Ukraine’s debt, including state guarantees, rose 0.6 percent in April as the government borrowed domestically, Finance Ministry said.

State debt increased to $60.897 billion as of April 30 from $60.5 billion in the previous month, the Finance Ministry, based in the capital, Kiev, said today in a statement on its website.

Domestic debt grew to $22.34 billion from $21.96 billion, while foreign debt climbed to $24.53 billion from $24.52 billion, it said.

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