KIEV, May 7 ??“ The gross international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine rose by 2.2% in April to $23.48 billion, the NBU reported on its official Web site on Monday.

According to the report, the surplus of NBU interventions on the currency market in the dollar equivalent in April was estimated at $335.7 million, whereas in March it was $505.7 million, in February $265.4 million and in January - $223.4 million.