On February 4-8, the National Bank of Ukraine has replenished Ukraine’s international reserves by 175 million USD by purchasing currency in the interbank foreign exchange market, Hromadske reports.
Thus, during the first week of February, the National Bank has increased the volume of currency purchase in the market by 3.6 times.
At the same time, for the relevant period, the NBU sold banks 3 million USD to meet the high demand for foreign currency by large importers.
From the beginning of 2019, the National Bank bought from Ukrainians 382.9 million USD and sold 57.33 million USD. Thus, the international currency reserves of Ukraine have replenished by 325.6 million USD.
The day before, the National Bank reported that they plan to purchase up to 15 million USD in the interbank market daily to replenish international reserves.
