At the scheduled weekly auction on the placement of government bonds, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine attracted UAH 2.907 bln to the state budget, according to the message of the Ministry, UNIAN reports.
As noted, UAH 2.526 bln were attracted as the result of sale of hryvnia bonds with circulation period of 2 years with weighted average return of 15.09% per annum, UAH 3.763 mln – bonds with circulation period of 1 year with return of 14.99% per annum, UAH 4.5 mln - securities with circulation period for 9 months with revenue of 12.1% per annum.
The placement of hryvnia bonds with circulation periods of 3 and 6 months was not conducted.
As reported, in the first quarter of 2017, the Ministry of Finance plans to place hryvnia bonds with circulation period of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months as well as circulation of 2-3 years.
The placement of currency bonds was not planned.
As of February 28, the amount of government bonds in circulation in terms of the principal amount of the debt is UAH 685.099 bln, while the National Bank owns the bonds, amounting to UAH 382.074 bln, or 55.8% from their total amount.
