KIEV, Oct. 4 - The monetary base in Ukraine in September grew by 5.9%, to UAH127.7 billion, while monetary stock expanded by 6%, to UAH348.7 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

Since the beginning of the year, the monetary base has grown by 31.3%.

"The growth dynamics seen in the monetary indicators were encouraged by the NBU, which bought foreign currency on the interbank market in large amounts and more active use of funds form the common treasury account by the State Treasury of Ukraine (a 22.8% fall in the government's assets in the national currency on the NBU accounts was seen in September and since the start of the year, the indicator has grown by 45.3%, to UAH13.2 billion)," the NBU said.