Finance
Oct. 18, 2022
Bonds: Conditions for debt refinancing deteriorate Despite significant redemptions of UAH government bonds last week, new purchases remained moderate. Last Tuesday, the government managed to borrow UA
War in Ukraine
Oct. 12, 2022
Russia’s economy may face multiple long-term challenges, but for now energy exports appear to be helping it ride out Western sanctions imposed over the offensive against Ukraine. Moscow says inflation
Oct. 11, 2022
Bonds: Investors await signals from new NBU governor The activity in the domestic bond market fell significantly in anticipation of signals from the new NBU governor. During the past week, the volume
Oct. 5, 2022
The World Bank has raised its forecast for the growth of Ukraine’s gross domestic product in 2023 from 2.1% to 3.3%, according to the Economic Update published on Tuesday, Oct. 4. According to the rep
Oct. 5, 2022
The head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kyrylo Shevchenko, has submitted a resignation letter. The top banker announced his move on his Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. “Dear friends, due to the he
Oct. 4, 2022
Bonds: Activity migrates to FX bills For several weeks, trading in FX-denominated bills on the secondary market has been increasing. Last week, it was the largest since the beginning of the year, the
Sep. 28, 2022
Bonds: Bond trading volumes decline Borrowings in local currency at the primary auction increased slightly last week, but activity in the secondary bond market was even lower than in the previous two
Sep. 22, 2022
Interest is in short instruments The Ministry of Finance continues to attract small amounts of funds, mainly for short-term tenors. Despite higher rates, longer maturities are in very low demand. The
Sep. 20, 2022
Bonds: Bond market activity low Despite the increase in borrowings at the primary auction, the activity of the secondary bond market remains low, especially in the segment of military bills. At last T
Sep. 14, 2022
On Sep. 13, the Ministry of Finance offered new 1.5-year paper, which replaced the 13-month bills. Again, most of the funds were raised through FX-denominated securities. Last week, the Ministry of Fi
War in Ukraine
Jul. 26, 2022
The European Investment Bank (EIB), with the support of the EU budget, has approved funding for Ukraine in the amount of EUR1.59 billion, of which EUR1 billion will be provided immediately, President