The blockade of the Polish border will last another 2 months: how will this affect the exchange rate
The Polish border, which will be in February blocked by protesting local farmers, it will remain standing for a long time. If at first it was expected that the shares would last until March 10, then now we are talking about the end of April. The Ministry of Finance was looking into why the Polish border stopped and when it would leave again.
International reserves continue to decline: in February they fell by 3.8%.
In February, Ukraine’s international reserves decreased again, this time by 3.8% to $37.1 billion. The National Bank, in accordance with balance sheet data, in February sold $1,540.6 million on the foreign exchange market and bought back $31.9 million for reserves. So , net sales of NBU currency in February amounted to $1,508.7 million, decreasing 1.4 times compared to January.
< /p>The second year of the war: the volume of non-cash payments is growing (infographics)
In 2023, despite the continuation of a full-scale war, the majority of transactions with payment cards in Ukraine were non-cash. This is evidenced by an analysis of statistical data for 2023 on transactions with payment cards issued by Ukrainian banks and financial institutions, carried out by the NBU as part of its payment infrastructure oversite function.
Dividends and taxes on profits of state-owned companies saved the budget of Ukraine in February
Dividends and taxes on profits of companies with state ownership provided a third of state budget revenues in February.
Bitcoin set a new record : when will the rally of “digital gold” end
On March 5, 2024, Bitcoin again reached a historical high of $69 thousand. It took 847 days for the price of the first cryptocurrency to reach its peak again. For the first time in its history, BTC reached ATH on the eve of the halving, but headwinds prevented it from advancing further. Just 5 hours after this event, the first cryptocurrency lost more than 14% and remains lower at the time of writing. Does this mean the Bitcoin rally is over?
