Definition of "hryvnia" [hryvnia]

• See Table at currency. (noun)

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• "IMF funds, combined now with an current account surplus (H1 2010), and much reduced debt service costs suggests appreciation pressure on the hryvnia which is likely to be met with the accumulation of foreign currency reserves."
• "But it included an itinerary, train tickets, three stacks of foreign currency in various denominations, mostly Ukrainian hryvnia."
• "In the heady days of 2006 and 2007, investors often asked Mr. Thin questions about less-familiar currencies such as the Ukrainian hryvnia and Romanian leu, but the inquiries stopped abruptly when the global recession made investors wary about taking on riskier assets."