Uzbekistan: UAE company to buy securities of second largest bank

UAE-based investment company Frontera Capital will acquire securities of O’zsanoatqurilishbank. The delegation of O’zsanoatqurilishbank visited the United Arab Emirates, where the parties signed the agreement on development of cooperation. The document provides for raising $50 million using investment and credit instruments. The agreement also provides for the sale of securities of the Uzbek bank to…

Ukraine: NBU decides to liquidate VTB Bank

The National Bank of Ukraine on December 18 made a decision to terminate the banking license of Kyiv’s VTB Bank, a subsidiary of the eponymous Russian lender, the press service of the Individuals’ Deposit Guarantee Fund reported. “The Deposit Guarantee Fund made the corresponding decision based on the National Bank decision on December 18 on…