The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), in collaboration with Sayenko Kharenko, today announced that the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine terminated special sanctions that were imposed on the International Bar Association (IBA) almost ten years ago.

2016 Banking, Finance and Transactional law Expert Guide, one of the most trusted resources for international buyers of legal services, recognizes partners Michael Kharenko and Nazar Chernyavsky among the world's leading lawyers in the areas of banking and finance, capital markets.

Ukraine's anti-crisis legislation has been amended to address the issue of unfinished construction and support for the mortgage market of Ukraine.

The National Bank of Ukraine has introduced significant changes to foreign currency restrictions, expanding opportunities for individuals to purchase and use foreign currency, make cross-border payments, and conduct investment transactions. These regulatory amendments also provide Ukrainian companies with greater flexibility for international business operations, including new incentive-based liberalisation mechanisms and enhanced support for export activities.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) enacted a series of regulations on 1 August 2025 that establish an open banking system in Ukraine and significantly improve the regulatory....

The NBU's accession to the Memorandum on cooperation in developing a mechanism for verifying information about the beneficial owners (the "Memorandum") is quite logical and even is expected according to the obligation...

New electronic money regulations came into force on 5 August.

Resolution No. 223 of the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") Board dated 30.04.2010, "On transactions using special payment instruments" ("Resolution 223").

In its Ruling No. 15-рп/2011 (the "Ruling"), dated 10 November 2011, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (the "CCU") ruled that provisions of Article 11 of Law of Ukraine No. 1023-XII "On Consumer Rights Protection", dated 12 May 1991, as amended (the "Law") apply to all consumer loan agreements between banks and borrowers not only at the stage of the conclusion of such agreements but also during their performance.

On 30 December 2010, the Ukrainian central bank regulator, the National Bank of Ukraine, revised the interest rate caps on funds borrowed by banks as subordinated debt.

The National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") has recently amended the Regulation on the Procedure for Obtaining Foreign Currency Loans by Residents and Extending Foreign Currency Loans by Residents to Non-Residents, approved by the resolution of the NBU Management Board dated 17 June 2004, No. 270 ("Regulation 270").

As from 11 May 2016 the NBU Board Resolution No. 308 dated 5 May 2016 (the "Resolution") takes effect.

The majority of individual entrepreneurs, who using the simplified taxation system (STS), do not use payment transactions recorders (PTRs).

Draft Law No. 10287 On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improvement of the System Guarantee of Individuals Deposits and Withdrawal of Bankrupt Banks from the Market was registered on 14 May.

On 6 November 2012, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted changes to the Law of Ukraine "On the Procedure of Carrying-Out Settlements in Foreign Currency", dated 23 September 2004, No. 185/94-BP, as amended, granting the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") a power to amend for a term of up to six months the term for crediting to the exporters' accounts of currency proceeds under export contracts. These changes to the law entered into force on 17 November 2012.

The war in Ukraine is being felt across many industries, and the virtual assets market is no exception. In order to prevent a negative outflow of capital, the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU")...

On 23 February 2017 the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) amended its regulations whereby it revisited the legal regime for placement money on foreign accounts and making foreign investments by individuals-residents of Ukraine.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) passed a new Regulation No. 996 lifting the ban on registration of transfers and assignments of cross-border loan agreements from 11 January 2016.

On 18 May 2009, new requirements were introduced for the state to participate in the capitalisation of Ukrainian banks.

On 25 July 2011, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") adopted Resolution No. 250 amending the Regulation "On the procedure of issuing individual licences for transfer of foreign currency outside Ukraine to pay for the bank metals and perform certain currency transactions" (the "Resolution").