Structure of the Banking System of Ukraine
The evolution of the national banking system in Ukraine started in March, 1991, after the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Banks and Banking” by the Ukrainian Verhovna Rada. The Ukrainian banking system is a two-tier structure consisting of the National Bank of Ukraine and commercial banks of various types and forms of ownership including the state-owned Export-Import Bank and a specialized commercial Savings Bank.
The National Bank of Ukraine serves as the country’s central bank which pursues a uniform state monetary policy to ensure the national currency stability.
Commercial banks are formed as joint-stock companies or as companies on an equal footing with both legal and natural persons involved. The range of commercial banks activities includes: receiving deposits of enterprizes, institutions and households, crediting of economic entities and households, investments in securities, formation of cash balance and reserves, as well as other assets, cash and settlement servicing of the economy, foreign exchange operations and other services to natural persons and legal bodies.
The banks act in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine “On the National Bank of Ukraine“, “On Banks and Banking“, the Ukrainian legislation on joint-stock companies and other economic entities, as well as with the normative regulations of the National Bank of Ukraine and their Statutes.