The National Bank of Ukraine fined FC “A Finance” LLC 800,000 UAH for violations of currency exchange procedures and requirements for video surveillance, the regulator announced on its website.
According to the NBU’s statement, the violation of currency exchange procedures consisted of cashiers at certain structural units of the institution failing to accept or dispense cash simultaneously with the provision of transaction documents from the transaction recorder.
In addition, the regulator noted that a specific structural unit lacked a video surveillance system for the customer service process with mandatory recording and archiving of video footage.
As previously reported, in May the NBU imposed sanctions on one bank and nine non-bank financial institutions.
FC “A Finance” LLC operates in the non-bank financial services market, including in the foreign exchange segment.
The National Bank of Ukraine fined LLC “1 Safe Agency for Essential Loans” (trademark MyCredit) 6.132 million UAH for violations of financial monitoring regulations, the regulator announced on its website.
According to the NBU’s statement, the fine was imposed for improper organization and conduct of initial financial monitoring.
Specifically, the regulator pointed to the improper application of a risk-based approach, the development and approval of internal documents on financial monitoring, the conduct of proper customer due diligence, work with politically exposed persons, as well as the provision of information and documents in response to requests from the National Bank.
As reported, in May, the NBU imposed sanctions on one bank and nine non-bank financial institutions for violations of financial monitoring and foreign exchange legislation.
“1 Safe Agency for Necessary Loans” LLC operates in the non-bank lending market under the MyCredit brand. The company provides consumer loans to individuals online.
According to Serbian Economist, Serbia has concluded negotiations with Hungary’s MOL regarding a shareholder agreement concerning NIS and will be able to acquire an additional 5% stake in the Serbian oil company, provided that MOL reaches an agreement with Gazprom Neft to buy out the Russian stake and the deal receives approval from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
This was announced by Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Jedović-Handanović.
Serbia currently owns 29.9% of NIS shares. Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Gazprom collectively control about 56.2% of the company. Hungary’s MOL is negotiating the purchase of this stake, but the deal requires approval from OFAC due to sanctions related to Russian participation in NIS.
According to Jedović-Handanović, the purchase of an additional 5% stake will strengthen Serbia’s position in approving and blocking decisions of strategic importance to the country’s economy. This is crucial for Belgrade, as NIS controls Serbia’s key oil infrastructure, including the country’s sole oil refinery in Pančevo.
As part of the agreements, MOL also committed to maintaining operations at the Pančevo refinery at least at the level of average annual capacity over the last four years prior to the imposition of U.S. sanctions.
For Serbia, the deal involving NIS is one of the key energy issues of 2026. Belgrade needs to simultaneously maintain the stability of fuel supplies, reduce sanctions risks, and retain its influence over a company that is of systemic importance to the country’s economy.
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Ukrainian veterans with amputations and severe injuries will participate in the Oceanman Lago d’Orta international open-water swim in Italy on June 13–14, according to the Consulate General of Ukraine in Milan.
According to the report, Ukrainian veterans will compete on equal terms with other participants and will cover distances of 2 km and 5.5 km.
Before the start of the competition, the veterans visited the Consulate General of Ukraine in Milan.
The veterans are accompanied by their family members, as well as Yanko Foundation founder Volodymyr Nechyporuk and FlyPoint founder Alona Bezrukava.
Oceanman is an international open-water swimming competition series that brings together participants of various skill levels from countries in Europe and other regions of the world. Lago d’Orta is a lake in northern Italy in the Piedmont region.
The eurozone economy is projected to grow by 0.8% in 2026 and by 1.2% next year, according to a statement from the European Central Bank (ECB) following its June meeting.
Three months ago, the regulator had forecast growth of 0.9% and 1.3%, respectively.
Economic growth in 2028 is now expected to reach 1.5%, up from the previous forecast of 1.4%.
Consumer prices will rise by 3% this year, up from the previously projected 2.6%, the report states. The forecast for 2027 has been revised to 2.3% from 2%.
The ECB also expects inflation in 2028 to be 2%, rather than 2.1%.
Consumer prices excluding energy and food (core inflation) will rise by 2.5% in 2026 (previously expected to be 2.3%), by 2.5% next year (2.2%), and by 2.2% in 2028 (2.1%).
The revision of inflation forecasts is due to a more significant increase in energy prices. At the same time, the deterioration in economic growth estimates “reflects the more pronounced impact of the war in the Middle East on commodity markets, real incomes, and confidence,” the ECB noted in its statement.
The National Bank of Ukraine fined Avangard Bank JSC 2 million UAH for violating financial monitoring regulations, the regulator announced on its website.
According to the NBU’s statement, the bank was fined for improper application of a risk-based approach, failure to identify a financial transaction subject to financial monitoring, and improper analysis of customer transactions for indicators of suspicious activity.
In addition, the regulator issued written warnings to the bank. These warnings concern the improper development and implementation of internal documents on financial monitoring, as well as the submission of erroneous information on foreign exchange transactions to the NBU.
As previously reported, in May, the NBU imposed sanctions on one bank and nine non-bank financial institutions for violations in the areas of financial monitoring and foreign exchange legislation.
Bank Avangard JSC operates in the Ukrainian banking market and provides services to corporate and private clients.
