"Let them prove": NAPC told about negotiations with Hungary on OTP Bank in the Russian Federation
The head of "Espresso" was said by the head of the direction of minimization of corruption risks in the sanction policy of the National Agency of Ukraine for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) Agia Zagrebelsk. According to her, OTP Bank, guided by Russian law, issued Russians who participate in "their" in the territory of "LDN" and Ukraine, loans on preferential terms. Anna Zagrebelskaya believes that this can be considered direct financing of the Russian army.
"Now we are like an agency, our diplomats, the Hungarian government and the OTP Bank are in the negotiation process. I hope that it will end very soon that Otp Bank will confirm that it has stopped issuing preferential loans to the military of the Russian Federation, and will demonstrate us a plan of exit from the Russian market In the short term he adheres to. And we will gladly exclude OTP Bank from our list. The bank and Hungary have a way out of this situation, "Agia Zagrebelskaya emphasized.
OTP Bank is the basis of the OTP Group International Financial Group. It holds leadership in the financial services market in Central and Eastern Europe. OTP Bank has subsidiaries in: yes, in the Russian Federation OTP is among the 50 largest banks, and in a number of directions are among the leaders. The bank serves more than 2. 2 million clients, the financial institution is represented in more than 1850 settlements, which indicates the importance for the Russian economy.
In addition, the Bank ranks second in the POS loan market (loans at the sale of goods) with a share of this market 15. 3% and is eighth in the credit card market. On May 4, 2023, the National Anti -Corruption Agency (NAPC) added OTP Bank to the List of International Sponsors of War. The organization believes that the position of the bank does not stop work in the Russian Federation is a direct proof of the support of the regime of Vladimir Putin.