The National Bank is giving Getin Holding six months to sell its 100% stake in the authorized capital of Idea Bank, the holding said in a statement on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Interfax-Ukraine writes about this.
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In addition, the main owner received a demand Getin Holding Leszek Czarnecki, who owns 44.98% of the shares of Idea Bank.
As reported, on March 27, 2023, the National Bank recognized the faulty business reputation of both the Polish holding itself and its main owner Czarnecki. In connection with this, in particular, the Ukrainian regulator temporarily deprived Getin Holding of the voting rights for 100% of the shares of Idea Bank and set a one-year deadline for the holding and Charnetsky to eliminate the violation, and a year later refused to return voting rights to the holding.
< p>Idea Bank (formerly Plus Bank) was founded in 1989. According to NBU data, as of early March 2024, the bank ranked 26th in terms of assets (UAH 11.01 billion) among 63 banks operating in the country. Its net profit for 2023 amounted to UAH 509.9 million.