Belgazprombank continues normal operation under interim administration
<p> MINSK, Jun 15 - PrimePress. Belgazprombank continues normal operation under the recently appointed interim administration, the bank’s press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The appointment of the interim administration did not affect financial stability and sustainability of Belgazprombank OJSC. As of June 15, 2020, the bank has a sufficient margin of safety and continues to operate normally. The National Bank of Belarus promised support to Belgazprombank OJSC, if required,” the press office says. </p> <p> </p> <p> The National Bank’s decision is aimed at ensuring stable and uninterrupted operation of Belgazprombank and provision of banking services to depositors and creditors. </p> <p> </p> <p> The police searched the head office of the bank in Minsk. The State Control Committee claims that an organized criminal group operated at Belgazprombank run for two decades by presidential office seeker Viktor Babariko, transferring money to foreign accounts. Fifteen people were detained, including top managers of the bank. Babariko stays at large. He calls the attack on the bank a politically motivated act in anticipation of the presidential election scheduled for August 9. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belgazprombank OJSC was established in 1990 as an authorized bank of Gazprom Group in Belarus. Russian Gazprom PJSC and Gazprombank JSC own 49.66% stake in Belgazprombank; Gazprom Transgaz Belarus – 0.49%; the Republic of Belarus represented by the Ministry of Energy of Belarus – 0.18%. Belgazprombank belongs to Tier I Group. End </p>
2020-06-16
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Belgazprombank continues normal operation under interim administration
MINSK, Jun 15 - PrimePress. Belgazprombank continues normal operation under the recently appointed interim administration, the bank’s press office reports.
“The appointment of the interim administration did not affect financial stability and sustainability of Belgazprombank OJSC. As of June 15, 2020, the bank has a sufficient margin of safety and continues to operate normally. The National Bank of Belarus promised support to Belgazprombank OJSC, if required,” the press office says.
The National Bank’s decision is aimed at ensuring stable and uninterrupted operation of Belgazprombank and provision of banking services to depositors and creditors.
The police searched the head office of the bank in Minsk. The State Control Committee claims that an organized criminal group operated at Belgazprombank run for two decades by presidential office seeker Viktor Babariko, transferring money to foreign accounts. Fifteen people were detained, including top managers of the bank. Babariko stays at large. He calls the attack on the bank a politically motivated act in anticipation of the presidential election scheduled for August 9.
Belgazprombank OJSC was established in 1990 as an authorized bank of Gazprom Group in Belarus. Russian Gazprom PJSC and Gazprombank JSC own 49.66% stake in Belgazprombank; Gazprom Transgaz Belarus – 0.49%; the Republic of Belarus represented by the Ministry of Energy of Belarus – 0.18%. Belgazprombank belongs to Tier I Group. End