The National Bank announced that a number of changes in relation to foreign exchange restrictions will come into force on May 10 this year. This is stated in the message of the NBU with reference to the relevant resolution..

The regulator clarified that these are the following restrictions:.

cross-border transfers.

Foreign investors are allowed to transfer abroad funds that will be received after April 1, 2023 in connection with the payment of redemption or payment of income on domestic government bonds (OVGZ) of Ukraine in accordance with the terms of their placement. Also, the NBU allowed to make transfers abroad for the purpose of paying alimony.;

settlements abroad.

Settlements abroad for the purpose of buying securities, shares, bonds and paying for brokerage services for these transactions, carried out using cards issued by Ukrainian banks, are temporarily prohibited.. The corresponding changes are aimed at limiting unproductive capital outflows and protecting Ukraine's international reserves..

Please note that the changes do not apply to the use of payment cards abroad and in Ukraine for settlements in order to pay for the cost of any other goods, works and services. They can continue to be carried out without restrictions.;

transactions of the NBU for the sale and purchase of currency.

The NBU stops conducting daily non-cash transactions for the purchase and sale of currency in euros and will conduct such operations exclusively in US dollars. They will be carried out both on the terms “then (in the usual mode) and on the terms “that” (only to meet the needs of defense). That is, the NBU is returning to its usual practice, since before the start of a large-scale war on the territory of Ukraine, the central bank carried out transactions for the purchase and sale of currency with banks only in US dollars.

It is also determined that the bank will be able to conduct transactions with the National Bank for the purchase and sale of foreign currency if, within 10 calendar days preceding the day of applying to the NBU, it has never violated the limit of the total long open foreign exchange position.

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