UAH 138.201 billion, or 7.9%.

Read alsoUkraine's state debt hits 80% of GDP by end of 2015As UNIAN reported earlier, the total amount of state and government-guaranteed debt as of late February amounted to $64.35 billion, which was lower by $1.16 billion, or 1.8%, compared to the beginning of the year.

Ukraine's state and government-guaranteed debt estimated in the national currency as of late February amounted to UAH 1.741 trillion, which was higher by UAH 168.76 billion, or 10.7%, compared to the start of the year.

Read alsoUkraine's intl reserves grow 4.1% in April to $13.2 bln - NBUThe Finance Ministry estimates the actual amount of public debt at the end of 2015 was within the admissible limits, envisaged by the 2015 state budget, accounting for 79% of the country's GDP.

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