KIEV, Feb. 18 – The Federation of Employers of Ukraine is demanding that the National Bank of Ukraine cancel the administrative extension of a term for buying foreign currency, as the step is leading to the worsening of negative trends in the economy, according to a posting on the federation's Web site.

"The Federation of Employers asked the NBU to urgently cancel part 5 of paragraph 4 of NBU resolution No. 49 of February 6, 2014 and hold consultations with Ukrainian business on the key ways of further exchange rate policy," reads the report.