Ukraine's surplus of balance of payments grows by 13 times in Jan-Aug

In August 2019 alone, the surplus of the balance of payments amounted to $130 million.

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Ukraine's balance of payments showed a surplus of US$2.154 billion in January-August 2019, which was 13 times up from the surplus recorded year-over-year (y-o-y).

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The current account deficit over the period under review stood at $1.774 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

The inflow to the financial account in January-August 2019 totaled $3.892 billion.

In August 2019 alone, the surplus of the balance of payments amounted to $130 million, it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine saw a surplus of the balance of payments in 2018 for the fourth year in a row, totaling $2.877 billion, which was 12% up from the surplus recorded in 2017.

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