Ukraine has fulfilled its guaranteed debt obligations and paid $759 million in May, Forbes reports, citing the NBU’s data.
“The government and the National Bank of Ukraine have fulfilled their obligations concerning repayment of public and publicly guaranteed debt in foreign currency, on time and in full, particularly, $759 million was paid to the International Monetary Fund", the NBU said.
The regulator added that the trade balance, as regards FX interventions, last month was positive.
In May, according to the recent data, gold reserves, increased by 3% to $9.9 billion. The NBU bought $169 million on the interbank market.
Given the targeted interventions to back payments by the National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine for gas supplies, net FX interventions of the NBU stood at $69 million.