Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Finance Ministry to sell into reserves of the National Bank USD 340 million to stabilize the currency exchange rate

In order to stabilize the currency exchange rate of Ukraine the Ministry of Finance is to sell into the reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine 340 million dollars. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk informed on Thursday, August 28.

He noted that the military situation "with full objectivity has an impact on the economy of Ukraine, because the Ukrainian economy became a military economy."

"But this morning we adopted a decision: to stabilize the exchange rate of Ukraine the Ministry of Finance sells into the reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine 340 million dollars. It will replenish reserves of the National Bank and will additionally provide the opportunity to stabilize the currency exchange rate", - stressed the Head of Government.