Finance Ministry raises UAH 14.2 bln to national budget on domestic bonds

Ukraine's Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 14.158 billion, or US$515.9 million, to the national budget at the latest weekly auction to place government domestic loan bonds held on May 18.

Packages in hryvnias were sold for UAH 529.8 million (US$19.3 million), UAH 2.02 billion (US$73.6 million), UAH 248.2 million (US$9.04 million), and UAH 1.64 billion (US$59.7 million), with 84-, 441-, 553-, and 735-day maturity periods, and a weighted average yield of 8.48%, 11.19%, 11.3%, and 12.02% per annum, respectively, the ministry's press service reported.

In U.S. dollars, the package was sold for US$62.9 million, maturing in 624 days, with a yield of 3.9%.

Read alsoAt domestic bonds auction, finance ministry raises UAH 1.4 bln to national budgetThe euro-denominated package sold for EUR 238.4 million, with a 274-day maturity period and a yield of 2.5%.

Background

The Finance Ministry in 2020 raised UAH 258.8 billion (US$9.4 billion), as well as US$3.9 billion and EUR 845 million.