8 May 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Liquidity continues to recover

Broader banking sector liquidity rose 3.92% yesterday, up UAH2.06bn to UAH54.58bn, including fund reallocations. Total CDs outstanding rose UAH2.96bn to UAH27.76bn while banks’ correspondent accounts ...

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7 May 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Tariff hikes gravely impact monthly CPI data

Headline CPI in April rose 14.0% from the previous month, per official statistics agency reports, mainly due to a five-fold increase of the regulated tariff on natural gas which had been flat over the ...

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6 May 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Metinvest’s production in 1Q15

Metinvest announced yesterday that its crude steel production declined 4% QoQ to 1.672mt in 1Q15, while the production of iron ore concentrate fell 12% QoQ to 7.449mt. At the same time, the company’s ...

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5 May 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

NBU supports liquidity

After about two weeks of providing no support through the end of April, the NBU purchased bonds last Tuesday and issued a large volume of loans to three banks last Wednesday, most likely to cover a po ...

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30 April 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

US dollar drops on weak 1Q results

Interfax reported that the NBU did not intervene into the narrow market. On a positive note, China and the NBU successfully extended the FX currency swap agreement. Although the US posted weak 1Q2015 ...

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29 April 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Liquidity continues to decline

Broader banking sector liquidity fell UAH1.08bn to UAH55.31bn as funds were reallocated between banks’ correspondent accounts with the NBU and CDs and future debt repayments increased. Banks’ correspo ...

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28 April 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Bondholders agree EXIMUK15 extension

After having failed to reach a quorum two weeks ago, Ukreximbank bondholders, after approving a new level of quorum last week, reconvened yesterday and passed the resolution to extend its US$750m Euro ...

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27 April 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

No refinancing of debt repayments

The MoF has sold only a small portion of military bonds but made significant debt repayments since mid-March. UAH28.72bn in principal and interest repayments, including this week’s repayments, was sch ...

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