Belgazprombank hopes to attract new shareholders – Yermakova
<p> MINSK, Jan 18 - PrimePress. Nadezhda Yermakova, who has been heading Belgazprombank’s Board since January 18, 2021, told Sputnik news agency that the bank is hoping to attract new shareholders. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Yermakova, the bank is going to expand its services, including the lending to the economy, individuals and small and medium businesses. Shareholders are coming back, and new ones are expected. </p> <p> </p> <p> Yermakova was appointed head of the Board of Directors of Belgazprombank OJSC on January 15, 2021. She assumed office on January 18, 2021. Yermakova previously headed the interim administration at Belgazprombank from June 15 to December 11, 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of Belarus searched Belgazprombank’s office on June 11, 2020 in the criminal case on tax evasion, and detained 20 persons, including, according to some sources, two deputy chairs of the Board after former head of the bank Viktor Babariko decided to run for president in the 2020 election. He was detained on June 18, 2020 and has been staying in custody since then. </p> <p> </p> <p> On June 15, 2020, the National Bank appointed the interim administration to Belgazprombank for six months and suspended the Board. The primary shareholders (Russian Gazprom and Gazprombank) called the actions of the National Bank and Belarus’ law enforcement illegal and refused to cooperate with the interim administration. </p> <p> The new Board of Directors was elected in December 2020 after the interim administration’s mandate expired. </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 each; Gazprom Transgaz Belarus – 0.49%; the Republic of Belarus represented by the Ministry of Energy of Belarus – 0.097%. Belgazprombank is assigned to the systemic importance Group I. End </p>
2021-01-19
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Belgazprombank hopes to attract new shareholders – Yermakova
MINSK, Jan 18 - PrimePress. Nadezhda Yermakova, who has been heading Belgazprombank’s Board since January 18, 2021, told Sputnik news agency that the bank is hoping to attract new shareholders.
According to Yermakova, the bank is going to expand its services, including the lending to the economy, individuals and small and medium businesses. Shareholders are coming back, and new ones are expected.
Yermakova was appointed head of the Board of Directors of Belgazprombank OJSC on January 15, 2021. She assumed office on January 18, 2021. Yermakova previously headed the interim administration at Belgazprombank from June 15 to December 11, 2020.
The Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of Belarus searched Belgazprombank’s office on June 11, 2020 in the criminal case on tax evasion, and detained 20 persons, including, according to some sources, two deputy chairs of the Board after former head of the bank Viktor Babariko decided to run for president in the 2020 election. He was detained on June 18, 2020 and has been staying in custody since then.
On June 15, 2020, the National Bank appointed the interim administration to Belgazprombank for six months and suspended the Board. The primary shareholders (Russian Gazprom and Gazprombank) called the actions of the National Bank and Belarus’ law enforcement illegal and refused to cooperate with the interim administration.
The new Board of Directors was elected in December 2020 after the interim administration’s mandate expired.
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 each; Gazprom Transgaz Belarus – 0.49%; the Republic of Belarus represented by the Ministry of Energy of Belarus – 0.097%. Belgazprombank is assigned to the systemic importance Group I. End