Central bank in Ukraine buys US$223 mln on Aug 10-14

The regulator did not sell foreign currency over the week.

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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) bought US$223 million on the interbank foreign exchange market on August 10-14.

The central bank sold no foreign currency over the said period, the NBU said on its website.

Read alsoFinance minister sees no prerequisites for hryvnia rate rise to UAH 30 per dollarSince year-start, the regulator's purchases on the interbank forex market have exceeded sales by US$1,511.7 million.

Hryvnia rate

The National Bank set the official forex rate for August 17 at UAH 27.35 to the U.S. dollar, which let the country's national currency strengthen by six kopiykas.

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