KIEV, April 1 – The National Bank of Ukraine has banned the purchase per customer of cash foreign currency worth more than the equivalent of UAH 15,000.

The decision is stipulated in NBU resolution No. 172, which took effect on March 28 and it is in effect until May 1, 2014.

"Taking into account the increased demand for cash foreign currency, the maximum sum of its sale to one individual is set, which cannot exceed the equivalent of UAH 15,000 during one working day at one bank," reads a posting on the NBU's Web site.