Ukraine’s Government Borrows over UAH 1,107 Billion through Auctions to Sell Domestic Government Debt Securities  since Martial Law Was Imposed

According to the NBU Depository, in the first seven months of 2024, the government of Ukraine raised an equivalent of over UAH 289 billion: UAH 203,846.6 million, USD 1,456.6 million, and EUR 670.8 million from offering domestic government debt securities through auctions and allocated UAH 113,935.8 million, USD 1,126.6 million, and EUR 841.2 million for redemption of domestic government debt securities.
In January–July 2024, the Ministry of Finance borrowed in the domestic debt market UAH 96,087.2 million more (in equivalent) than  it spent to redeem domestic government debt securities, specifically UAH 27,804.1 million more in July (in equivalent).
The rollover of investments in domestic government debt securities (the ratio of the face value of securities sold at auctions to those redeemed in accordance with the terms of their issue) in January-July was 135% in all currencies at the current official exchange rate.
In total, from the onset of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through 31 July 2024, the government raised an equivalent of more than UAH 1,107 billion, in particular: UAH 758,022.3 million, USD 7,073.9 million, and EUR 2,383.9 million through primary auctions and allocated UAH 543,307.6 million, USD 7,262.3 million, and EUR 2,091.8 million to redeem domestic government debt securities.
The domestic debt market was revived thanks to the joint efforts of the government and the National Bank of Ukraine.
In particular, the NBU allowed the banks to use benchmark domestic government debt securities from the NBU’s list so that the banks can meet up to 50% of their total required reserve ratios, and gradually expanded this list.
Furthermore, the NBU enabled the repatriation by nonresidents of interest payments received after 1 April 2023 on domestic government debt securities, provided they comply with a requirement that the investor shall have owned such domestic government debt securities for a certain minimum period that precedes the receipt of said interest.
For its part, the government is offering market-based interest rates on domestic government debt securities.
In July 2024, the maximum yield on domestic government debt securities offered at auctions was 16.80% per annum for hryvnia-denominated bonds and 4.66% per annum for U.S.
dollar-denominated bonds.
Euro-denominated war bonds were not issued in July.
The domestic debt market’s active operation is important for ensuring macrofinancial resilience.
On the one hand, macrofinancial resilience is a safeguard against monetary financing of the budget deficit.
On the other hand, it is an important instrument for improving the maturity structure of funds in the banking system and mitigating risks to the FX market and price stability.
Everyone can purchase war bonds now and strengthen the financial resilience of Ukraine.
Find below detailed statistics by NBU Depository on war bonds offered through auctions, as of 1 August 2024.
Primary dealers – banks – hold the largest portfolio of war bonds.
 
Ukrainians and domestic businesses hold the second-largest portfolio of war bonds.  As of 1 August 2024, this portfolio comprised:   
UAH 65,168.4 million or 32.4% of the total value of purchased hryvnia-denominated war bonds (UAH 52,967.8 million or 29.7% as of 1 July) USD 1,509.3 million or 56.2% of the total value of U.S.
dollar-denominated war bonds (USD 1,402.4 million or 58.4% as of 1 July) EUR 100.6 million or 21.1% of the total value of euro-denominated war bonds (EUR 103.0 million or 21.7% as of 1 July).
   Overall, the portfolio of war bonds owned by individuals and legal persons is equivalent to UAH 131.4 billion, according to 1 August 2024 data, up from UAH 59.9 billion on 1 August 2023, an increase of over 2.2 times.
As of 1 August, nonresidents held UAH 8,819.3 million, USD 24.8 million, and EUR 0.1 million in war bonds.
Find out more about the military domestic government debt securities here. The table presents data at amortized face value. 
For reference: On 22 March 2022, the NBU began to publish weekly statistics of the NBU Depository related to war bond transactions.
At the beginning of 2023, the NBU switched to the monthly publication of relevant releases as of the first day of the month.
Previous data are available by the tag war bonds.