ukrainebonds

Wednesday, December 15

The Ministry of Finance has placed government bonds for 10.8 bln. At the IGLBs auctions, the Ministry of Finance offered investors seven securities issues in the national currency and two issues in foreign currencies. Hryvnia bonds yields: 3 months-10.5%, 6 months-1...

Wednesday, November 24

The Ministry of Finance has sold UAH 4.4 bln of bonds. On November 23, the Ministry of Finance raised UAH 4.4 bln ($166 mln) in equivalent at the auction for the placement of domestic government bonds (IGLBs), reported minfin.ua The weighted average yield...

Thursday, October 21

The Ministry of Finance sold UAH 2.1 bln ($80 mln) on the domestic bond market , reported the Ministry of Finance. On October 19, the agency offered investors two issues of securities in national currency and one in foreign currency. The government bonds in hryvnia had maturity ...

Friday, October 8

Ukrainians purchased UAH 2 bln ($75.5) in Government bonds from PrivatBank. Since the beginning of 2021, Ukrainians have purchased more than UAH 2 bln worth of domestic government bonds through Privatbank, of which 65% (almost UAH 1.3 billion) are online through Privat24. At ...

Wednesday, October 6

The Ministry of Finance has sold bonds to the value of UAH 2.465 bln ($93 mln) . At the Bond auctions, the Ministry of Finance offered investors six issues of securities in the national currency. The weighted average yield of 6-month was 9.70%, 1-year – 11.50%, 1.5-year &#...

Tuesday, September 21

Ukraine plans to issue Eurobonds valued at $1.5 bln. The government borrowing plan for 2022, submitted by the government to the Verkhovna Rada along with the draft state budget. It involves the issue of Eurobonds with a maturity of 5-15 years for the eq...

Friday, September 10

Govt. preparing to issue govt bonds for $748 mln to develop the mortgage market. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal: “After the completion of the merger [of the State Mortgage Institution and Ukrfinzhytlo], we are preparing a bond issue worth about UAH 20 billion so t...

Wednesday, August 11

The government sold the hryvnia equivalent of $100 million in government bonds yesterday through its weekly bond auction. Netting 42% more than in the previous week, the auction took place with unchanged yields: 1-year -11.15%, 1.5-year – 11.3%; and 2-year – 12.09%. The 1-year...

Wednesday, August 4

The Finance Ministry auctioned off only $70 million in government bonds yesterday – 40% less than the week before. Analysts predict that auctions will dwindle in August – a trend that underscores the need for IMF aid prior to the big debt repayments of September.

Friday, July 23

Ukraine is placing $500 million in Eurobonds maturing in 2029 at 6.3%, (Interfax-Ukraine). The initial yield guidance was 6.625%. The transaction was oversubscribed thrice. In May, Ukraine placed $1.25 billion in Eurobonds maturing in 2029 at 6.876%. BNP Paribas and Gold...

Wednesday, July 21

Yesterday the Finance Ministry sold $285 million worth of bonds, 21% less than the previous week. The sale covered half of UAH 15.6 billion in principal repayments due today. Interest rates on all six bonds were unchanged from the previous week, the Ministry reported. They ranged from 10.99% for 1...

Thursday, June 3

Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes: “The recent placements of new local bonds do practically nothing for financing government spending because of the growing load of local bond redemptions.”

Wednesday, May 12

With modest borrowing needs for the week, the Finance Ministry auctioned only $51.6 million in hryvnia bonds yesterday , the Ministry reported on its Facebook page. Coming after last week’s settlement of the government’s $1.25 billion Eurobond issue at a historically low interest rate of 6.876%, yields were virtually ...

Tuesday, May 4

The National Bank has simplified regulations for Ukrainian companies seeking to issue debt securities on the international market, the NBU said. The following amendments were introduced: “transactions to distribute income on and redeem Eurobonds as well as other issuer transactions for the purpose of placing such securities were ...

Monday, May 3

Ukraine has successfully completed a $1.25 billion Eurobond placement at 6.875% maturing in 2029 , the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday. Joint Book runners included BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International and JP Morgan. “The funds were transferred to the account of the Stat...

Wednesday, April 28

The Finance Ministry raised the equivalent of $370 million at its weekly auction yesterday, the Ministry reported on its Facebook page. Yields in hryvnia reflect the Central Bank’s increase in the nation’s prime rate 10 days ago to 7.5%. The yields were: 6-month – 9%; 1-year – 11.2%; 1.5 yea...

Thursday, April 15

Ukraine’s international bonds and the Russian ruble rallied yesterday on the prospect of a Biden-Putin summer summit, reports Reuters. But the lengthy, London-based story starts: “Fund managers are trimming exposure to Russia and Ukraine on fears that years of tensions could finally erupt into outright war, bringing ...

The massing of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders has weakened demand for Ukrainian domestic government bonds , or IGLBs, Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, wrote after Tuesday’s hryvnia bond auction sold only the equivalent of $7.7 million. Writing on his Telegr...

Wednesday, April 14

The Finance Ministry trumpeted the news that the yield on its 6-month bond dropped 52 basis points, to 8.07% . Of the $17.8 million put up for auction, only 28% were sold. The Ministry reported that 1-year bond sold unchanged with a yield of 10.75%, the 18-month bond sold also unchanged with a yield 11.1%. T...

International investors sold the equivalent of $100 million in government hryvnia bonds last week , ICU has reported. The Kyiv investment house wrote: “Sentiment changed at the end of the week when J.P. Morgan announced that it was including the Ukrainian note due 2025 to the watch list to be adde...

Wednesday, March 31

Dollar-denominated bonds accounted for almost half of the $317 million in equivalent sold yesterday at the Finance Ministry’s weekly auction. The auction nearly covers repayment of $325 million scheduled this week. With yields unchanged, investors bought $49.6 million of 1-year bonds at 3.7%, and $1...

For hryvnia bonds, the Ministry pushed down yields on 3-months bonds by 35 basis points, to 7.98%, and on 1-year bonds by one basis point, to 10.74%. To sell $34.6 million worth of 2-year bonds, the Ministry raised the yield by 10 basis points, to 11.8%, according to the Ministry’s websit...

Wednesday, February 17

Mayor Klitschko signed an order last week for design work to start on a 5-year upgrade of the airport Mayor Klitschko signed an order last week for design work to start on a 5-year upgrade of the airport. By expanding the runway to 2,810 meters, upgrading lights and adding an instrument landing system...

German and Biden Administration officials are discussing a package of measures that would allow the Russia-German gas line to open, but protect Ukraine’s security concerns German and Biden Administration officials are discussing a package of measures that would allow the Russia-German gas line to open, but protect Ukraine’s security concerns, according to a Financial Ti...

“As Berlin seeks solutions, early signs from Washington indicate that the Biden administration is seeking to defuse the Nord Stream 2 debate,” “As Berlin seeks solutions, early signs from Washington indicate that the Biden administration is seeking to defuse the Nord Stream 2 debate,” the FT writes. “Two knowledgeable sources said [US Secret...

A cold weather spike in electricity consumption, a lack of coal, and power plant breakdowns are forcing Eastern Ukraine to import electricity A cold weather spike in electricity consumption, a lack of coal, and power plant breakdowns are forcing Eastern Ukraine to import electricity from Belarus and Russia and Western Ukraine to import elec...

Electricity consumption last week was 6.5% more than forecast Electricity consumption last week was 6.5% more than forecast. But coal reserves fell to one third of required minimums. Thanks to imports, Kudrytskyi does not predict immediate power shortages.

DTEK Group, Ukraine’s largest private power producer DTEK Group, Ukraine’s largest private power producer, called on the government yesterday “to abolish price caps, which are an obstacle to the liberalization of the electricity market.” The company cit...

Ukraine’s Energoatom will soon stop sending spent nuclear fuel to Russia for processing and storage Ukraine’s Energoatom will soon stop sending spent nuclear fuel to Russia for processing and storage, Petro Kotin, the company head, said yesterday. In July, the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility...

With demand strong for Ukrainian government bonds, the Finance Ministry depressed yields on all five hryvnia bonds sold at yesterday’s auction With demand strong for Ukrainian government bonds, the Finance Ministry depressed yields on all five hryvnia bonds sold at yesterday’s auction, the Ministry reported. With yields dropping from six to ...

Looking beyond the bland public statements surrounding Ukraine’s recent suspension of talks with the IMF, Looking beyond the bland public statements surrounding Ukraine’s recent suspension of talks with the IMF, Anders Aslund, a veteran IMF observer, writes in an Atlantic Council blog: “No agreement was c...

DiDi, China’s giant online taxi service, plans to launch this year in Ukraine, reports AIN.ua news site. With 550 million users DiDi, China’s giant online taxi service, plans to launch this year in Ukraine, reports AIN.ua news site. With 550 million users, tens of millions of users and billions of dollars in revenues, DiDi ent...

DiDi will compete with Bolt, Uber and Uklon for Ukraine’s taxi market, estimated by Uklon at $800 million a year. DiDi will compete with Bolt, Uber and Uklon for Ukraine’s taxi market, estimated by Uklon at $800 million a year. Uber, the first mover in Ukraine, now operates in seven Ukrainian cities and claims th...

Taxi services got a boost yesterday when the Rada overwhelmingly approved a bill raising the penalty for drunk driving to $608 Taxi services got a boost yesterday when the Rada overwhelmingly approved a bill raising the penalty for drunk driving to $608. For repeat offenders, the fine is doubled to $1,216, licenses are suspen...

McDonald’s Ukraine plans to expand a pilot program of restaurant waste recycling to all 96 restaurants in the country by the end of this year McDonald’s Ukraine plans to expand a pilot program of restaurant waste recycling to all 96 restaurants in the country by the end of this year, the company announced yesterday. As part of a world...

Kyiv’s 11th Regus office work space opens in Podil next month Kyiv’s 11th Regus office work space opens in Podil next month, reports the parent company, Luxembourg-based IWG Plc. Despite last year’s economic recession, total occupancy of the 10 existing Regus wo...

Kyiv’s Sikorsky Airport is to add 500 meters to its runway, allowing Wizz Air, its primary user, to use larger jets. Kyiv’s Sikorsky Airport is to add 500 meters to its runway, allowing Wizz Air, its primary user, to use larger jets. By moving to Airbus 321 jets, Wizz Air says it can reduce frequencies and noise in ...

Wednesday, February 10

Ukraine’s steel production could increase by as much as 6% this year, to 21.8 million tons, Ukraine’s steel production could increase by as much as 6% this year, to 21.8 million tons, according to a study prepared by the GMK Center, a metals industry analytical and consulting group: “Forecas...

Concorde Capital wrote Concorde Capital wrote: “The updated DTEK’s offer provides more clarity about minimum payments to bondholders…the updated restructuring terms look balanced.”

Ukraine’s full bore coronavirus vaccination campaign may be delayed from March to April Ukraine’s full bore coronavirus vaccination campaign may be delayed from March to April because of government paper work delays in China and Ukraine, reports Reuters. Last week, Ukraine’s Lekhim asked...

Dragon Capital wrote Dragon Capital wrote: “The updated restructuring terms mark a significant improvement over the previous version…The new proposed DTEK Energy bond structure is also simpler than the previous variant an...

Vaccinations are scheduled to start Monday, drawing on an expected shipment of 117,000 Pfizer vaccines. President Zelenskiy talked on the phone Monday afternoon with Albert Bourla, Vaccinations are scheduled to start Monday, drawing on an expected shipment of 117,000 Pfizer vaccines. President Zelenskiy talked on the phone Monday afternoon with Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer Pharm...

All Ukrainians should have access to vaccines by the end of this year, All Ukrainians should have access to vaccines by the end of this year, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov told ICTV’s Freedom of Speech program. He vowed: “We want to ensure that 100% of the population h...

Ukraine’s turn last month to Britain’s Crown Agents to buy coronavirus vaccines illustrates the difficulty in breaking ingrained traditions of drug profiteering at the Health Ministry Ukraine’s turn last month to Britain’s Crown Agents to buy coronavirus vaccines illustrates the difficulty in breaking ingrained traditions of drug profiteering at the Health Ministry, Pavlo Kovtoniuk...

The vaccination of 10 million Ukrainians at risk – about one third of all adults – is a condition for Ukraine receiving The vaccination of 10 million Ukrainians at risk – about one third of all adults – is a condition for Ukraine receiving a $30 million World Bank loan this spring under its Covid-19 Emergency Response ...

US support to Ukraine for combatting the pandemic totals $48 million over the last year US support to Ukraine for combatting the pandemic totals $48 million over the last year, Kristina A. Kvien, US Chargé d’Affaires, told the Coronavirus Forum on Monday. She said the money has gone to b...

Germany is proving Ukraine with a €13.1 million medical care grant that includes supplying equipment for outpatient diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus Germany is proving Ukraine with a €13.1 million medical care grant that includes supplying equipment for outpatient diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus. This grant, and a second one for €23.5 milli...

Talks with IMF will be delayed to the spring, making a staff level agreement in May the optimistic scenario Talks with IMF will be delayed to the spring, making a staff level agreement in May the optimistic scenario, Liga.net reported in a lengthy story, citing unnamed Rada members and Central Bank official...

Dragon writes Dragon writes: “The government has sufficient liquidity buffers to proceed without IMF financing until end-May (assuming full rollover of domestic debt), but faces an increase in fiscal funding needs ...

The Finance Ministry increased 2.5-fold its sale of bonds yesterday The Finance Ministry increased 2.5-fold its sale of bonds yesterday, but kept yields largely unchanged at the weekly auction, according to results posted on Facebook. Of the total $467 million in doll...