Ukraine State Debt Grew 0.8% in February, Finance Ministry Says
Ukraine’s state debt, including
guarantees, increased 0.8 percent last month as the government
borrowed on local markets and abroad.
Debt climbed to $66.55 billion as of Feb. 28 from $66
billion in January, the Finance Ministry, based in the capital,
Kyiv, said today in a statement on its website.
State domestic debt advanced to $26 billion from $25.2
billion, while foreign debt rose to $26.5 billion from $26.2
billion, according to the statement.
More than 42 percent of Ukrainian state debt, including
guarantees, is denominated in dollars, while 36 percent is in
hryvnia, according to the ministry.
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