Ukraine to pay $2 bln on foreign currency debts before year-end

Ukraine before the end of 2017 is to repay US $2 billion in foreign currency and domestic debt, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

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"Before the end of the year we will have to pay foreign debts worth about $1.25 billion," said Deputy Head of the NBU Oleh Churii, adding that the total sum to be paid on domestic state foreign currency bonds will be another $0.73 billion.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's international reserves as of August 1, 2017 amounted to the equivalent of $17.795 billion, which is 0.97% lower than as of July 1.

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