The Finance Ministry attracted UAH 8.3 billion to the state budget following auctions on the placement of domestic government bonds on July 14, the ministry’s press service has reported on Facebook.
“At auctions on the placement of domestic government bonds, the Finance Ministry offered investors three issues of hryvnia securities with a maturity of three months, one year and three years, as well as foreign currency-denominated government bonds maturing in one year. UAH 8.3 billion has been attracted to the state budget following the auctions,” the report reads.
According to the report, a decrease in yield was recorded on all issues of government bonds denominated in the national currency.
The average yield on three-month securities is 7% (down by 24 basis points), on one-year bonds – 9.2% (-30) and on three-year bonds – 10% (-47).
The average yield on domestic government bonds denominated in U.S. dollars was 3.5%. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)