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For many years, Ukrainian capital markets have barely functioned due to significant gaps and inconsistencies in the underlying legislation.

In late 2010 and early 2011 the situation in the Ukrainian banking sector finally stabilized and most of the banks recommenced their lending activity.

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Law of Ukraine dated 24.07.2009 No. 1617-VI “Amendments to certain legislative acts dealing with notable aspects of the procedures for financial rehabilitation of banks.”

The European Central Bank (ECB) published its Annual Report on Supervisory Activities for 2024 (the Report) in March 2025...

The law of Ukraine dated 31.10.2008 No. 639-VI. Primary measures to mitigate the negative effects of the financial crisis and amendments to certain legal acts of Ukraine.

Further to unblocking repatriation of dividends for 2014 and 2015 last year, on 13 April 2017 the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") allowed foreign investors to repatriate dividends accrued in 2016.

Within the period of financial crisis Ukrainian banks started implementation of various instruments for cleaning up their balance sheets from non-performing loans in order to solve liquidity issue and to continue lending without additional capital injections.

Emerging markets require capital inflows and are sensitive to any outflows. Implementing structural reforms in the economy, the government and regulators in Ukraine face this dilemma and always need to balance the interests of capitalism’s "invisible hand" and sustainable growth of institutional development.

A rising wave of disputes in the Ukrainian banking sector mean that banks must strengthen legal departments and assess their non-performing loan portfolio.