Ukraine has never held internal government loan bond (IGLB) auctions in such extreme conditions. As a result, we have gained more than 8bn hryvnyas.
This was announced on the air of Bloomberg by the Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa, the press service of Ministry of Finance reported.
Butsa added that the government did not have high expectations about the results of the auction of military IGLBs.
“We managed to gain more than 8bn hryvnyas, but what is also important - we have a lot of requests from international investors. They are ready to invest in Ukraine. That is why we will continue to hold such auctions,” he said.
According to Butsa, government officials are constantly communicating with international partners. "Together we are looking for mechanisms to help Ukraine. These are the G7 countries, the IMF, the World Bank, and many others,” Butsa added.
He also addressed the international investors: “For you, Russia's assets should be the same as those of North Korea or Venezuela. Lower their credit rating, treat them as the most toxic they can be. These assets are what they are now.”