At the moment, there are no factors that could significantly affect the currency, the economist noted.

The dollar exchange rate in Ukraine may decrease slightly in the next one or two weeks.

Such a forecast was made by the head of the analytical department of Concorde Capital Oleksandr Parashchyi, noting that the decrease will be approximately 10-20 kopecks, “Obozrevatel” reports.

The expert is sure that at the moment there are no factors that could significantly affect the change in the dollar exchange rate.

“For example, escalations that can affect and create some panicky moods. We see that the pressure on the hryvnia, which actually started at the end of last year due to the large inflow of the hryvnia at the expense of budget expenditures, is gradually weakening. Accordingly, the dollar exchange rate is also going down a little Most likely, this trend will remain in the next week or two,” Parashchyi believes.

According to him, the dollar rate will continue to decrease:

“How much – it’s difficult to say concretely. But for sure it won’t be any significant decrease. Maybe about 10-20 kopecks.”

The dollar exchange rate in Ukraine – how much was the dollar worth on February 17

We will remind you that on February 17, the exchange rate of the hryvnia to the dollar remained at the level of the previous indicator – 40.00 hryvnias/dollar at bank exchange offices in Kyiv. In relation to the euro, the hryvnia exchange rate strengthened by 10 kopecks and amounted to UAH 42.60/euro.

And the exchange rate of the cash dollar at “PrivatBank” increased by 5 kopecks – up to UAH 39.65 per dollar. The exchange rate of the euro against the hryvnia decreased by 15 kopecks to UAH 42.00/euro.