Lavrenchuk
Headless Central Bank
<p>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.</p>19:50, 17 May 2017
Analysis
NBU first deputy governor to run regulator from May 11 (updated)
<p>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.</p>10:40, 10 May 2017
Poroshenko decides on new central bank governor – media
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has chosen a new central bank governor on the recommendation of the incumbent governor, Valeriya Gontareva, who proposed the candidacy of the head of a Ukrainian bank with Austrian capital, according to a Ukrainian news outlet.</p>20:59, 28 April 2017
Raiffeisen Bank Aval CEO Lavrenchuk reportedly agrees to head NBU - media
<p>Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen Bank Aval Volodymyr Lavrenchuk has reportedly given consent to take up post of the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) as a successor of Valeria Gontareva, Ukraine's TV Channel 24 reported with reference to an informed source in the NBU.</p>15:40, 25 April 2017
