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Banking & Finance

The committee’s mission is to actively participate in the development of the Ukrainian banking system, promoting high-quality banking standards. It aims to bolster and propel the initiatives led by the Ukrainian central bank in fostering a domestic financial sector that aligns seamlessly with the highest international benchmarks.

Committee Priorities

Priority 1

Ensure Ukraine's macroeconomic stability and facilitate swift recovery of the banking sector through ongoing collaboration with international partners like the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, and other IFIs

Priority 2

Foster a fair and competitive landscape in Ukraine's banking and financial services industry in line with EU regulations, with a particular emphasis on protecting creditors' and investors' rights

Priority 3

Advocate for prudent foreign exchange and currency control regulations, gradual currency liberalization

Priority 4

Contribute to the establishment and development of a competitive level playing field environment for banking services

Priority 5

Ensure adequate implementation and enforcement of the highest standards for anti-money laundering & compliance in line with the best global practices

Responsible Board Member(s)

Alex McWhorter

EBS

Co-Chairs

Artem Gerganov

Helen Mykhalchenko

Policy Officer(s)

Alina Mishchenko

Policy Officer (Committees)

amishchenko@chamber.ua

Success Stories

National Bank Introduced New Measures to Ease Currency Restrictions

08.08.2025

National Bank Introduced New Measures to Ease Currency Restrictions

Parliament Adopted the Draft Law #12306 "On Factoring" with Business Community’s Proposals

06.05.2025

Parliament Adopted the Draft Law #12306 "On Factoring" with Business Community’s Proposals

National Bank Introduced New Measures to Ease Currency Restrictions

05.15.2025

National Bank Introduced New Measures to Ease Currency Restrictions

Policy Progress: National Bank Introduces New Measures to Ease FX Restrictions

05.10.2024

Policy Progress: National Bank Introduces New Measures to Ease FX Restrictions

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5865 Amending the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets”

02.28.2024

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5865 Amending the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets”

Policy Win: Cabinet of Ministers Approved New Methodology for Determining Ultimate Beneficial Owner by Legal Entity

10.11.2023

Policy Win: Cabinet of Ministers Approved New Methodology for Determining Ultimate Beneficial Owner by Legal Entity

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5125 “On Credit Unions”

07.20.2023

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5125 “On Credit Unions”

Policy Win: NBU Lifts Restriction to Transfer Funds Abroad to Repay Certain Categories of External Loans

07.06.2023

Policy Win: NBU Lifts Restriction to Transfer Funds Abroad to Repay Certain Categories of External Loans

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #4366 amending Tax Code regarding Payment Services

01.20.2023

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #4366 amending Tax Code regarding Payment Services

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Expanded Insurers’ Possibilities to Pay Reinsurance Premiums Abroad

12.22.2022

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Expanded Insurers’ Possibilities to Pay Reinsurance Premiums Abroad

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Simplified Some Currency Restrictions on the Use of Corporate Cards

08.22.2022

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Simplified Some Currency Restrictions on the Use of Corporate Cards

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2493 “On Joint Stock Companies”

08.22.2022

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2493 “On Joint Stock Companies”

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #3637 "On Virtual Assets" with President's Proposals

02.21.2022

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #3637 "On Virtual Assets" with President's Proposals

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2655 on Cloud Services

02.18.2022

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2655 on Cloud Services

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5065 “On Financial Services and Financial Companies”

12.15.2021

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5065 “On Financial Services and Financial Companies”

Policy Progress: National Bank Amended the Procedure for Assessing the Amount of Credit Risk by Ukrainian Banks

12.03.2021

Policy Progress: National Bank Amended the Procedure for Assessing the Amount of Credit Risk by Ukrainian Banks

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted the Draft Law #5315 "On Insurance"

11.19.2021

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted the Draft Law #5315 "On Insurance"

Policy Progress: The NBU Lifts the Restriction to Purchase Forex Only under Obligations

07.15.2021

Policy Progress: The NBU Lifts the Restriction to Purchase Forex Only under Obligations

Policy Progress: Parliament Passed Draft Law #5315 “On Insurance” in the First Reading

06.18.2021

Policy Progress: Parliament Passed Draft Law #5315 “On Insurance” in the First Reading

Policy Progress: Draft Law #5125 “On Credit Unions” was Passed in the First Reading

06.02.2021

Policy Progress: Draft Law #5125 “On Credit Unions” was Passed in the First Reading

Policy Progress: Draft Law #4364 “On Payment Services” was Passed in the First Reading

02.19.2021

Policy Progress: Draft Law #4364 “On Payment Services” was Passed in the First Reading

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Abolished Currency Restrictions on Forward Forex Sales by Corporate Clients

01.20.2021

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Abolished Currency Restrictions on Forward Forex Sales by Corporate Clients

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2284 Amending Certain Laws To Attract Investment and Introduce New Financial Instruments

06.30.2020

Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2284 Amending Certain Laws To Attract Investment and Introduce New Financial Instruments

Policy Win: The limit of FX supervision on export/import operations is increased to UAH 400,000

05.04.2020

Policy Win: The limit of FX supervision on export/import operations is increased to UAH 400,000

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 8%

04.27.2020

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 8%

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 11%

02.04.2020

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 11%

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 13.5%

12.12.2019

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 13.5%

Policy Win: The NBU Cancelled the Limit on Purchase of Foreign Currency and Precious Metals

10.31.2019

Policy Win: The NBU Cancelled the Limit on Purchase of Foreign Currency and Precious Metals

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 15.5%

10.25.2019

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 15.5%

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Cancelled the Limit on Repatriation of Proceeds from Selling Securities & Equity Rights by Foreign Investors

09.10.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Cancelled the Limit on Repatriation of Proceeds from Selling Securities & Equity Rights by Foreign Investors

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Decreased the Key Policy Rate to 16.5%

09.10.2019

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Decreased the Key Policy Rate to 16.5%

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Abolished Currency Restrictions for Credit Funds

08.08.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Abolished Currency Restrictions for Credit Funds

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 17%

07.19.2019

Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 17%

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Cancelled the Limit on Repatriation of Dividends

07.10.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Cancelled the Limit on Repatriation of Dividends

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Canceled the Limit for Funding Representative Offices of Ukrainian Companies Abroad

07.04.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Canceled the Limit for Funding Representative Offices of Ukrainian Companies Abroad

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Canceled the Mandatory Sale of Foreign Exchange Earnings

06.20.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Canceled the Mandatory Sale of Foreign Exchange Earnings

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Increased the Limit of Repatriation of Dividends to 12 mln EUR per Month

05.08.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Increased the Limit of Repatriation of Dividends to 12 mln EUR per Month

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Settled Important Issues Related to Cash Transactions in the National Currency

02.22.2019

Policy Win: The National Bank of Ukraine Settled Important Issues Related to Cash Transactions in the National Currency

News

The business community opposed the increase in taxes for the banking sector of Ukraine

09.25.2024

The business community opposed the increase in taxes for the banking sector of Ukraine

All-Ukrainian Information Campaign on Cashless Payments Promotion Is Launched

11.26.2021

All-Ukrainian Information Campaign on Cashless Payments Promotion Is Launched

Ukraine Set to Jumpstart Derivatives Market with ISDA Standard Documentation

09.28.2021

Ukraine Set to Jumpstart Derivatives Market with ISDA Standard Documentation

EBRD, USAID and AmCham help Ukraine develop capital and organised commodity markets

06.08.2021

EBRD, USAID and AmCham help Ukraine develop capital and organised commodity markets

Business Is Concerned about Non-Effective Draft Law on Restructuring of Foreign Currency Mortgages

03.30.2021

Business Is Concerned about Non-Effective Draft Law on Restructuring of Foreign Currency Mortgages

The National Bank Should Remain Independent to Ensure Investors’ Trust in Ukraine

07.16.2020

The National Bank Should Remain Independent to Ensure Investors’ Trust in Ukraine

Joint Statement of the Business Community The Political Pressure in Forcing the NBU Governor's Resignation Undermines Investors' Trust in Ukraine

07.02.2020

Joint Statement of the Business Community The Political Pressure in Forcing the NBU Governor's Resignation Undermines Investors' Trust in Ukraine

Business Community is Concerned About the Situation Around the National Bank of Ukraine

12.18.2019

Business Community is Concerned About the Situation Around the National Bank of Ukraine

Joint Statement of the Business Community about the Independence of the National Bank of Ukraine

11.12.2019

Joint Statement of the Business Community about the Independence of the National Bank of Ukraine

Joint Statement of the Business Community about Latest Events in Ukraine

09.17.2019

Joint Statement of the Business Community about Latest Events in Ukraine

Statement of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine on Draft Law #2413-a

02.06.2019

Statement of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine on Draft Law #2413-a

Publications

Standardized Documentation for Over-the-Counter Derivative Contracts

09.28.2021

Standardized Documentation for Over-the-Counter Derivative Contracts

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