KIEV, May 26 - The National Bank of Ukraine has approved measures announced earlier the day before to liberalize forex regulation within the framework of its monetary policy, according to the central bank's website.

Corresponding NBU resolution No. 41 on amending certain normative legal acts of the National Bank of Ukraine was approved on May 25, 2017.

The National Bank, in particular, extended the period of payments for export-import transactions to 180 from 120 days, allowed foreign investors to buy foreign currency for the funds received from the sale of corporate rights, reducing charter capital, withdrawal from companies and transfer this currency abroad.