The NBU said the timing of the change of ownership of the Ukrainian “daughter” of Russian “Sberbank”
The national Bank has not received all the documents regarding the new owners to negotiate a purchase and sale of Ukrainian “daughter” of Russian “Sberbank”. The verification process may take three months. At the same time, potential buyers found and the other four Russian banks operating in Ukraine.
In an interview, “the Finance Ministry,” said Deputy Chairman of the national Bank Ekaterina Rozhkova.
First, the regulator received a package of documents from the British citizen and the Russian Federation, said Gutseriev, who intends to purchase a 77,5% stake in financial institutions. Subsequently received the documents from another Russian Minister Grigory Guselnikova on the acquisition of the remaining 22.5% of shares of Ukrainian “daughter” of Russian “Sberbank”.
“Speaking specifically about these people – Gutseriev and Guselnikova we learned about them from ads of the “Sberbank of Russia”. Why such a time lag (documents filed almost a month), it’s hard to say. From the gentlemen Gutseriev and Gusel’nikova indeed, we recently received information about the intention to buy (Ukrainian) “Sberbank”, – said Rozhkov.
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It was initially reported that the buyer will perform a Bank Gusel’nikova Norvik Banka (the Central office in Latvia, in Russia previously operated under the guise of “Vyatka Bank”).
“I think that it was difficult to make out, because when the Bank buys someone else’s actions, he has the same amount decreases the capital. Plus Norvik works in the European Union, could be the result of sanctions against Russia. So Norvik Banka as a structural unit of this agreement have been excluded,” said Rogova.
Verification of documents at the request of a property purchase can last three months.
“We haven’t even received the full packet of documents. Yet look at what is. You need to check the reputation of the investors and everything else. Naturally, we will contact the Latvian regulator, ask the data about the financial condition of Norvik Banka. Generally to carry out all the checks, we have three months. Usually the Bank itself leads to a us buyer. Russia – unusual case because of the sanctions. But, of course, both investors we are definitely going to invite to our conversation,” – said the Deputy head of the NBU.
Meanwhile, activists block office of the Russian “Sberbank” with the requirement to leave the Ukrainian market.
Earlier it was reported that after the sale, “Sberbank” in Ukraine renamed to Norvik Banka.