KYIV, Oct 2 - The aggregate state (direct) and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine in August 2017 increased by 0.66%, or by $500 million, to $76.56 billion, the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.

In the national currency, the state debt fell by 0.65%, or by UAH 12.78 billion, to UAH 1.958 trillion.

Since the beginning of the year, the aggregate state (direct) and state-guaranteed debt in U.S. dollars rose by 7.88%, in hryvnia by 1.48%.