Official Announcements by the NBU (updated)
Find below a collection of key news regarding operation of Ukrainian banking system under martial law.
News articles will be added and updated.
May 23:
May 20:
May 19:
May 18:
May 17:
May 16:
May 15:
May 13:
May 12:
16:59 Recap of NBU Governor’s Business Visit for 2022 EBRD Annual Meeting
May 11:
15:46 NBU April 2022 Inflation Update
May 10:
10:50 NBU Makes Fifth Purchase of War Bonds Amounting to UAH 30 billion
May 9:
21:51 NBU Eases and Clarifies Some FX Restrictions
19:10 NBU Depository: Over 30,000 More Individuals and Businesses Joined in Purchasing War Bonds Last Week
May 6:
20:00 NBU Resumes Publication of Monthly Macroeconomic Reviews
19:00 International Reserves at USD 26.9 Billion in April
15:25 One of Biggest Banks in Ukraine to Issue PROSTIR Cards
May 5:
15:24 Residents of russia Prohibited to Manage Nonbank Institutions
May 4:
21:19 Kyrylo Shevchenko Speaks at Ad-Hoc Meeting of ECB General Council
May 3:
May 2:
April 29:
22:17 NBU Lowers Open FX Position Limits for Banks and Clarifies Some FX Restrictions
17:21 PROSTIR NPS Resumes Charging Interchange Fees for Payments for Goods and Services
12:00 In Q1 Banks Reported UAH 160 Million in Losses due to Provisioning for Expected Losses from War
April 28:
12:06 NBU Updates Currency Lists for Official Hryvnia Exchange Rates
April 27:
09:57 NBU Depository Introduces Modern API Services
April 26:
17:55 NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko’s interview with British Media Outlet Euromoney
09:00 Recap of NBU Leadership’s U.S. Visit for Spring Meetings of IMF and World Bank
April 25:
17:30 SEP and Bank Operation on 2 and 9 May
April 24:
09:00 NBU Deputy Governor Sergiy Nikolaychuk’s Comment to Bloomberg on International Support to Ukraine
April 22:
18:50 NBU BankID System Continues Its Stable and Reliable Operation Under Martial Law
18:20 NBU Simplifies Nonresidents’ Access to Ukrainian Government Securities
17:48 NBU Approves Additional Measures to Support Stability of Banking System
17:08 NBU Authorizes a Number of Insurance Payments Abroad
April 21:
14:04 Lending Survey Shows that Banks Expect Rise in Corporate Loan Portfolio despite War
09:09 NBU Introduces Additional Measures to Prevent Unproductive Capital Outflows
April 20:
17:36 NBU Clarifies Procedure for Granting Refinancing Loans to Support Bank Liquidity
April 19:
17:21 SEP and Bank Operation on 25 April
10:34 UAH 15.2 Billion Transferred for Needs of Military, only UAH 6 Million Remains in Special Account
April 18:
April 15:
April 14:
18:30 Mobile Operator Vodafone Joins NBU BankID System
16:50 Financial Institution Recommended to Offer Consumer Loan Restructuring or Repayment Holidays
14:00 NBU’s Comment on Current State and Prospects of the Economy of Ukraine
April 13:
15:00 Financial Stability Council Meeting Recap: Systemic Risks High But Controlled
10:21 NBU Buys UAH 20 Billion of War Bonds in Second Such Purchase
April 12:
April 11:
23:10 NBU and NBP Sign Memorandum of Understanding
21:47 NBU March 2022 Inflation Update
15:32 Survey Findings: Insurance Continues During Martial Law
April 8:
18:20 NBU Defines Procedure For Banks’ Crediting Over UAH 400,000 In Cash To Households’ Accounts
15:00 NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko’s interview with Ekonomichna Pravda
14:22 NBU Leadership Meets with Ambassadors of Netherlands, Estonia, and Slovenia
10:32 UAH 14.7 Billion Transferred for Needs of Military, only UAH 72 Million Remains in Special Account
April 7:
10:24 International Sanctions against Russian Alfa-Bank Do Not Apply to Ukrainian ALFA-BANK JSC
April 6:
18:30 International Reserves Increased to USD 28.1 Billion in March
10:14 NBU Leadership Meets with U.S. Federal Reserve System
April 5:
10:20 UAH 14.35 Billion Transferred for Needs of Military, only UAH 136 Million Remains in Special Account
April 4:
21:36 NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko’s interview with Toronto Centre
18:31 Ukrainians Withdrew About UAH 3.8 Billion from Cards at Checkout in Stores in March
17:20 NBU Depository: Ukrainian Individuals and Businesses Purchase nearly UAH 5 billion of War Bonds
15:00 NBU Deputy Governor Yaroslav Matuzka’s interview with the media outlet Financial Club
April 1:
March 31:
09:55 NBU Extends Deadlines for Submitting Inspection Results by Nonbank Financial Institutions
March 30:
March 29:
18:15 NBU Discusses Further Support for Ukraine with IMF Reps
11:06 NBU Welcomes Bloomberg L.P. Decision to Suspend Its Operation in russia and belarus
March 28:
12:34 The first part of the NBU Governor’s interview with the Czech media outlet Seznam Zprávy
March 26:
19:00 NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko’s interview with The Telegraph
March 25:
18:46 Banks Are Open Seven Days a Week
17:46 New Reporting Rules for Nonbank Financial Institutions in Wartime
17:06 NBU Cancels Fees for PROSTIR Services for Duration of Martial Law
March 24:
12:21 Failure to Make Loan Repayments to Credit Unions Due to Martial Law Will Not Be Deemed Overdue Debt
11:15 UAH 12.6 Billion Transferred for Needs of Military, only UAH 277 Million Remains in Special Account
March 23:
12:45 NBU Lifts Requirement for Banks to Calculate Short-Term Liquidity Ratio
10:25 NBU Requests SWIFT to Disconnect russia’s Central Bank
10:08 UAH 12.6 Billion Transferred for Needs of Military, only UAH 143 Million Remains in Special Account
March 22:
18:10 NBU Signs FX Swap Agreement with Narodowy Bank Polski for USD 1 billion
17:30 Ukrainians to Be Able to Exchange Hryvnia Cash in Polish Banks
15:55 NBU Calls on International Banking Groups to Cease Business in russia
March 21:
17:15 Deadlines Extended for NBFIs to Comply with NBU Requirements
March 19:
March 18:
19:50 New Rules for Banks and Nonbank Financial Institutions Engaged in Lending to Operate in Wartime
10:08 Only UAH 26 million remains in the special account for the Military. More support is required.
March 17:
17:12 NBU Expands List of Depository Transactions and Temporarily Cancels Fees for Depository Services
15:45 NBU Deputy Governor Sergiy Nikolaychuk’s Interview with Global Finance
15:35 NBU Calls on China UnionPay and UnionPay International to Withdraw from russian Market
10:29 Only UAH 86 million remains in the special account for the Military. More support is required
March 16:
10:55 Only UAH 47 million remains in the special account for the Military. More support is required
March 15:
17:15 Refinitiv Trading and Information Platform Suspends Its Products and Services in russia
15:21 NBU Deputy Governor Sergiy Nikolaychuk’s Comment to CNN
09:41 About UAH 12 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
March 14:
10:12 More Than UAH 11.8 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Aid
March 13:
11:47 Interbank FX Market Slowly Resuming Operation
March 12:
19:35 NBU Cancels Fees for BankID System Services until Martial Law Ends
12:56 NBU Calls On Global Insurance Market Participants Not to Insure Risks from russia and belarus
10:23 About UAH 11.6 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
March 11:
20:20 NBU February 2022 Inflation Update
12:59 Crediting Cash to Buy War Bonds Simplified for Banks
10:09 About UAH 11.5 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
March 10:
20:22 Bank for International Settlements Suspends russian central bank’s Access to BIS Services
15:36 Ukraine’s Banks to Work on Saturday, 12 March 2022
13:24 NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko’s interview with BBC
12:42 NBU Updates Systemically Important Banks List
11:00 International Money Transfer Systems Support Ukraine
10:05 About UAH 11.3 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
00:27 IMF Grants Ukraine USD 1.4 Billion in Emergency Financing
March 9:
18:44 NBU Calls on International Partners to Stop Servicing MIR Cards
16:19 On Procedure for Submission of Financial Statements by Banks under Martial Law
15:16 NBU Cancels Decision to Raise Required Provisioning Ratios
10:08 About UAH 10.9 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
08:53 IMF Executive Board to Consider Allocating Additional Funds to Ukraine
March 8:
18:33 NBU Says Those Leaving Ukraine Should Put Their Hryvnia Cash into Accounts Here, Not Take It Abroad
17:59 NBU Depository Continues to Expand Legitimate Transactions List
15:21 NBU Eases Multiple FX Market Restrictions
14:23 About UAH 10.7 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Needs
March 7:
18:19 NBU Grateful to International Development Partners for Supporting Credit Unions Operation in Ukraine
15:00 International Reserves at USD 27.5 Billion in February
13:28 Ukrainians May Use Funds from Seized Accounts
11:37 More Than UAH 10.3 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Aid
March 6:
17:51 NBU Outlines Rules of Operation of Nonbank Services Market Participants Under Martial Law
14:50 On Foreign Currency Purchases and Cross-Border Transfers to Pay for Critical Imports
14:18 NBU Appreciates Decision of Visa and Mastercard to Suspend Operations in Russia
11:58 More Than UAH 10.1 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Aid
March 5:
14:08 More Than UAH 10 Billion Raised for Army and Humanitarian Aid
09:42 NPS PROSTIR Cancels Interchange Fee for Payments for Goods and Services
March 4:
17:20 More Than UAH 7.8 Billion Raised for Army
15:51 NBU Calls on USA and EU to Freeze Assets of All Russian Banks
15:31 SEP to Ensure Bank Payments without Days Off. NBU Depository to Work on 7 and 8 March 2022
15:10 Banks are Required to Work on 7 and 8 March 2022
14:49 NBU Allowed Ukrainian Citizens to Take Abroad Currency Valuables Without Source Documents
13:28 NBU Deputy Governor Sergiy Nikolaychuk’s interview with Bloomberg
March 3:
18:23 Banks Continue to Facilitate Critical Import Operations in Ukraine
15:06 Setting Prices in Foreign Currency in Ukraine Is Illegal and Immoral
14:10 Address by NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko on NBU Board’s Monetary Policy Decision
14:00 NBU Postpones Key Policy Rate Decision
13:12 Very Easy to Donate Funds to Help Ukrainian Victims
March 2:
19:52 NBU Calls on Bank for International Settlements to Terminate Membership of Russian Central Bank
19:12 NBU Depository Simplifies Investor Access to War Bonds
16:55 Payment Cards of Russian and Belorussian Banks Banned in Ukraine
15:53 Over UAH 6 Billion Transferred to Special Account of Ukraine’s Armed Forces
12:35 NBU Appeals for Support of IMF and G7 in Countering Russia's Aggression in Financial Area
11:21 NBU Reinforces Ukraine’s Financial Defense Jointly with International Partners
09:00 The National Bank of Georgia supports Ukraine
00:08 NBU Lifts Some Bans on FX Transactions
March 1:
19:43 NBU Calls on Foreign Reinsurers to Support Ukrainian Insurance Market
Fabruary 28:
18:57 NBU Transfers Money From Special Account for Military Needs
17:20 No Green Card Insurance Policy Required to Leave Ukraine
16:37 NBU Initiates Discontinuation of Foreign Cash Supply to Banks of Russia and Belarus
13:02 Donors Can Now Send Zlotys to Special Account to Support Ukraine’s Armed Forces
12:20 Over UAH 1 Billion Transferred to Special Account of Ukraine’s Armed Forced
Fabruary 27:
16:44 It Is Now Easier to Transfer Funds to Help Armed Forces of Ukraine
14:42 Address by the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Kyrylo Shevchenko
14.18 NBU Adjusts Regulation of Credit Union’s Operation for the Duration of Martial Law
12:21 NBU and IMF Negotiate Options to Support Ukraine’s Economy and Financial Sector
11:24 NBU Calls On Visa and Mastercard to Stop Servicing Cards Issued by Russian Banks
09:52 Procedure for Cash Transferring by Banks to Support Armed Forces of Ukraine Simplified
08:00 NBU Transfers UAH 450 Million From Its Special Account for Needs of National Guard of Ukraine
Fabruary 26:
19:20 NBU Provides UAH 51.5 Billion in Refinancing Loans to Support Banking System Liquidity
Fabruary 25:
17:59 NBU Urgently Transfers Almost UAH 19 Billion to State Budget of Ukraine
16:40 Operation of Banks of Aggressor State to Be Terminated in Ukraine
15:30 NBU Takes Further Steps to Sustain Operation of the Banking System Under Martial Law
11:50 NBU and Banking System Keep Working
Fabruary 24:
19:41 NBU Depository Operates in Line with Ukrainian Law
19:11 Narodowy Bank Polski Decides to Grant PLN 4 billion FX Swap to Ukraine
17.44 NBU Opens Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces (updated)
11.54 No Restrictions on Cashless Payments, SEP Working Smoothly