KYIV, Jan 9 – Payments on the state debt of Ukraine in 2023 under the agreements in force at the beginning of the year will amount to UAH 658.4 billion, or $18 billion at the current exchange rate, but on the external debt – only UAH 122.4 billion, or $3.3 billion, the Ministry of Finance reported.

According to it, UAH 28.2 billion out of the total amount of payments on external debt falls on servicing and UAH 94.2 billion on its repayment.

The Ministry of Finance said that after the agreements reached last summer with eurobond holders and the Paris Club on deferring payments to pay off commercial debt, this year it is necessary to pay UAH 14.9 billion, UAH 3.1 billion for servicing, and official loans – UAH 4.2 billion and UAH 2 billion, respectively. All other payments are to the IMF and other international financial institutions.