The volume of public and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine in May decreased in dollar terms by $1.44 billion, or by 1.8%, to $78.4 billion, the Ministry of Finance reports.
In the hryvnia equivalent, public debt for the said period was down by UAH 18.36 billion, or by 0.9%, to UAH 2.106 trillion.
According to the data released, from year-start, in January-May, the volume of public debt increased by 0.1% in dollar terms, at the same time sliding by 2.9% in hryvnia equivalent. (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)