Economic expert Oleg Penzin predicts the stabilization of the dollar in the near future. He voiced his opinion on this matter to Channel 24..

The expert is convinced that the dollar at 49 hryvnia is "

" That is, there will be a certain decline from the official exchange rate, it will be a little higher, there are no questions, but it will definitely not be 40 or 39. It's too much. I think 37. plus/minus,"

The expert also explained that when the NBU set a floating rate, it supported it with foreign exchange reserves.. Now the official rate has been set, which means that the NBU will no longer take any active steps to support it..

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Recall, on July 21, the National Bank raised the official hryvnia exchange rate by 25% to UAH 36.57/USD.. Already a few hours after the decision of the National Bank to weaken the official hryvnia exchange rate, the cash rate went down sharply.

The NBU also changed card payments abroad. In particular, the regulator set a monthly limit on settlements abroad using hryvnia payment cards and introduced a weekly limit on cash withdrawals from hryvnia payment cards.