in recent weeks in the financial system of Ukraine has shown clear signs of stabilization, the Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Volodymyr Stelmakh. According Stelmakh, exchange rate stabilization has occurred as a result that the population psychologically calm, and thanks to the gradual alignment of the trade balance.
The National Bank has even bought the currency on the interbank market, adding reserves. This, among other things, contributed to the strengthening of the market, and the official exchange rate of hryvnia to the dollar last month, more than 9 cop. (from 7.7 to 7 61 UAH /USD.), or 1.2%, - noted the Head of the NBU.
stabilize the situation in the market, in particular, helped the currency auctions for the purchase of non-cash currency in the market for repayment of loans to the public, small and medium-sized businesses, said Stelmach. Thus, since the beginning of May a proposal to exchange cash market increased by almost one and a half times, outweigh the demand for 150 million dollars, he recalled.
According to him, the stabilization of the course positively influenced the resumption of the confidence of depositors in the banking system, and banks began to slowly return deposits.
If in the first quarter of this year, monthly growth of household deposits had negative value, in April and May they were already positive - 0,6 and 0,7% respectively. So we have even a small but strong tendency to increase the population growth rate of deposits in the banking system. The deposits are growing both in national and foreign currencies , - said Stelmach.
According to him, to stabilize the financial system have also contributed to the continued support of the liquidity of banks, additional measures to stabilize their operations and adequate interest policy.
In particular, in order to consolidate the positive developments in the financial market and promote the economic development of the National Bank of Ukraine has declined from 15 June, the discount rate from 12 to 11% - reminded Stelmakh.
In addition, the positive factor was the resumption of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, proceeds from the trenches which largely offset the outflow of currency in the financial account, he said.
And most importantly, the national economy also had an opportunity to shake in order to raise competitiveness, including through increased and product quality, - stressed the head of the NBU.
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