interest in participating in the capital Ukrprombank (Kiev) have shown the U.S., Russia and the Swedish company. This was reported on the official site of the National Bank of Ukraine.

In the period from June to August in the name of a temporary administrator has received written proposals from the desire to participate in the equity of Ukrprombank from the U.S., Russia and the Swedish companies. At present, these companies hold meetings and exploratory talks on the substance of the matter - reads.

In addition, the National Bank notes that the July 20 National Bank of Ukraine has sent an updated proposal for the government recapitalization Ukrprombank budgetary funds.

Also, according to the document, the NBU Board on July 21 appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers on granting permission Oschadbank commit Ukrprombank to individuals.

The report states that on August 21 regulatory capital Ukrprombank had a negative value at the level of 8,993 billion UAH., while the bank's assets amounted to 14.804 billion UAH. (excluding reserves). However, his commitment to the physical persons (without accrued interest) amounted to 6.795 billion UAH.,Including deposits, which are compensable through underwriting - 5,684 billion UAH.

According to the NBU, by early August bank customers were more than 388 thousand Ukrainians.

To date, a decision on the capitalization of the Company Ukrprombank with the participation of the state is not accepted. The decision regarding the transfer of liabilities Ltd. Ukrprombank to natural persons has been made, - underlined in the message.

As UNIAN reported earlier, from January 20, 2009 in Ukrprombank introduced a temporary administration of NBU with the introduction of a moratorium on satisfaction of creditors' claims for six months - the maximum possible time under the effect at the time the legislation. Click to continue »

former head of the National Bank Sergei Tigipko considers inconsistent current policy of NBU on the interbank market.

This is stated in the press service Tigipko.

inconsistent policies of the National Bank leads to the multiplication of negative outlook in the society and economy ... Only after a course in the interbank market went up to 8.5 hryvnia to the dollar, National Bank came to his senses and decided to go with the intervention in currency markets. What's next ? I do not watch the successive action of the regulator to ensure that calm the population and bring down excessive demand for foreign currency , - said the report.

Tigipko said that by selling the currency on August 25 in the interbank spot market to meet the needs of 8,0 UAH /USD, the National Bank has established a maximum of 2% ing rejection rate of the currency by banks selling people on the course of its purchase of banks in the NBU. Click to continue »

26.08.09 condition at 14:00 the Kiev most banks and exchange offices (CEMs) have kept the course of sale and purchase 1 USD at the level of yesterday. Buying rate was 8.4000 UAH, sales - 8.5000 UAH.

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Banks and Brokers to purchase 1 USD fluctuate within 8.3000 - 8.4700 UAH.

best offer to buy 1 USD at this time set in the following Banks and Brokers:
8.4700 UAH - Artem-Bank;; BG Bank;; Pivdencombank KO;;
8.4601 UAH - Union-Garant;;

Offers

Banks and Brokers to sell 1 USD fluctuate within 8.4800 - 8.5800 UAH.

best offer on the sale of 1 USD at this time set in the following Banks and Brokers:
8.4800 UAH - EUROGASBANK;; IMEXBANK KB;; CREDIT Dnepr KB;; Ukrsotsbank;; Unexbank;; Arsenal;; Artada;; EURO;; Nick;; SDUSHOR-Kiev;;
8.4900 UAH - PRIME BANK;;

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Today, most Banks and Brokers kept buying and selling rate of 1 EUR to the level of yesterday. Buying rate was 12.0000 UAH, sales - 12.2000 UAH.

Offers

Banks and Brokers to buy 1 EUR ranging 11.6000 - 12.1005 UAH.

best offer to buy 1 EUR at this time set in the following Banks and Brokers:
12.1005 UAH - Inter;;
12.1000 UAH - Artem-Bank;; Poltava-Bank KB ;; Pivdencombank KO;; Nick;;

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Banks and Brokers to sell 1 EUR ranging 12.1500 - 12.3000 UAH. Click to continue »

Banks will be able to circumvent restrictions on exchange of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) by imposing fees on foreign exchange operations, believes the former National Bank head Sergei Tigipko.

Proposed National Bank exchange rate corridor in the 2% will not reduce the value of the currency in the cash market. Banks have already learned how to make money on the currency of the introduction of various commissions, formally respecting the boundaries of the established corridor - the press service of the financier, on Wednesday.

As reported, the National Bank decided on 25 and 27 August to hold special intervention to support the hryvnia exchange rate on the cash market, setting the maximum deviation rate resale banks currency regulator at 2%. NBU August 25 banks sold dollars at the rate of 8,00 grn /$, which makes it possible to theresale of the population at the rate of 8,16 grn /$. Click to continue »

owners of Ukraine's biggest producer of seamless stainless steel pipes Centravis - Atanasoff family - decided to sell its stake in the company of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In exchange for an investment of 10 million euros and a credit of 48 million euro EBRD can get about 20% of the shares Centravis.

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EBRD capital Centravis reduce its credit risk, experts say.

Bank may provide funding holding Centravis, said in yesterday's announcement. The Bank is prepared to invest up to 10 million euros in equity capital and grant loans in the amount of 48 million euros, of which 33 million euros will be syndicated to two banking groups.

This issue will be discussed at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank, scheduled for September 22, - has specified a leading advisor to the EBRD Anton Usov. In Centravis fundraising EBRD explained the desire to replace short-term loans to long-term investment financing.

Centravis Holding was created in 2007 based on production capacity and network of trading companies UVIS. Owns the largest Ukrainian producer of seamless stainless steel pipes - Centravis Production Ukraine (former Nikopol Stainless Tube Mill). In 2008 produced 16.58 thousand tons of pipes, the proceeds - $ 257 million on an equal footing Centravis control Vasil Atanasov and his sons, Sergei and Yuri.
Bank may obtain ownership of about 20% of the shares Centravis, calculated at ING Bank Ukraine. Click to continue »

interest in participating in the capital of troubled Ukrprombank (Kiev) have shown the U.S., Russia and the Swedish company, said the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) at the official Web site.

In the period from June to August in the name of a temporary administrator has received written proposals from the desire to participate in the equity of Ukrprombank from the U.S., Russia and the Swedish companies. At present, these companies hold meetings and exploratory talks on the substance of the matter - reads.

National Bank also notes that the July 20 National Bank of Ukraine has sent an updated proposal for the government recapitalization Ukrprombank budgetary funds.

The amount that is needed to ensure compliance with bank regulatory capital adequacy at 10%, as well as the obligations LLC Ukrprombank to creditors amounted to 8.9 billion UAH, - the report indicates.

At the same time, according to the document, the NBU Board on July 21 appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers on granting permission Oschadbank (Kiev) a commitment Ukrprombank to individuals: NBU, Ukrprombank and Oschadbank conducted preparatory work for the transfer of such commitments. Click to continue »

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine can resume the purchase of gas from Turkmenistan in the amount of 15 billion cubic meters a year, said yesterday the ambassador of Ukraine to Turkmenistan Viktor Maiko. In the Fuel and Energy Ministry argues that the Turkmen gas as an alternative to Russia, which will reduce its price by 10-15%. Experts believe that the true cause of the resumption of negotiations with Turkmenistan is striving to get concessions in the purchase of fuel in 2010 from Gazprom.

On the resumption of direct negotiations on gas supplies from Turkmenistan in the volume to 15 billion cubic meters a year in an interview with Reuters said Ukrainian Ambassador in this country Viktor Maiko. According to him, the main round of negotiations held in mid-September during a visit to Turkmenistan President Viktor Yushchenko.

Maiko considers reducing purchases of gas by Ukraine temporary phenomenon and noted that additional gas will be needed after the revival of industry. The main consumers of energy - metallurgical and chemical industry of Ukraine - had already raised, - he said, adding that Ukraine hopes to receive gas at one of the branches of the gas pipeline Nabucco.

Until the end of 2005, Ukraine directly buys Turkmen gas in the volume of more than 50 billion cubic meters a year. Since 2006, re-started to implement Russia's Gazprom. But in April this year after an explosion on the pipeline Central Asia-Center relations between Turkmenistan and Russia complicated. Ashgabat accused in the crash, Gazprom, which is due to falling demand before the incident, demanded from Turkmenistan to reduce the volume of sales.

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Naftogaz statement Mr. Majko not comment. However, a source in the Fuel and Energy Ministry said that, having received as an alternative to Turkmen gas, Ukraine counts on Russia's decline in prices of fuel. Early next year, Russia will sell gas to us at higher prices (Gazprom announced that the price for Ukraine is 20% below the average), and the desire of Turkmenistan to sell fuel directly to make Gazprom more accommodating, - convinced the man. In his view, it could be a minimum of 10 to 15 per cent decrease. Gazprom with this position do not agree. We have a formula specified in the agreement, which is valid until 2019. Click to continue »