Finance Ministry held 11 auctions in March, raising UAH 20.3 billion in equivalent through government bonds
In March, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine held 11 auctions for the placement of government bonds and raised UAH 20.3 billion in equivalent to the state budget.
This is announced in the statement of the Ministry of Finance, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
The weighted average yield was 15.57% per annum in hryvnias and 3.43% in US dollars.
As of April 1, 2026, government bonds worth over UAH 2.08 trillion were in circulation.
The largest share of the portfolio is held by commercial banks - 47.58% (UAH 959 billion), followed by the National Bank - 32.89% (UAH 662 billion).
The shares of other investors are: legal entities - 10.96% (UAH 222 billion), individuals - 6.54% (UAH 132 billion), insurance companies - 1.24%, non-residents - 0.78%, territorial communities - 0.02%.
Demand from Ukrainians and businesses is growing.
In March 2026, the volume of investments by legal entities in government bonds was 26.8% higher than in March last year, and by individuals - more than 53.8%.
Currently, citizens of Ukraine hold more than UAH 131.6 billion in government securities, legal entities - more than UAH 220.54 billion.
In addition, in March, the Ministry of Finance held a switch auction of government bonds.
Demand from market participants amounted to UAH 8.37 billion.
Investors were offered to exchange bonds maturing on April 29, 2026 for securities maturing on April 25, 2029.
As a result, bonds with a shorter maturity were canceled, which allowed to reduce the debt burden of the state budget this year.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in February, according to the results of auctions for the placement of government bonds, more than UAH 56.7 billion were raised for the state budget.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than UAH 2.2 trillion have been raised through internal borrowing.
In conditions of a full-scale war, the domestic government bond market remains the second largest source of financing for the state budget after external borrowing.
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