KIEV, Oct. 24 – The National Bank of Ukraine has given permission to commercial banks buy foreign currency from the population without copying passports, effective October 28.

"We are permitting banks buy foreign currency from individuals without them presenting any identification documents. Copying of documents is not carried out at that," reads the statement quoting the National Bank of Ukraine Governor Serhiy Arbuzov as saying.

In Arbuzov's words, this novelty will be valid until the end of the UEFA 2012 European Football Championship.