The National Bank of Ukraine on September 18 announced Olexandr Ivanovich Petryk as the new director-general of the economic department at the central bank. He was also appointed as a member of the central bank board.

Petryk has worked at the central bank since 1991. He has previously held a variety of positions including head of forecasting and policy studies, deputy director of the economic department and director of economic analysis, research and forecasting. He holds a PhD qualification in