Bondholders' portfolios changes

Обзор облигаций 10.03.2015 As a result of the significant local currency devaluation last month and the low volume of FX-denominated bonds in the NBU's portfolio, the NBU's share of total government bonds outstanding declined only slightly in February as shares of the banks', non-residents' and other residents' portfolios all rose. Following the hryvnia's slight improvement at the beginning of March, the NBU's portfolio share slightly declined last week. Last week, the NBU's portfolio slid to UAH337.97bn as its share increased to 66.73% while the banks' portfolio declined to UAH111.88bn (share decreased to 22.09%) and the non-residents' portfolio fell to UAH27.23bn and (share declined to 7.97%) last Friday. The significant changes occurred in the non-residents' portfolio because it consists mostly of FX-denominated bonds which are most sensitive to the UAH/USD exchange rate, causing the share movements in the other portfolios.