NBU's net interbank currency sales up 18.5% to USD 1.8 billion in March
In March 2023, the net sale of currency by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) amounted to USD 1.788 billion, which is 18.5% more than the February net sale (USD 1.509 billion).
This is evidenced by NBU data, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Thus; in March, the NBU bought USD 0.026 billion at the interbank and sold USD 1.814 billion.
In January, the NBU bought USD 0.016 billion at the interbank and sold USD 2.549 billion, in February, the National Bank bought USD 0.032 billion at the interbank and sold USD 1.541 billion.
In December 2023, the net sale of currency by the NBU amounted to USD 3.553 billion, which is 45% more than the November net sale (USD 2.5 billion) and is a record figure in 2023.
In November, the NBU bought USD 0.004 billion interbank and sold USD 2.457 billion, while in October, the NBU bought USD 0.014 billion 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, and in February - USD 308 million.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on July 21, the NBU adjusted the official hryvnia exchange rate by 25% to 36.5686 UAH/USD.
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 National Bank has been implementing managed exchange rate flexibility since October 3.