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Ukrainian presidential envoy in parliament Iryna Lutsenko says that President Petro Poroshenko is expected to nominate a new candidate for the Central Bank's head by the end of September for consideration by Members of Parliament, according to TV Channel 5.
"By the end of September, the president will nominate a candidate for the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine," Lutsenko said.
Bankers who are non-partisan and completely independent of political influence are being considered as nominees, she said.
"I expect this candidacy will be introduced in the middle of September or at the end of it the latest," she added.
Incumbent NBU Governor Valeriya Gontareva, who tendered her resignation on May 10, is currently on an unpaid leave until September 26.
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In keeping with the Constitution of Ukraine, the president is authorized to dismiss and nominate a Central Bank head whose candidacy shall be subsequently endorsed by parliament.
Poroshenko announced at a press conference on May 14 that he had been considering several candidates.