From February 13, 2017, the National Bank starts a diagnostic testing of the quality of assets and the capital adequacy of 37 banks, which did not undergo this procedure yet, according to the regulator’s message.
«In 2015-2016, NBU conducted the diagnostic testing of the first 60 banks in terms of assets. Now, it is time to diagnose other banks, the size of assets of which is less than 2% of assets of the banking system. This process will go through two stages – until June 1 and August 1, 2017; there will also be the approval of diagnostic results and, if necessary, the formation of capital increase programs on their basis», Deputy NBU Governor Ekaterina Rozhkova comments.
According to her, out of 60 top banks, which already underwent the diagnostics, from the very beginning 21 banks did not need any capital increase; as of early February 2017, 9 banks fulfilled the capital increase programs, approved by NBU in full size, 4 banks – «Kreshchatyk», «Fidobank», «Platinum bank» and «Fortuna-bank» were declared insolvent for non-fulfilment of capital increase programs.
26 banks perform the undertaken obligations of capital increase according to the approved schedule.
