Founder and major shareholder of TAS Group Sergei Tigipko is considering the purchase of a bank and an insurance company.
He said this during the Kiev International Economic Forum of 10 successful strategies to attract investment, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"We are considering the purchase of another bank, we are considering the purchase of another insurance company ... We are buying something that gives us synergy", he said.
He also noted that by October 15, TASCOMBANK and VS Bank will switch to the unified balance.
According to NBU, as of January 1, 2018, Tigipko, who owns 99.8% of the securities, is the main owner of TASKOMBANK.
It should be reminded that the Russian Sberbank sold Lviv VS Bank Tigipko in last December. In May, 2018, TASKOMBANK announced its intention to merge with Lviv's VS Bank.
In July, the NBU authorized the reorganization of VS Bank by merging with TASKOMBANK under the simplified procedure.
