Finance Ministry places government bonds for UAH 17.2B

“Today [October 26] at auctions for the placement of domestic government bonds, the Finance Ministry offered investors six issues of securities in the national currency. Overall, UAH 17.2 billion was attracted to the state budget from the placement of securities,” according to the report posted on the ministry’s Facebook page.

The term of circulation of the offered government bonds in the national currency is 3 months, 1 year, 1.5 years, 2 years, 3 years, and 6 years. The term of circulation of bonds denominated in U.S. dollars is one year. Among hryvnia instruments, 1-year, 2-year and 6-year bonds were in the most demand.

Overall, UAH 6.8 billion was attracted to the state budget from the placement of government bonds denominated in the national currency.

The average weighted yield of 3-month bonds was 9.5%, 1-year bonds - 11.50%, 1.5-year bonds - 11.57%, 2-year bonds - 12.46%, 3-year bonds – 12.46%, and 6-year bonds - 13.10%.

In turn, $395 million was raised to the state budget from the placement of bonds denominated in the foreign currency; the average weighted yield was 3.70%.

As Ukrinform reported, the Finance Ministry raised UAH 2.15 billion to the state budget at an auction on October 19.

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