Ukraine's banking sector sees profit down 22 pct in 3 quarters

KIEV, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The net profit of Ukrainian banks slumped 22 percent in the first three quarters of this year, Ukrinform reported on Tuesday.

"Banks' profits have dropped. The profit reached 37.7 billion Hryvnia (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) over the nine months of 2020. This is 22 percent less year-on-year," Ukrinform quoted the First Deputy Governor of Ukrainian National Bank Kateryna Rozhkova as saying on Tuesday.