OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2012. There is no reason for the devaluation of the hryvnia - the national currency and after the elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will remain stable. This was started by Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov during telephone hotline of the Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine newspaper.

"The dollar is not going to rise. We have in the draft budget a stable exchange rate of the hryvnia. And this stability is primarily determined by the currency reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine, and as the currency reserves are stable"- Mykola Azarov noted.

He added that Ukraine has a positive foreign trade surplus. This is facilitated by the import substitution program, and a reduction in purchasing expensive Russian gas.

"In the draft budget for the following year laid a stable rate, and the population in general should not be worried by this, because it will price stability, the stability of tariffs, and therefore, nothing will adversely affect the calculations of the population", said Mykola Azarov.

The PM noted that he keeps his savings in the national currency.