Ukrainian authorities have not proven Sberbank’s participation in helping terrorists
Kyiv, April 29 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – The National Bank of Ukraine completed an unscheduled audit of the activities of the Subsidiary Bank of Sberbank of Russia
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As Navigator reported, April 17 and... O. Prosecutor General Oleg Makhnitsky said that the Prosecutor General’s Office opened criminal proceedings against Sberbank of Russia “on suspicion of financing separatist actions in the south-eastern regions.”
Today, the bank’s press service announced that the NBU’s on-site inspection regarding compliance with legal requirements on financial monitoring has been completed.
“In accordance with the legislation of Ukraine on financial monitoring, one of the important tasks of the subjects of primary financial monitoring (banks) is to block financial transactions of persons included in the official list of those involved in terrorist activities or against whom international sanctions have been applied (taking into account FATF recommendations)” , the bank reminded.
“In this regard, the Subsidiary Bank of Sberbank of Russia notes that it has taken all necessary measures, including the presence of information systems that block such operations, which was confirmed by an inspection by the NBU,” the bank’s press service said in a statement.
“The NBU audit did not reveal any violations on the part of the Subsidiary Bank of Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine, which would lead to the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime or the financing of terrorism,” Sberbank emphasized.
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