KIEV, June 9 – Some 242 companies operating in Ukraine will be able to pay dividends to their foreign shareholders in the coming month, National Bank of Ukraine Governor Valeriya Gontareva said.

"Some 242 companies with dividends of less than $1 million will have a first tranche in the first month," she told reporters on Thursday.

She said that among the largest sums of dividends are applications from mobile operators.