Ukraine's balance of payments sees US$906 mln in surplus in Jan

The current account surplus over the period under review was estimated at US$590 million.

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Ukraine's balance of payments showed a surplus of US$906 million in January 2020 against a US$68 million deficit year-over-year (y-o-y).

The current account surplus over the period under review stood at US$590 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

The inflow to the financial account in the first month of 2020 totaled US$315 million.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine saw a surplus of the balance of payments in 2019 for the fifth year in a row, totaling US$5.971 billion, which was twice more from the surplus recorded in 2018.

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