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This was a result of a major audit of 263 foreign exchange offices.
In July-September 2019, the National Bank of Ukraine conducted 263 checks of currency exchange offices at non-bank financial institutions, where 15 illegal booths were identified.
The NBU says the illegal offices were revealed in Kharkiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Volyn, and Kyiv regions, as well as the city of Kyiv.
The regulator has passed the report to Ukraine law enforcement.
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It is noted that among violations recorded were foreign exchange transactions without proper paperwork, a significant discrepancy of cash at the cash desk with accounting reporting, and failure to provide documents, materials, and information for audit upon request of authorized employees of the National Bank.
As UNIAN reported earlier, in 2018 the National Bank conducted over 1,100 inspections of forex booths at non-bank financial institutions in all regions of Ukraine, identifying 78 illegal offices.