The hryvnia on the interbank market began to strengthen again, and the National Bank resumed the purchase of foreign currency

Last week, the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank foreign exchange market of Ukraine began to strengthen again amid reduced political tension and speculative demand for the currency.

During the week, the dollar exchange rate decreased from 27.30/27.32 UAH/. to 26.90/26.92 UAH/. and, according to analysts ' forecasts, will remain at this level this week.

From December 6 to December 10, the National Bank bought викуп 54 million on the interbank market and did not sell foreign currency, which indicates an increase in offers from exporters who were in a hurry to sell as much currency as possible at a high exchange rate.

In total, in 2021, the National Bank bought викуп 3.67 billion on the interbank market, and sold.1.14 billion, resulting in a positive balance of. 2.53 billion.

According to the NBU, due to the receipt of the tranche from the IMF, active operations of the National Bank in the foreign exchange market and the attraction of foreign loans by the Ministry of Finance, Ukraine's international reserves increased by 3% or 0 0.90 billion in November and amounted to.30.55 billion at the beginning of December.

At the auction for the placement of government bonds on December 7, the Ministry of Finance raised UAH 16.6 billion to the budget, and the greatest demand was for securities with a term of 203 and 371 days with an interest rate of 10.7% and 11.7% per annum, respectively.

The active sale of government bonds contributes to the strengthening of the hryvnia exchange rate, as after the decline in prices on world markets, investors again became interested in Ukrainian bonds, which provide high yields, especially since concerns about open military aggression on the part of Russia have decreased.