Ukrainians' confidence in the hryvnia is strengthening: the NBU reports an increase in deposits by more than a third
Kyiv • UNN
Despite the war, Ukraine managed to reverse the downward trend in household time deposits: in 2023, they grew by 37%, and the share of such deposits increased from 30% to 35%.
Ukrainians' confidence in the national currency has strengthened. Despite the war, the NBU has managed to reverse the trend of declining household time deposits. This was stated by NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyi during a report to the Verkhovna Rada Finance Committee, an UNN correspondent reports.
Ukrainians' confidence in the national currency has strengthened. Even despite the war, we managed to reverse the downward trend in household time deposits. In 2023, the increase was more than 37%. Last year, the share of such deposits increased to 35% from 30%. About 90% of them are deposits for more than 3 months
He noted that the NBU has set itself the goal of making hryvnia instruments attractive for savings so that Ukrainians have a real alternative to buying foreign currency.
Addendum
Deputy Minister of Economy - Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka reportedthat Ukraine's international trade in goods remained stable in the first half of this year, with exports stabilizing at $19.5 billion compared to the same period in 2023, and imports of goods reaching $31.9 billion during this period, up 4.9% year-on-year.
