Demand for foreign currency to be insignificant in next two months

The purchase of foreign currency in February and March 2013 may slightly grow due to an increase in business activity after a period of long weekends.Such a forecast was made by head of the Forex Club Ukraine information and analytical center Mykola Ivchenko.

"The policy of the National Bank of Ukraine to support the stability of the hryvnia, as well as the possible introduction of a tax on cash sales, will curb the growth of demand for currency in this period. In these circumstances, people and businesses don't want to significantly increase the purchase of cash in foreign currency," he said.