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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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)