KIEV, March 3 – The European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development plans to issue bonds in hryvnias to increase lending in the Ukrainian national currency, according to EBRD President Jean Lemierre.

"We plan to issue bonds in hryvnias... If we issue the bonds, we'll become a large market player. We always try not to be a very large market player in order not to force out other insurers," he told the press.