Ukraine's total state debt 0.6% down in June, says Finance Ministry

12:33, 26.07.2013 1 min read

The total state (direct) and guaranteed debt of Ukraine in June fell by 0.6%, to $68.197 billion, according to the Web site of the Finance Ministry.

According to the report, the total state debt in January-June increased by 5.7%, to $64.495 billion.

The total domestic debt increased by 1.8% in June (from the beginning of the year - by 21.7%), to $31.452 billion, while the total external debt in June fell by 2.5% (5%), to $36.744 billion.

As reported, in 2012 the total state debt of Ukraine increased by $5.27 billion, or 8.9%. In particular, internal debt rose by 18.8%, and foreign debt by 3.1%.

The authorities of Ukraine in 2013 will have to repay about $9 billion on foreign debts.