Ukraine has successfully completed the placement of bonds of the external government loan worth US$3 billion as the accounts of the State Treasury Service have received funds in the amount of $1.32 billion, the Finance Ministry’s press service reports.
Ukraine's national budget in January-July 2017 received UAH 447.635 billion, or US$17.3 billion, in revenue, which exceeded the seven-month target by 10.3%, according to Ukraine's Treasury Service.
The U.S. will provide $560 million in assistance to Ukraine; NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva chose to leave for a long vacation ahead of the resignation; while the State Treasury reported on overfulfilment of the state budget revenues - these are the main economic news of the first week of May.
The deficit of Ukraine's national budget in January-March 2017 was estimated at UAH 9.741 billion, or US$366.75 million, which was 7.8% lower than the deficit recorded over the same period in 2016 at UAH 10.567 billion, or $397.85 million, according to Ukraine's Treasury Service.