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FIFTH PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE POROSHENKO DECLARES OVER UAH 152 MLN IN DIVIDENDS FROM ROTHSCHILD

21 April , 2021  

The fifth president of Ukraine, the leader of the European Solidarity party, Petro Poroshenko, has declared receipt of UAH 152.4 million in dividends from Sequent Schweiz AG (formerly Rothschild Trust Schweiz AG), the corresponding information is published in the unified state register of declarations.
According to it, Poroshenko received dividends in the amount of UAH 152.4 million from the Swiss company on March 31 this year.
In addition, the ex-president declared income of UAH 610,900 in the form of interest from deposits in the International Investment Bank belonging to him, which he declares in a similar amount every month.
As reported, in 2016, Poroshenko appointed Rothschild Trust as a trustee in the blind trust to manage his stake in Roshen Confectionery Corporation.
For 2020, the leader of European Solidarity declared UAH 222 million of income, of which UAH 214 million are dividends, UAH 7 million are interest on deposits in the bank, and UAH 500,000 is a salary in the Verkhovna Rada.
Poroshenko kept $ 3.09 million, EUR 40,000 and UAH 330,000 on accounts in the International Investment Bank, as well as $ 51.2 million and UAH 423.3 million in cash.

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