KYIV, Aug 30 – The total public debt of Ukraine, after the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) devaluated the hryvnia official exchange rate against the US dollar by 25% in July, decreased by 8.2% in US dollar terms, to $96.79 billion, while in hryvnia it increased by 14.8%, to UAH 3.539 trillion, according to data on the website of the Ministry of Finance.

The direct public debt in July 2022 in US dollar terms decreased by 8.6%, to $86.55 billion, and in hryvnia it surged by 14.2%, to UAH 3.165 trillion.

In particular, the external direct debt, due to the strengthening of the US dollar against other international currencies, decreased by 1.1%, to $52.21 billion, while the domestic direct debt in hryvnia increased by 2.4%, to UAH 1.256 trillion.