Few governors have had an introduction to central banking like that of Andriy Pyshnyi, who heads up the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Appointed in October 2022 after former governor Kyrylo Shevchenko resigned, Mr Pyshnyi’s job has been complicated from day one by the realities of war, with missile and drone strikes on the country’s economic and energy infrastructure.
Mr Pyshnyi led the country’s innovative response, aptly titled “Power Banking”, which enables more than 2375 bank branches to provide essential financial services to the public even during long power outages.
