Natalia Degtyareva should be dismissed from the NBU
Following the exposure of facts suggesting that Natalya Degtyareva, the head of the NBU's banking supervision department, is working in the interests of the bookmaker 1xBet, which funds the Russian army, it is stated that she should be fired, UN.
About it declared blogger, journalist, and former editor-in-chief of 'Economic Pravda' Sergey Lyamets wrote on social media.
“I see the scandal involving the head of banking supervision at the NBU. As for Natalia Degtyareva, we learned about a small incident. She ignored the activities of the Russian bookmaker 1xBet in Ukraine, which supports the Russian army. This is a serious matter, and Degtyareva crossed a line when she refused to quietly leave her position funding , the blogger noted.“, – the blogger commented.
According to him, the 1xBet story is just one of the high-profile scandals associated with Natalia Degtyareva.
“I am sure that the issue with 1xBet is just the beginning. Where should we search for violations? First, in the current violations of regulations by banks. It is a well-known fact that after the change in leadership at NBU, an audit was conducted at Ukrgasbank. Based on the results, either 2000 or 3000 violations were found. Of course, this audit was linked to the Kirill Shevchenko case, and to some extent, the goal was to find as many clues as possible. However, this figure indicates the inadequate work of supervision.,” continued the former chief editor of Economic Truth.
Sergei Lyamets believes that if the work of state-owned PrivatBank or Ukreximbank is thoroughly examined, there may be no fewer violations.
“For instance, Ukreximbank was consistently undercapitalized and required temporary administration. However, there has been no news about sanctions against the state bank. The same can be said about PrivatBank. It has a significant violation in currency positions, for which other banks receive substantial fines. The second point is the substantial amount of bad debts in banks arising from the war. According to subjective assessments from my contacts, about 50% of all loans became problematic. But I am confident that the supervisor turned a blind eye to the true monumental volumes of “bad loans”.“, – explained the journalist.
As the blogger points out, the third point encompasses categories such as KYC, compliance, financial monitoring, insider lending, currency control, and corporate governance.
“These are very subjective categories that do not have clear definitions of what is “right” and “wrong”. What bankers consider legal might be regarded as a violation by banking supervision. For example, should the client be allowed to make payments to a foreign counterparty? Should the risk assessment system be deemed effective? These are specific issues that both the bank and the regulator may consider differently. However, the responses can range from severe punishment to symbolic action, or even being overlooked entirely. There are always numerous questions of this nature. If you doubt my words, listen to Rozhkova’s recordings“, – the author of the post noted.
The journalist urged those with information regarding violations of banking supervision under Degtyareva's leadership to get in touch with him.
“As for 1xbet and their support for the Russian army, if the SBU confirms these facts, then during martial law, the actions of Mrs. Degtyareva will look daring and may cost her not only her position. If you have information about how banking supervision under her leadership lobbied for Russian interests, please write in private.”, concludes Sergey Lyamets.
