KIEV, Jan. 18 – Inflation expectations in business circles in Ukraine grew in Q4, while exchange rate stability expectations weakened, the National Bank of Ukraine reported, referring a poll of company heads.

"The share of respondents who expect the hryvnia exchange rate to the U.S. dollar to remain stable fell to 54.9% against 65.7% in Q3. Expectations of a weakening of the hryvnia exchange rate to the U.S. dollar grew [the share of respondents grew by 8.0%, to 26.4%]," reads the report.