OREANDA-NEWS On 31 October was announced, that the National Bank of Ukraine set the official exchange rate of UAH/USD 5.76, devaluing the hryvnia by UAH 0.26 since 29 October 2008. This exchange rate is at a record high since 2000 (UAH/USD 5.44), except for the recent hryvnia devaluations by the NBU. While the Head of the NBU Mr. Stelmakh announced that the official exchange rate will not be lower than UAH/USD 6 till late 2008.