NBU's net currency sales break record for 2023 and amount to USD 3.6 billion in December

In December 2023, the net sale of currency by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) amounted to USD 3.553 billion, which is 45% more than the November net sale (USD 2.5 billion) and is a record indicator in 2023.

This is evidenced by the NBU, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

So; in December, the NBU bought USD 0.006 billion at the interbank and sold USD 3.559 billion.

In November, the NBU bought USD 0.004 billion at the interbank and sold USD 2.457 billion, while in October, the NBU bought USD 0.014 billion at the interbank and sold USD 3.351 billion.

In September, the NBU's net interbank sale of foreign currency amounted to USD 2.691 billion; in August - USD 2.364 billion; in July - USD 1.933 billion; in June - USD 1.798 billion; in May - USD 1,928 million; in April - USD 1,370 million; in March - USD 1,669 million; in February - USD 2,431 billion; in January - USD 3,082 billion; in December last year - USD 3,164 million; in November - USD 1,569 billion; in October - USD 2,032 billion; in September - USD 2 753 million.

The balance of NBU interventions, according to the results of August, was negative and amounted to USD 1,330 million; in July - USD 1,195 billion; in June - USD 3,956 million; in May - USD 3,354 million; in April - USD 2,203 million; in March - USD 1,776 million; in February - USD 308 million.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the NBU adjusted the official hryvnia exchange rate by 25% to 36.5686 UAH/USD from July 21.

From August 6, 2022, the NBU canceled the restriction, according to which banks and non-banking institutions had to buy cash currency from the population at a rate no lower than the official one.

The NBU allowed banks to sell more currency to the public.

The NBU has been implementing managed exchange rate flexibility since October 3.