KIEV, April 3 ??“ BNP Paribas, a French bank, has agreed to purchase 1 billion hryvnias in 10-year bonds that are to be issued by Ukraine??™s State Mortgage Authority, a newspaper reported Monday citing an authority official.

???They are interested in buying our bonds,??? Bohdan Dubas, the chairman of the State Mortgage Authority, said in an interview with Biznes weekly. ???They agreed to purchase the entire issue.???