The Verkhovna Rada (VR) may appoint a new chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on February 6-7. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance and Banking Mikhail Dovbenko, writes "Today". He recalled that the next plenary meeting of the parliament will be held on February 6 and on that day the NBU head Valeriy Gontareva's report to the parliament. The report is needed within the procedure of dismissal and appointment of the head of the National Bank. "After the report and the decision on the draft resolution on dismissal can be considered personnel question about Yakov Smolie," - said Dovbenko. The deputy stressed that according to the law on the NBU, the representation of the president of Ukraine should be considered by the profile committee, and then the consideration of the candidacy and the meeting with the candidate will be held with the parliamentary factions and groups in the parliament "and only after that the consideration of the candidature will be in the session hall". According to him, before this will be consideration of the application of Gontareva on resignation from the post of chairman of the NBU. "She (Gontareva - Red. ) must submit a report, because by law, if the chairman is dismissed on his own, then a mandatory report is required. As far as I know, she has prepared such a report, I know that she does not mind speaking. She plans to travel abroad in the first days of February, but I think that we will sort these things out and, most likely, she will make corrections to her schedule in order to visit the parliament, "Dovbenko stressed.. As is known, the Verkhovna Rada has not officially dismissed the head of the NBU Valery Gontareva, who declared about the termination of the duties of the chairman of the National Bank from May 10 and does not plan to return to the performance of his duties. Since then, Gontareva is on unpaid leave, and. head of the NBU was appointed her deputy Yakov Smoly.

Original article: The date of the expected resignation of Gontareva was announced at the Rada.