On Friday, December 20, the exchange rate of the dollar set by the Central Bank reached a new record high.
The American currency is priced at 12,893.07 sums on the exchange. It has increased by 18 sums and 1 tiyin in one day, and since the beginning of this year, it has risen by 4.37%.
Commercial banks were selling dollars for 12,880 to 12,935 sums, with the lowest rate offered by the People's Bank at 12,875 sums. The purchase rate started from 12,815 sums, with the NBU setting it at 12,830 sums, and Anorbank at 12,840 sums.
According to experts surveyed by Spot, the strengthening of the real exchange rate of the sum in the first half of the year was temporary. Among the factors supporting the national currency were the issuance of eurobonds, rising gold prices, and currency interventions by the Central Bank.
Analysts forecast an acceleration in the depreciation of the national currency before the end of the year due to an increase in the external trade deficit and a decline in remittances. They state that the dollar may rise to 13,000 sums.
Among the population, there was a rise in devaluation expectations during September and October. Meanwhile, in November, the share of citizens predicting a significant weakening of the sum remained nearly unchanged—60% on an annual basis and 43% on a monthly basis.
Earlier, Spot reported that average rates on currency deposits increased in November.