Bank deposits in foreign currency were estimated at US$17.68 billion / Photo from UNIAN
The balance of hryvnia loans increased by 0.6% in the first month of 2021.
Bank deposits in the national currency in Ukraine in January 2021 shrank by 1.4%, to UAH 825.3 billion (US$29.86 billion), while deposits in foreign currency grew by 0.8%, to US$17.68 billion, in the U.S. dollar equivalent.
The balance of hryvnia loans increased by 0.6% over the period under review, to UAH 599.4 billion (US$21.7 billion), according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) website.
The balance of loans in foreign currency declined by 0.8% in the first month of 2021, to US$12.2 billion.
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