Ukraine's foreign reserves up to $19 bln as of Nov 30

International reserves of Ukraine amounted to US$19 billion as of November 30, 2017, according to Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleh Churii.

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The growth of Ukraine's international reserves became possible due to the placement of government domestic loan bonds worth $0.5 billion.

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Subsequently, he clarified that the figure indicated reserves for the time being.

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