Ukraine's state and state-guaranteed debt in hryvnias as of the end of August was Hr 1.708 trillion, which was 2.8 percent, or Hr 46.82 billion (about $1.8 billion at the current forex rate), up on the beginning of the month, according to a posting on the Ukrainian Finance Ministry.
Overall state and state-guaranteed debt in the U.S. dollar by the end of August 2016 was $66.59 billion, or 0.6 percent, or $410 million, down on the figure registered at the beginning of that month.