The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is investigating into the signs of unlawful refinancing by the National Bank of Ukraine of a number of commercial banks worth a total of UAH 12 billion.
Investigators claim that in 2014-2015, officials of the National Bank, acting deliberately and abusing their official position in the interests of third parties, having consired with the bank officials from Pivdenkombank, Kievan Rus bank, ”Urban Commercial Bank, Avtokrazbank , Terra Bank, Delta Bank and Tavrika squandered the funds of the regulator totaling more than UAH 12 billion for the benefit of these commercial banks through their illegal refinancing.
Solomyanskiy district court in Kyiv ruled that the documents from the NBU are essential for the investigation about refinancing of Khreschatyk Bank in 2014-2016.
In its statement, the National Bank said it ”is open for cooperation with law enforcement authorities.” ”We received six court orders to obtain documents and prepare their transfer to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau,” reads the statement.
The NBU press service stressed that all the necessary documents will be provided in accordance with the law.
As UNIAN reported earlier, in the process of purification of the banking system, the National Bank of Ukraine in 2014 and 2015 recognized as insolvent 63 banks across Ukraine. They were transferred under the management of the Individual Deposits Guarantee Fund.
Since the beginning of this year, the NBU has decided to withdraw from the market another 11 financial institutions.
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