In 2021, the National Bank bought $3.69 B on the interbank foreign exchange market and sold one-third. In the last week of 2021, December 28-31, the regulator bought $ 5 M and sold another $4 M. For comparison, in 2020, the National Bank bought $4.93 B on the market and sold $3.89 B. Thus, the net redemption of foreign currency for the year increased to $2.41 B against $1.04 B in 2020.
In 2021, the NBU increased the net purchase of currency by $1 B.
The NBU's removal of restrictions on the exchange rate has strengthened the hryvnia.