Rada considering single candidate for top central bank post

According to Mr Denysenko, there is a possibility that the nomination will be voted as early as Thursday, Dec 21.

"I hope that [the issue of appointing a new NBU chief] will finally be resolved, since Gontareva as head of the NBU does nothing good to the national currency, unfortunately," said the MP.

Asked by journalists, who can become the next NBU governor, Denysenko replied: "A single candidate is currently being considered - it is an acting governor [Yakov] Smolii."

The people’s deputy also doubted that Valeria Gontareva would address the parliament with a report.

"I believe she will not come to the parliament to report. I think that it will simply be the election of [NBU] governor," he said.

Read alsoNBU's acting head says not against possession of bitcoins by UkrainiansAs UNIAN reported earlier, NBU Governor Gontareva, after three years in office, submitted a resignation petition to the Ukrainian president on May 10, 2017, and went on a long vacation. Since May 11, 2017, the duties of the NBU chairman have been performed by First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank Yakov Smolii.

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.

At the end of August, presidential envoy to the Rada Iryna Lutsenko said that the president would submit to Parliament a new candidate for the post of the NBU governor before the end of September, but such candidate has not been submitted yet.

Read alsoPause too long in search for Ukraine’s chief bankerDeputy Chairman of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction Oleksiy Honcharenko earlier said that the Parliament was considering two candidates for the post.