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Exchange rates as of 18 March: the dollar and the euro are falling

Exchange rates as of 18 March: the dollar and the euro are falling

18 March 2026, 12:22

Exchange rates as of 18 March: the dollar and the euro are falling — Currency exchange bureaux and banks have updated their exchange rates for 18 March

On Wednesday, 18 March, the hryvnia continues to strengthen on the cash market. Following the NBU’s official exchange rate, rates at currency exchange bureaux and the cash desks of the largest banks have also fallen.

We’ll tell you how much currency is worth today and where you can get the best exchange rate.

Exchange rates at currency exchange offices

The Minfin portal reports the average dollar exchange rate at currency exchange offices as of the morning of 18 March at 44.30 (-10 kopecks) hryvnia for buying and 44.15 (-10 kopecks) hryvnia for selling currency.

The average euro exchange rate this morning stands at 51.25 (-10 kopecks) hryvnia for buying, whilst you can sell currency at 51 (-10 kopecks) hryvnia.

Exchange rates on 18 March: dollar and euro falling – how much are they selling for in banks and exchange offices

Exchange rates at banks

The average dollar exchange rate in banks today stands at 44.35 (-5 kopecks) hryvnia for buying and 43.80 (-10 kopecks) hryvnia for selling currency.

The euro can be bought in banks at an average rate of 51.09 (-1 kopeck) hryvnia, and sold for 50.35 (unchanged) hryvnia.

At Pumba, the dollar can be bought today at 44.30 hryvnia at the counter and 44.10 hryvnia via bank transfer. The euro can be bought at Pumba’s counters at 51.10 hryvnia.

At monobank, the dollar is sold at 44.23 hryvnia, and the euro at 51.01 hryvnia.

At PrivatBank counters, the dollar can be bought for 44.10 hryvnias at the counter and 44.24 hryvnias via non-cash transactions. The euro can be bought at PrivatBank counters for 50.95 hryvnias, and for cards for 51.02 hryvnias.

At Oschadbank, the buying rate for card payments is 44.35 hryvnia, and 44.20 hryvnia via the Oschadbank mobile app. The euro rate for cards is 51.20 hryvnia, and 51.00 hryvnia via the Oschadbank mobile app.

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