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title: "The dollar is weakening again: NBU sets new official rate for August 3 and gives a forecast for the week"
description: "The NBU has lowered the dollar rate again: on August 3, it costs 44.63 UAH. The euro remained at the level of 51.27 UAH. Experts forecast moderate tension in the market at the beginning of August, but call the situation controlled. 💵📉"
date: 2026-07-31T13:26:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/dollar-weakening-again-nbu-official-rate-august-3-forecast
tags: [nbu, ukraine, taras-lesovoy, globus-bank, rbc-ukraine]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# The dollar is weakening again: NBU sets new official rate for August 3 and gives a forecast for the week

![Graph of dollar rate decline, hryvnia and euro in hands, gold coins — illustration for news on NBU new exchange rate on August 3](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/31/kurs-valyut-3-avgusta-nbu-dollar-evro/kurs-valyut-3-avgusta-nbu-dollar-evro-1.webp)

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has fixed the official exchange rates for Monday, August 3. The regulator continues its policy of strengthening the national currency: the US dollar has dropped by 6 kopecks, while the euro has maintained its position.

This is already the third day in a row that the American currency has lost value. If on Friday, July 31, the dollar cost 44.69 hryvnias, its current price has dropped to 44.63 hryvnias. The euro, on the contrary, has taken a pause after a brief rise and remained at Friday's level — 51.27 hryvnias.

### Forecast for the first week of August

Experts expect that between August 3 and 9, some tension may arise in Ukraine's foreign exchange market. The main reason is the seasonal increase in demand for foreign currency from importers. However, according to analysts, the situation will remain fully controlled.

Taras Lesovoy, Director of the Financial Markets and Investment Activities Department of Globus Bank, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, outlined the key parameters within which exchange rates will fluctuate during the first week of the month:

    - **Euro/dollar pair:** on international markets, it is expected to be in the range of 1.135–1.155.

    - **Daily fluctuations:** on the interbank market, the step of changes will be up to 0.05–0.15 hryvnias.

    - **Weekly deviations:** average indicators will not exceed 1–1.5% of the starting rate.

Thus, despite the expected surge in demand, sharp jumps in the exchange rate are not forecasted in the near future.