NBU raises corporate card limits abroad, eases other currency restrictions for legal entities
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), seeking to support business activity, has raised the limits on cash withdrawals by legal entities: from UAH accounts within Ukraine and foreign currency accounts in Ukraine and abroad, to UAH 200,000 per day from UAH 100,000, and using UAH-denominated corporate cards abroad, to UAH 140,000 per calendar month from UAH 17,500 per week.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has increased the limits for corporate cash withdrawals abroad, easing other currency restrictions for legal entities. Withdrawals from UAH accounts in Ukraine and foreign currency accounts in Ukraine and abroad will now be up to UAH 200,000 per day, up from UAH 100,000. Corporate cards abroad can be used for payments of up to UAH 140,000 per month, compared to UAH 17,500 per week.
Payments for goods, works, and services using UAH-denominated corporate cards abroad have been raised to UAH 400,000 per month, from UAH 150,000. Legal entities can still use foreign currency corporate cards without restrictions. The NBU also introduced additional measures as part of currency liberalization, such as a supplementary limit for direct charitable contributions to military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which will be based on audit reports.
Companies can transfer their supplementary and investment limits to other legal entities within the same business group. Other transactions under incentive-based currency liberalization remain unchanged, including dividend repatriation, closure of old import contracts, and financing of representative offices abroad. To boost confidence in Ukrainian exporters, the NBU allows them to pay fines, penalties, and bonuses, and reimburse costs and losses under goods export contracts, with a total annual limit of 10% of the value of goods supplied.
The NBU also made narrower changes, such as allowing dividend repatriation for changes in legal form, fund transfers related to the return of grants, and currency purchases by guarantors on foreign currency bank loans. The easing measures are expected to not create risks to currency market stability, and the NBU's macroeconomic forecast anticipates international reserves reaching almost $70 billion in 2026.
The currency liberalization package was approved by NBU board resolution No. 90 of Aug. 10, 2026, taking effect on Aug. 11, 2026.
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