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01
November
2021

NBU last week buys $54.5 mln on interbank FX market, sells $49.6 mln

KYIV. Nov 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in the period from October 25 to October 29 bought $54.5 million on the interbank foreign exchange market and sold $49.6 million, while a week earlier it bought $350.1 million.

According to the NBU, $24.5 million was purchased as part of the interventions at a single rate, and as part of the interventions with the choice of the best price, the regulator bought $30 million and sold $49.6 million.

In general, since the beginning of 2021, the National Bank bought $2.429 billion in reserves, and sold $246.6 million.

In January, the net purchase amounted to $20 million, in February – $200 million, in March – $50.5 million, after which a net sale of $50 million was recorded in April. In May, the NBU did not enter the market with interventions, in June the balance of purchases was $583.3 million, in July – $188 million, in August – $199.3 million, in September – $273.6 million, and in October – $717.6 million.