Despite the slight fall in the hryvnia exchange rate will continue to remain at the level of 28 UAH/$

Last week, the increase in receipts of foreign currency from non-residents, which planned to buy government bonds, supported the hryvnia on the interbank market, although speculators and tried to warm it up.

High price of agricultural products on world markets and an increase in speculative demand on the Ukrainian government bonds contribute to the growth of income in the currency of Ukraine.

Despite minor fluctuations Friday hryvnia made at the level of the previous week 27,76/27,78 UAH/$. To curb the sharp appreciation of the national Bank on Thursday bought interbank $ 20 million and Friday 70 million $.

High demand on the Ukrainian government bonds contributes to their high yield, which at auction 9 February made up 9.89% for 6-month securities and 11.15% for annual.

in General, at auction on 9 February, the Finance Ministry raised in the state budget of 13.1 billion by posting the following bonds:

• repayment 21.08.2021 under 9,89% per annum on the amount 514,55 million UAH,
• repayment under 02.02.22 of 11.15% on the amount 901,66 million UAH,
• repayment 15.06.22 under 11,74% on 4,046 billion UAH,
• repayment 19.04.23 under 11,90% on 398,25 million UAH,
• repayment under 22.05.24 of 12.15% on 537,78 million UAH,
• repayment 26.05.27 under 12,50% on 964,26 million UAH,
• repayment under 14.04.22 of 3.09% in dollars in the amount equivalent to 206,844 million.

In January, the Ministry of Finance received from the sale of government bonds 37.5 billion UAH, while the redeemed securities only 17.4 billion. So the auction, which will be held on 16 and 23 February, the Ministry of Finance may repeat the January situation and attract significantly more than the necessary amount. As of 15 February, the plan of borrowings for 2021 made by 8%, mainly due to the placement of government bonds in national currency.

With the beginning of the year at the auctions of government bonds by the Ministry of Finance in the budget was drawn:

• 5 Jan 8.7 billion UAH,
• January 12 8.9 billion UAH,
• January 19 - 12.3 billion UAH,
• January 26 - 7,55 billion UAH,
• 02 February - 5.3 billion UAH,
• 09 Feb – 13.1 billion UAH.

According to the national Bank December 2020 portfolio of non-residents in government bonds increased by 33% or 25.2 billion and as of 11 February is 100.5 billion UAH.