Ukraine launches debt restructuring, avoiding default

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry announced on Aug. 9 the terms of the exchange of old bonds for newly issued securities, launching the process of restructuring Ukraine’s external debt on Eurobonds. Kyiv reached an agreement in principle with some of its creditors in late July to restructure the country’s external debt, which amounts to around $23 billion. … Read more

Ukraine to make payment on GDP warrants – resolution

Ukraine will fulfill the terms of restructuring the 2022 GDP warrants and make payments to their holders, according to the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution No 712 dated July 31, which has been published on the government portal. “The Ministry of Finance will carry out expenditures on state derivative payments […] within the budgetary assignments under … Read more

Zelenskyy signs law on Cabinet’s right to moratorium on public debt payments until Oct 2024

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, if necessary, can temporarily suspend payments on external public debt until October 1, 2024; the corresponding law No. 3880-IX was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As reported on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, the law adopted on July 18 (passed by parliament under No. 11396) was sent … Read more

Ukraine starts second round of negotiations on restructuring of Eurobonds – Bloomberg

A group of Ukrainian bondholders have signed nondisclosure agreements to begin a second round of formal talks with the Ukrainian government to restructure more than $20 billion in debt, reported Bloomberg with reference to its sources. Negotiations began this week on the eve of the end of the moratorium on Ukrainian debt payments on August … Read more

Ukraine to hold consultations on eurobonds restructuring with bondholders outside steering committee

Ukraine’s consultations with Eurobond holders on restructuring will soon take place outside the Steering Committee of the Ad Hoc Bondholder Committee, representing around 20% of the outstanding amount of Ukraine’s eurobonds, the Ministry of Finance reported on Monday. “During the upcoming weeks the Government of Ukraine will hold consultations with bondholders outside of the Steering … Read more

Ukraine, ad hoc creditors committee reach no agreement on eurobond restructuring terms, discussions to continue

Ukraine and the ad hoc creditors committee, representing around 20% of the outstanding amount of Ukraine’s eurobonds, held negotiations and exchanged proposals for eurobonds restructuring from June 3 to June 14, but were unable to reach an agreement, including due to the unacceptability of the terms proposed by commercial creditors for the IMF and the … Read more

NBU has final say in allowing companies to pay eurobonds from Ukraine

The final decision on the sale of FX currency to large Ukrainian companies and holdings and their further settlements from Ukraine on eurobonds with Western creditors will be made by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko said at the Made in Ukraine forum in Kyiv … Read more

Govt asks NBU to allow companies to make payments on eurobonds from Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appealed to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) with a request to allow the sale of currency to large Ukrainian companies and holdings and its further transfer for settlements on eurobonds and with Western creditors. The corresponding applications for individual permits for cross-border transfers of currency values are formalized … Read more