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Valeria Gontareva meets with UK International Development Minister Desmond Swayne

Today Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva and Deputy Governor Vladyslav Rashkovan have met with UK International Development Minister Desmond Swayne. 

The meeting also featured Mr. Heather Opie, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for International Development at Department for International Development (DFID), Mr. Daniel Graymore DFID's Country Director for Eastern Europe and Head of the DFID Good Governance Fund, Ms Judith Gough, British Ambassador to Ukraine and Ms Francesca Stidston, DFID Country Representative. 

The meeting participants discussed the financial sector reforms implemented in Ukraine, NBU transformation, and cooperation with international donors. 

The Governor of the National Bank highlighted a serious problem facing Ukraine: the recovery of assets that have been illegally taken out of Ukraine and investigation of financial fraud. The NBU Governor called for closer cooperation between the two countries in carrying out an investigation into such unlawful activities. This proposal was backed by the representatives of the UK delegation.

Valeria Gontareva also reminded her interlocutors that next year the NBU intends to stage the first international conference on Transformation of Central Banks and invite heads of leading central banks to take part in this event.

The Ukrainian side thanked the UK delegation for fruitful cooperation and assistance.

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