Net foreign reserves down to $15.8 bln

Since year-start, net reserves have grown by 0.1%.

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Net international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine in September 2020 decreased by 11.3% to $15.8 billion.

That's according to the National Bank's press service.

Since year-start, net reserves have increased by 0.1%, the report notes.

UNIAN memo

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In 2019, foreign reserves grew by 22% and stood at $25.3 billion as of January 1, 2020, reaching a seven-year high.

Net international reserves are the difference between gross reserves and the balance of the NBU and the Ministry of Finance on loans to the International Monetary Fund.

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