National Bank of Ukraine

National Bank of Ukraine
Національний банк України
National Bank of Ukraine Building in Kyiv
Headquarters9, Instytutska st, Kyiv, 01601
Coordinates50°26′50″N 30°31′52″E / 50.44722°N 30.53111°E / 50.44722; 30.53111
Established1991
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorAndriy Pyshnyi[2]
Central bank of Ukraine
CurrencyHryvnia
UAH (ISO 4217)
Reserves$40.5 billion
Bank rate25.0% (from June 03, 2022)[3] UAH 20.20%, FE 4.80% (January 2019)[4]
Interest on reservesUAH 13.0%, FE 2.60% (January 2019)
Preceded byGosbank (in Ukrainian SSR territory)
Websitebank.gov.ua/en/ Edit this at Wikidata

The National Bank of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний банк України, romanizedNatsionalnyi bank Ukrainy, NBU / НБУ) is the central bank of Ukraine. Created in 1991 from the Ukrainian operations of the Soviet Gosbank, the NBU employs over 12,000 people, making it one of the largest employers in the financial sector in Ukraine. It regulates and supervises activities, functions and the legal status of public and commercial banks based on the principles of the Constitution of Ukraine and the law of Ukraine.[5]

  1. ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AndriyPyshnyiReuters20221007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "NBU Raises Key Policy Rate to 25%". Fin.org.ua.
  4. ^ "National Bank of Ukraine Official Website. Cost of term deposits". 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "The Law of Ukraine on the National Bank of Ukraine". National Bank of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 January 2022.