REUTERS
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva has announced her resignation, according to TV Channel 112 Ukraine, while the NBU has said she continues performing her duties.
Answering a question about her resignation from a journalist amid a protest rally outside her house broadcast live by Channel 112 Ukraine on the morning of April 6, she confirmed and said: "Yes."
In her words, it is the Ukrainian president who will appoint her successor.
"I'm only to tender my resignation. I'm not supposed to appoint anyone to my position," she said.
Read alsoIMF praises Ukrainian central bank's policyGontareva said she did not feel ashamed of the reforms she has conducted in the country. She also advised that international experts' opinions should be taken into account.
The press service of the National Bank of Ukraine said in turn that Gontareva had not tendered her resignation yet, she was at work, performing her duties.
"While talking to journalists this morning, she once again confirmed her intention to later leave the post of the NBU head," a spokesperson explained.
A decision on the dismissal of the country's chief banker is taken by the president of Ukraine, and the Verkhovna Rada approves it, it added.