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In the past year alone, the country’s international reserves increased by $2.2 billion, or 17%, up to $15.539 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
According to the NBU, in December foreign currency reserves rose by 1.8%.
The report says the growth of reserves in December was due to the issue of government bonds denominated in U.S. dollars, in the amount of $550.4 million, and the European Commission’s EUR 55.1 million macro-financial assistance.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the international reserves of Ukraine on December 1, 2016 amounted to $15.271 billion, which is 1.6% less than on November 1.
Read alsoUkraine economy in 2017: more growth, less inflationIn 2015, foreign exchange reserves of Ukraine increased by 77%, or by $5.767 billion, up to $13.3 billion dollars as of January 1, 2016.