KIEV, May 8 – New rules approved by the National Bank of Ukraine are intended to bolster the capital of Ukraine’s ailing banks.

Effective May 18, credits could be provided to the banks for a term of up to one year once, and in the form of a credit line.

According to the document, the text of which has been posted on Parliament’s web, the resolution was made with the purpose of increasing the support for banks in the period of financial and economic crisis.