KIEV, April 12 - Money supply in March grew by 1.3%, to UAH 1.074 trillion, according to the preliminary monetary and credit statistics posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine.

The NBU said that the pace was linked mainly to growth of deposits in the national currency by 3.4%, to UAH 429.71 billion.

Off-bank cash narrowed by 0.2% in March to UAH 290.92 billion.

Since early 2017, money supply in the country shrank by 2.6%, while cash fell by 7.5%.