KIEV, Sept. 6 – Spurred by its highest forex purchases so far this year, the gross international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine grew by 5.8%, or $1.594 billion, in August, to $28.883 billion, the NBU reported.

According to the report, the NBU purchased hard currency worth $1.575 billion on the forex market in August, up from $1.147 billion in July, $658.4 million in June, $1.415 billion in May, $335.7 million in April, $505.7 million in March, $265.4 million in February and $223.4 million in January.