The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) allowed citizens of the country to non-cash exchange of Russian and Belarusian rubles stored in bank accounts until the end of 2024. This is reported on the regulator’s website.
According to the statement made by NBU, non-resident banks, except for resident banks in Russia and Belarus, will be able to benefit from this opportunity. It is stated that the sale (exchange) of Russian and Belarusian rubles can be made once for each of these types of currencies at the request of a bank client.
The ban on depositing rubles into bank accounts is still in effect.
After the start of the military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, a ban was imposed on monetary transactions in Russian and Belarusian rubles.
In February, the NBU announced that in January, Ukraine’s international reserves decreased It increased by 2 billion dollars and reached 38.5 billion dollars.
Before that, Verkhovna Rada deputy Daniil Getmantsev reported that Ukraine’s public debt had more than doubled since February 2022 and at the end of last year. exceeded $145 billion
Previously in Ukraine statedFewer and fewer people in the West are willing to allocate money to Kiev.