True, it can be bought only for placement on a deposit.
The National Bank of Ukraine increased from UAH 50,000 up to UAH 100,000 monthly limit for the purchase of non-cash foreign currency by citizens with subsequent placement on an irrevocable deposit of three months. after all, operations for the sale of non-cash currency by banks are carried out at a rate closer to the official one than for the sale of cash.
We note that on July 21, the NBU allowed banks to sell non-cash foreign currency to citizens on condition of deposit these funds for a term deposit. The number of banks that offer this service is gradually increasing. In particular, during August-September, several banks with the largest number of clients provided this opportunity.
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Let us remind you that the foreign exchange market takes place lack of cash currency. Therefore, the National Bank has been exchanging non-cash currency for cash with banks since the beginning of September. Banks take away practically all the currency offered by the NBU for exchange.
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