Hryvnia weakens to U.S. dollar on Jan 15

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has set the official forex rate for January 15 at UAH 28.06 to the U.S. dollar, which made the country's national currency weaken by nine kopiykas.

The official forex rate against the euro for Friday is fixed at UAH 33.99 per euro – the hryvnia gained five kopiykas in value since Thursday, according to the NBU website.

The central bank has fixed the following official forex rates of the hryvnia against key foreign currencies for January 15:

• US$100 will be quoted at UAH 2,806.09 (UAH 2,797.05 as of January 14);
• EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,398.88 (UAH 3,403.73 as of January 14).

Interbank rate

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Forex rate for January 14

The National Bank set the official forex rate for January 14 at UAH 27.97 to the U.S. dollar, thus strengthening the country's national currency by eight kopiykas.