KIEV, Nov. 13 - The share of the Russian ruble and euro in foreign settlements for goods and services by Ukrainian companies and organizations increased in the first half of 2007, but U.S. dollar payments for export-import operations remained the most popular, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

Dollar receipts for goods and services amounted to 77% of the total, down from 78.6% in the first half of 2006, the central bank said in a quarterly report on Ukraine's balance of payments and foreign debt.