REUTERS
Since year-start, growth has amounted to $1.1 billion, or 5.3%.
As of December 1, Ukraine's international reserves stood at $21.9 billion, which is $0.5 billion, or 2.5% more on month, the National Bank says.
The increase in reserves is primarily due to the ongoing favorable situation in the foreign exchange market, which allowed the regulator to buy $897.8 million.
At the same time, the government allocated $644.7 million for servicing and repaying public debt in foreign currency.
As a result of the revaluation, the value of financial instruments over the month decreased by $29.6 million.
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It is also reported that the current volume of reserves covers 3.4 months of future imports.
Since year-start, growth has amounted to $1.1 billion, or 5.3%.
UNIAN memo. Ukraine's international reserves in 2018 grew by 10.6%, up to $20.820 billion, updating a five-year high.
In October, the National Bank improved its forecast for international reserves at the end of 2019 to $22.9 billion from $21.7 billion forecasted previously.