Ukraine's gross external debt shrinks by US$1.7 bln

The country's gross external debt in the second quarter of 2018 (Q2) decreased by 1.2%, to $113.751 billion.

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Ukraine's gross external debt has shrunk by US$1.7 billion, or 1.5%, since the beginning of 2018.

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The country's gross external debt in the second quarter of 2018 (Q2) decreased by $1.398 billion, or 1.2%, to $113.751 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine's (NBU) website.

At the end of the first half of 2018, the general government debt was estimated at $38.118 billion, the central bank's debt at $6.984 billion, the debt of other depository corporations at $5.900 billion, the debt of other sectors at $53.042 billion, and direct investments (inter-firm debt) at $9.707 billion.

UNIAN memo. Ukraine's gross external debt was estimated at $115.451 billion as of January 1, 2018, which was 2.6%, or $2.927 billion, up from January 1, 2017.

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