After a year of worry, Ukraine’s hryvnia actually strengthened against the dollar and the euro during 2018. The hryvnia increased by 1.3% against the dollar and by 5.6% against euro, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. On Tuesday, the exchange rate for the dollar was UAH 27.69. One year earlier, it was UAH 28.06. Similarly, the hryvnia was UAH 31.71 to the euro, compared to one year when it was UAH 33.49.