The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) denied the accusations made by the People's Deputy of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on political persecution by the regulator. According to NBU Chairman Andriy Pishny, a check of the activity of the International Investment Bank (MIB), which is owned by Poroshenko, is planned and was planned for the first quarter of 2025.
During a press conference, the lush rejected any political motives for verification of the bank and accused Poroshenko of disseminating false information. In particular, Poroshenko published a post that claimed that the NBU was trying to discredit him and put pressure on the opposition.
"I refute each of the accusations that try to create an information wave. Banking has nothing to do with political motives," Pishny said.
The National Bank explained that the check concerns the financial activity of Poroshenko Bank, not its clients. The verification covers aspects such as compliance with the requirements of the legislation on financial monitoring, currency and sanction legislation. The compliance of the bank's activity by the requirements of the Law "On Prevention and Counteraction of Legalization (Laundering) of Revenues Produced by Crime" is also considered.
"The NBU does not require additional documents or information from clients during inspections and does not evaluate the activities of public organizations, charitable funds or other entities except those clearly defined by law," the National Bank emphasized.
It is important to note that according to the results of preliminary inspections, the National Bank fined MIB for UAH 20.5 million for violation of the legislation. In particular, experts suspect frauds related to the funds of the Poroshenko Fund for the purchase of Ukrainian bonds of internal state loan (T -bills).
According to the NBU, the bank's check is continued in the planned mode, and the public publicity that accompanies this process, according to the regulator, is an attempt to pressure the inspection team.
