At the beginning of the war, the exchange rate fluctuated around 40 hryvnias per dollar.
The official exchange rate of the hryvnia, which was set by the National Bank during the war at UAH 29.25, is almost no different from the exchange rate of the “black”, cash markets, as well as the hryvnia exchange rate abroad. This was stated by NBU Chairman Kirill Shevchenko in an interview with “Economic Truth”.
“We get indicators from the market on a daily basis and understand that the difference between the official exchange rate and the black market rate is not what it was at the beginning of the war. It began to narrow significantly. If at the beginning of the war level is about 40 hryvnias per dollar, today the average rate on the cash market is 31.63-32.05. This is not a very wide spread and it makes us happy, “he said.
“We have signed a separate large agreement with the National Bank of Poland. We are ready to buy back 10 billion hryvnias converted into Ukrainians in zlotys. If necessary, this amount can be increased. Initially, there were non-market exchange rates abroad. However, after we introduced this program, exchange rates have become more or less close to market, “- said Shevchenko.
According to him, the actual amount of cash hryvnia sold by Ukrainians abroad was much less than expected.
He also added that the situation in the foreign exchange market allows us to consider some easing of foreign exchange transactions in the near future.
“In principle, we are already doing them. list of cross-border transfers for volunteers and reduced the deadlines for settlements on export-import operations. And I can assure you: this is not the end. We want to ease our restrictions, given the stable operation of the banking system, “said the NBU chief.
At the same time, he warned that the lifting of restrictions by the NBU will be carried out rather slowly.
They need to be abolished gradually. What can be done under martial law is to gradually ease the restrictions. The main thing for us is that the banking system is liquid, that it works. Now we need to gradually return to the full range of its functions, “he said. p>
Naga On February 24, the NBU fixed the dollar exchange rate at UAH 29.25.
