KIEV, March 24 – Rates on the Ukrainian interbank credit market in the near future could fall slightly, although as a whole, they will remain high, according to the majority of bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

"Rates on credits in hryvnias on the interbank will remain rather high during 2008, due to the policy of the National Bank of Ukraine aimed at fighting inflation. This caused the growth in deposits in hryvnias seen in several banks, which would cause the growth of credit rates," deputy director of Kiev-based Forum Bank's treasury, Oleksandr Dobrovolsky, said.