Sharon Easky, chairperson of PrivatBank’s supervisory board, on the legal challenges which followed the bank’s nationalisation and the ongoing struggle to bring reform to Ukraine.
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Ardshinbank's eurobonds recognised as Deal of the Year
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Eurozone banks struggle with profitability
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