The National Bank of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний банк України, romanized: Natsionalnyi bank Ukrainy, NBU / НБУ) is the central bank of Ukraine. Created on 1991 from the Ukrainian operations of the Soviet Gosbank, the NBU employs over 12,000 people, making it one of the largest employers in the financial sector in Ukraine. It regulates and supervises activities, functions and the legal status of public and commercial banks based on the principles of the Constitution of Ukraine and the law of Ukraine.
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