National Bank increases capital by almost 20% in first half of year

Consolidated financial result of the National Bank of Ukraine for the first half of 2026 amounted to UAH 103.9 billion. The largest part of the result was provided by operations with assets and liabilities in foreign currency and monetary gold.

This is evidenced by the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the NBU for January-June 2026.

According to the regulator, the result from operations with financial assets and liabilities in foreign currency and monetary gold amounted to UAH 84.7 billion. The NBU explained this by the change in the official exchange rate.

Assets of the National Bank increased by 3% in the first half of the year compared to the end of 2025 - to UAH 3.393 trillion. In particular, the volume of non-resident securities included in international reserves grew by 12% - to UAH 1.218 trillion.

At the same time, Ukraine's international reserves decreased by 10% during this period: from $57.3 billion at the end of 2025 to $51.3 billion as of June 30, 2026.

NBU liabilities at the end of the first half of the year amounted to UAH 2.712 trillion, or about 80% of the balance sheet total. Funds of state and other institutions increased by 37% - to UAH 658.6 billion, while liabilities on loans from the International Monetary Fund decreased by 28% - to UAH 16.1 billion.

The National Bank's equity increased by 17.6% over the half-year - from UAH 580 billion to UAH 682 billion. The regulator noted that the growth is mainly related to the accumulation of current year's profit.

At the same time, the NBU emphasized that the financial result of UAH 103.9 billion is not the amount that will be transferred to the state budget. The amount of profit to be distributed based on the results of 2026 will be determined in spring 2027 after an external audit and approval of the annual financial statements by the NBU Board.

In April and May this year, the National Bank transferred UAH 146.1 billion of profit to be distributed based on the results of 2025 to the state budget.

Based on materials: National Bank of Ukraine