Finance Ministry places war bonds worth UAH 3 billion, EUR 190 million, and USD 153 million

On January 9, the Ministry of Finance placed war bonds worth UAH 2.981 billion, EUR 190 million, and USD 153 million.

This follows from a statement by the Ministry of Finance, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

The ministry placed securities with a maturity of 1 year - for UAH 222 million at 16.8% per annum, 1.8 years - for UAH 1,254 million at 17.60% per annum, and 3.2 years - for UAH 1,505 million at 18.60 % per annum.

The ministry papers in dollars have a maturity of 1 year and a yield of 4.66% per annum, and in euros - 1.5 years and 2.5%, respectively.

On November 8, 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued war bonds for UAH 43.7 million, which is the smallest amount since the beginning of the war.

Before this, the smallest amount was involved on October 4, 2022 – UAH 44.5 million.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Ministry of Finance previously announced that war bonds are primarily a tool for supporting the state budget during a full-scale invasion of the russian federation and not a tool for maximizing income from investment activities; therefore, war bond rates remain fixed.

The Ministry of Finance fulfilled the plan for borrowing to the state budget by 67.3% and attracted UAH 1,261.1 billion in 2022.

Actual state borrowings to the general fund of the state budget for 2023 amounted to UAH 1.68 trillion, or 73.7% of the planned for this period.