KYIV, Feb 10 – Ukraine will increase by $297 million to $11.58 billion foreign and domestic debt payments due in the first six months of the year, reflecting the government’s recent borrowing, the Finance Ministry reported on Wednesday.

The ministry increased the payment forecast to by UAH 7.25 billion to UAH 146.1 billion ($5.41 billion) in January-March, and by UAH 0.77 billion to UAH 166.47 billion ($6.16 billion) in April-June.

According to the data on the website of the Ministry of Finance, as before, the peak periods of payments on public debt in 2021 will be in the second and third quarters.