The Finance Ministry sold UAH 1.252 mln in local sovereign bonds yesterday, it announced on its website. Of that amount, the government placed UAH 1.154 mln in six-month bonds at 22.54%, UAH 17.8 mln in eight-month bonds at 23.0%, UAH 70 mln in two-year bonds at 25.14%, and UAH 10.1 mln in three-year bonds at 20.0%. The 2009 state budget foresees the sale of UAH 26 bln in local bonds; the government has sold UAH 14.5 bln since the beginning of the year.