KIEV, Oct. 10 – The Finance Ministry, in line with plans approved earlier, has begun selling the country's forex treasury bearer bonds for individuals, the ministry's Web site says.

One hundred million dollars worth of the series A bonds are being placed, the ministry said. Ukrainian citizens are being offered the securities in paper form, each with face value of $500, an interest rate of 9.2% per annum, and semiannual coupons. The per-coupon income is fixed at $23.