Ukraine sees monetary base shrink by 1.7 % in Jan

Monetary base in Ukraine shrank by 1.7% in January 2018, to UAH 392.326 billion, or US$14.7 billion.

Read alsoUkraine's central bank notes probability of further rise in key policy rateThe money supply, or M3, decreased by 2.7% over the period under review, to UAH 1.177 trillion, or $44.1 billion, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

UNIAN memo. Ukraine's monetary base rose by 4.6% in 2017, to UAH 399.057 billion ($14.9 billion), while the money supply increased by 9.5%, to UAH 1.208 trillion ($45.2 billion).