From July 15 to 19, the National Bank of Ukraine actively interacted with the foreign exchange market, selling USD 950.2 million on the interbank market. This is a significant increase compared to the previous week, when the sales volume was USD 532.36 million. At the same time, the NBU bought USD 270,000, which is slightly more than last week.
This data is confirmed by statistics published by the National Bank. Over the week, sales increased by $417.84 million compared to the previous week, while purchases increased by $20,000.
Since the beginning of the year, the NBU has already sold $16.4 billion and purchased $117.8 million. This indicates the bank's active foreign exchange policy aimed at stabilizing the hryvnia exchange rate and regulating the foreign exchange market.
An important step in this context was the decision of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine on January 25, which provided for maintaining the discount rate at 15%. This decision was made with the aim of maintaining the stability of the national currency exchange rate and controlling inflation in 2024.
It is also worth noting that since October 2, 2023, the NBU has moved away from a fixed exchange rate regime, and the official dollar exchange rate has begun to change. This is the first adjustment since July 2022, which indicates a gradual adaptation of currency policy to new economic realities.
