Ukraine: AMC allows Tigipko to buy Universal Bank

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has allowed ex-Deputy Prime Minister for Social Policy Sergiy Tigipko, the founder and major shareholder of TAS Group, to indirectly acquire Universal Bank (Kyiv) through Bailican Limited (Cyprus). Universal Bank was founded in 1994. The largest shareholder of the bank as of the beginning of 2016 was ERB New…

Ukraine: Fitch upgrades 7 banks on sovereign rating change

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the long-term foreign currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) of seven Ukrainian banks to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’, Fitch has said in a press release. The banks are State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank), State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank), Alfa-Bank, Ukrsotsbank, ProCredit Bank (Ukraine), Credit Agricole Bank and Pravex-Bank. The outlooks on…

Ukraine: NBU allows Finexbank self-liquidating

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) allowed the liquidation of Finexbank (Kyiv) at the initiative of the owners. According to the regulator’s website, on November 17, Finexbank had sufficient liquidity to make payments to clients. The volume of highly liquid assets amounted to 21 million UAH, while total liabilities were 6.5 million UAH, in particular…