In January-June, government borrowings to the general fund of the state budget amounted to UAH 257.8 billion, or 76.6% of the target for this period, the Finance Ministry reported.
A total of UAH 211.4 billion was raised from the placement of domestic loan bonds, including UAH 59.7 billion in foreign currency ($1.7 billion and EUR 409.9 million). UAH 46.4 billion was attracted from external sources.
At the same time, UAH 231 billion was paid to repay public debt (100% of the target) and UAH 74 billion was paid to service public debt (94.5% of the target). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)