KYIV, Oct 30 – The aggregate state (direct) and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine in September 2017 increased by 0.62%, or by $470 million, to $77.03 billion, the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.

In the national currency, the state debt grew by 4.32%, or by UAH 84.65 billion, to UAH 2.043 trillion.

Since the beginning of the year, the aggregate state (direct) and state-secured debt in U.S. dollars rose by 8.54% and in the hryvnia it grew by 5.87%.