KIEV, Oct. 26 – The placement by the government of eurobonds worth $2 billion in September has ensured a surplus of Ukraine's consolidated balance of payments in September of $1.241 billion, while Ukraine saw a $30 million surplus in August, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

The surplus of the balance of payments in January through September 2010 was estimated at $6.441 billion, whereas over the first nine months of 2009 Ukraine saw a deficit in its balance estimated at $12.173 billion, including $1.345 billion early in September.