11 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
New Minsk ceasefire agreement
In a multi-phased diplomatic attempt to negotiate a ceasefire advanced another step late yesterday night as representatives from Ukraine, the OSCE, Russia, and the pro-Russia militants convened in Min ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150211.pdf (769.5kb)
10 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
UAH stabilizes after penetrating 26/USD
The hryvnia appears to have stabilized at 25/USD after it rose nearly 1% yesterday on US$217m in trading. As the IMF's stance as well as Kremlin's stance are among key factors that impact Ukraine's ec ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150210.pdf (664.4kb)
9 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
Another ceasefire attempt
In a concerted effort to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, the leaders of France and Germany successfully arranged a meeting between Putin and Poroshenko in Minsk t ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150209.pdf (778.5kb)
6 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
Metinvest’s steel and iron ore production
Metinvest announced yesterday that its crude steel production increased 1% QoQ to 1.75mt in 4Q14, while the production of iron ore concentrate remained unchanged QoQ at 8.44mt. At the same time, the c ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150206.pdf (794.4kb)
6 February 2015
Market Reviews
Bond Market Insight
USD-denominated bonds re-offered
With $237.22m in FX-denominated domestic debt scheduled for repayment next week, including US$218.50m of principal repayments, FX proceeds from Tuesday’s auction were insufficient. The MoF held an uns ...
ICUDebtInsight-20150206.pdf (336.3kb)
5 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
BoP Data for December and full-year
Preliminary data on the balance of payments in December showed that the monthly volume of imports grew 7.1% from the previous month while on-year growth was down 36.2%. Prior to December, the monthly ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150205.pdf (775.8kb)
5 February 2015
Market Reviews
Bond Market Insight
Доразмещение валютных ОВГЗ
Поскольку на следующей неделе Минфину предстоит выплатить на внутреннем рынке 237.22 млн долларов США, включая 218.50 млн долларов США по погашению валютных ОВГЗ, средств в сумме 60.00 млн долларов СШ ...
ICUDebtInsight-20150205-Rus.pdf (426.7kb)
4 February 2015
Market Reviews
Daily Insight
Primary auction results
The MoF refinanced some of its debt repayments scheduled for today and next week. At yesterday’s primary auction, the MoF sold UAH23.71m of 2-year local currency bonds at 16.70% and US$60.68m of USD-d ...
ICUDailyInsight-20150204.pdf (773.6kb)