KYIV, March 30 – The surplus of Ukraine's balance of payment in February 2018 reached $252 million, while a deficit of $449 million was seen a month ago, according to preliminary data published on the official website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

In January-February 2018, the deficit of the balance of payment totaled $197 million, which is 13.97% less than a year ago.

The central bank said that the surplus of the current account in February fell by 92.4% compared with January, to $9 million. In January-February 2018, the surplus of the current account was $128 million, which is 15.79% less than a year ago.