The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is analyzing the practicability of introducing into the normative base a norm which foresees the payment of interest on currency deposits and currency deposits in the hryvnia, First Deputy NBU Governor Anatoliy Shapovalov has said.
“A deposit is a financial service, and all services in Ukraine are provided in the hryvnia,” he said live on the Channel 5.
At the same time, Shapovalov denied the information that the NBU is
mulling the possibility of banning early deposit withdrawal. “There are
no such projects as this contradicts the Civil Code,” he said.
Shapovalov said that last week on the results of a meeting of the
NBU with the bankers three ad hoc groups were created: on currency and
monetary issues and the banking sector.
“Next week we will complete this work through approving resolutions,” Shapovalov said.
As reported, as of early August the total amount of deposits in
foreign currency was UAH 143.213 billion, including UAH 101.426 billion
in individual deposits. Currency deposits occupy 45.1% of the total
amount of deposits.
The amount of credits in foreign currency as of August 1 was UAH
378.908 billion, including UAH 178.556 billion in credits issued to
individuals.
