This is reported on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine.

According to the regulator, since the beginning of the year gross external debt of Ukraine grew by 3.26%.

According to the NBU, in relation to GDP, the volume of debt for 9 months decreased to 111.4% of GDP from 121.9% at the beginning of the year.

External liabilities of the public sector in January-September increased by $ 3.8 billion, to $ 46.

5 billion, private sector debt from the beginning of the year decreased by $ 0.1 billion, to $ 70.8 billion.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, the National Bank of Ukraine expects gross product growth by two percent until the end of 2017. Favorable growth will be due to the improvement of the country's economic climate. The main source for GDP growth remains consumer consumption, higher wages and pensions, changes in the mood of the population, as well as the level of lending to private enterprises.