President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on January 18 proposed to dismiss from the post of Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Gontareva, who had earlier filed a resignation letter, and appoint to the post Yakov Smolii, who is currently an acting head of the NBU.
A scheme of asset withdrawal from Ukraine by Viktor Yanukovych’s entourage, earlier published by Al Jazeera, involves former NBU Governor Valeriya Gontareva, a fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Serhiy Kurchenko, MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, and Pavel Fuchs, a businessman from Ukraine who made his fortune in Moscow.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has refuted accusations against its leadership in facilitating the withdrawal of $1.5 billion in favor of fugitive former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, according to the NBU's press service.
Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU), which was headed by Valeria Gontareva before her appointment as the country's chief banker, was reportedly involved in brokering $1.5 billion in bond purchases designed to help ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych siphon US$1.5 billion from the country between 2012 and 2014, according to the Novoye Vremya weekly, referring to Al Jazeera.
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.
Pechersk District Court in Kyiv ruled that the Prosecutor General's Office resume the investigation against the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva, Economichna Pravda reports.
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva went on a long leave, choosing not to wait until her successor is appointed. Meanwhile, the president seems not to be rushing with submitting his candidates for the post for Parliament’s consideration. UNIAN has tried to understand why this process is being delayed, and who might take up the post of the country’s chief banker and when this is likely to happen.
Petro Poroshenko gave a big press conference. WWII Victory Day saw several provocations. Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko marked his first year in office. PM Volodymyr Groysman is ready to take up pension reform.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he already has several candidates to the post of NBU Governor and the main criteria for their selection were professionalism and patriotism, the president's press service has reported.
Ukraine’s key creditors, the IMF and EBRD, have confirmed their forecasts of GDP growth for Ukraine in 2017, while the Cabinet saves Odesa Portside Chemical plant from bankruptcy and extends emergency measures in the energy sector - these are the main economic news of the past week.
On May 10 was Valeria Gontareva's last working day as head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). From May 11, she is on leave until the Verkhovna Rada accepts her resignation.
Head of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva today, May 10, has her last working day in the office. From May 11 and until the appointment of a new NBU governor, her duties will be performed by First Deputy Head of the NBU Yakiv Smolii, the Bank’s press service told UNIAN.
The U.S. will provide $560 million in assistance to Ukraine; NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva chose to leave for a long vacation ahead of the resignation; while the State Treasury reported on overfulfilment of the state budget revenues - these are the main economic news of the first week of May.
The Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, Valeria Gontareva, who submitted a letter of resignation from May 10 to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, is going on a long-term vacation, according to an UNIAN source in the NBU.
Journalist and economic expert Oleksandr Dubinsky posted on Facebook a draft report by Ernst & Young's auditors (EY) which did not confirm accusations against PrivatBank voiced by head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva.
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.
The National Bank of Ukraine has denied accusations of involvement in the withdrawal refinancing funds through Austrian banks specializing in similar services for clients from CIS states, as reported on the NBU website.
Volodymyr Groysman was emphatically modest in marking his fisrt year in prime minister’s office. Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy keeps repeating like a mantra the message that his parliament is stable and effective. Nadiia Savchenko decided to create a "Party of last resort." NBU chief Valeria Gontareva personally confirmed the rumors on her upcoming resignation.
The government of Volodymyr Groysman marked its first year since the appointment, the head of the National Bank wrote the long-promised resignation letter, while the Rada adopted a law on electricity market - these are the key economic news of the outgoing week.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko wants to hear from the National Bank Governor, Valeria Gontareva, her arguments regarding her resignation, before taking a step to approve it, representative of the president in the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Lutsenko told reporters on Monday.
Ukraine's next choice of central bank governor must be of high professional quality and independence, the International Monetary Fund's country representative said on Monday, according to Reuters.
The decision by the European Parliament on visa liberalization for Ukraine should give impetus to changes inside the country. Prime Minister Groysman is preparing to present his annual report and answer whether he is fit to continue to lead the government. Yulia Tymoshenko has elegantly changed her point of view. NBU chief Valeria Gontareva announced resignation.
Ukraine has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to protect Russian state-owned banks' subsidiaries in Ukraine from illegal actions, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva told a briefing.
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva has told reporters debts of insolvent banks to the NBU as of today are estimated at UAH 45.2 billion.
The Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, Valeria Gontareva, has officially announced her resignation.
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva announced a press conference to be held at 11:00 (Kyiv time) Tuesday, according to the NBU press service.
The European Parliament approved a visa-free travel for Ukrainians; the International Monetary Fund voiced a new set of tasks for Kyiv and granted Ukraine the fourth bailout tranche worth $1 billion, followed by another EUR 600 million that came from the European Commission; while the NBU chief confirmed her intention to resign – these are the key economic news of the outgoing week.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) says that reports that NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva has submitted a letter of resignation are not true, according to the regulator's press service.
The total amount of Ukraine's chief banker Valeria Gontareva's income in 2016 was estimated at UAH 57 million, or US$2.11 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
Financial expert Aleksey Komakha claims that the ICU company where the incumbent Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva served as chairperson of the board of directors from 2007 to June 19, 2014, bought bonds of Russian VTB Bank and Prominvestbank (PIB) in 2013-2014, according to the Ukrainian-based media outlet RBC Ukraine.