The West has repeatedly imposed sanctions against Russian banks and financial institutions after the start of a full-scale war. The Ukrainian authorities did not lag behind, which even in the first days of the Russian invasion revoked the licenses of two Ukrainian " RF - International Reserve Bank (MR Bank) and Prominvestbank. Today it became known that their assets will become the property of Ukraine. Forbes writes about this with reference to the Deputy Minister of Economy Denis Kudin..

According to a representative of the Ministry of Economy, the government is now considering a decision to divide these assets between different state structures..

“The process took longer than we expected, because it is necessary to strictly follow all legal procedures so that these decisions are not challenged in courts by the previous owners of banks. It is also necessary to determine who will be the asset manager,” Kudin said..

The Deputy Minister emphasized that banks have different assets on their balance sheets (cash, corporate rights, claims on loans from state enterprises, government bonds), so it is advisable to transfer them to different structures. This approach was supported by officials from various ministries..

It is expected that the finances will be transferred to the state budget of Ukraine, the internal loan bonds will go to the Ministry of Finance, the loan claims will either be written off or transferred to debtors. The total assets of both banks are estimated at about 25.6 billion. hryvnia (693.2 million. dollars).

Russian banks did not comment on the situation with their "

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Earlier it was reported that since February, Russian banks have restructured more loans than during the pandemic..

Ukraine begins confiscation of Russian assets. Money from their sales can be directed to the army, restoration of infrastructure and compensation for victims of crimes in the Russian Federation. Let's figure out who and how this property will be searched in Ukraine and how it will be confiscated together with Kristina Zelinskaya in the text "