Those who seriously believed that the scandalous Khreshchatyk Bank's portfolio contained bonds worth over 2,27 billion hryvnias slated for sale can only smile: most of these "securities" aren't even worth the paper they're printed on. This unfortunate fact was recently uncovered during an investigation conducted by the Deposit Guarantee Fund for Individuals (DGF) and represents nothing more than yet another manifestation of the numerous shady activities known as "fraud" and "corruption schemes."
In particular, the issuers of these bonds display all the hallmarks of fictitiousness. Just look at one company, which issued 118 million hryvnias worth of securities (due in January 2018), which has no assets (except for the unfinished Khreshchatyk office building in Vinnytsia) and only had one employee (and he was most likely a front man).
Two other companies involved in the case, which sold bonds worth over 252 million hryvnias (maturity in December 2016), were supposed (according to the attached Agreement) to redeem a portion of them by April 20. Naturally, no funds were received, and the remaining securities are unlikely to be liquid, as they are "secured" by mortgaged land plots near the capital, long ago seized by the SBU as a result of a criminal case.
Experts believe that this method was used to siphon off substantial sums of money from the bank, as this is a typical cover for bank withdrawals. Of course, the investigation has already resulted in reports of violations by Khreshchatyk Bank's management.
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