Ukraine's bank profits fall by nearly a third as wartime windfall fades
Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
By Ben Aris in Berlin Ukraine's banks made almost a third less profit in the first half of 2026 than a year earlier, as the wartime windfall that fattened their margins begins to fade. The banking system's net profit fell 32% year on year to UAH54.07bn ($1.3bn) in 1H26, according to National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) data compiled by Interfax-Ukraine, ...