Sergiy Tigipko may become Gontareva’s successor as NBU chief – media

Updated

Sergiy Tigipko is considered one of the main candidates for the post of the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, ZN.UA reports citing its source.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAA1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr Tigipko has been rather close to President Poroshenko lately and deeply informed about the latter’s commercial activities, according to ZN.UA.

The publication says Sergiy Tigipko left the post of the head of JSC TAScombank and appointed to the post of a chairman of its Supervisory Board, that’s according to the statement by the bank’s press service.

Read alsoNBU refutes allegations of involvement in money siphoning via Austrian banksIt should be recalled that Mr Tigipko has already been the NBU Governor back in 2002 - 2004. After that, in 2004, he was the chief of Viktor Yanukovych’s election campaign.

As UNIAN reported, on April 10, NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva announced her resignation from May 10. According to the official, he is ready to leave the post earlier if the Verkhovna Rada supports her resignation move in a vote.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAA2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!