Round table “Who benefits from restrictions on early withdrawal of deposits?” have conducted in the press center of IA LigaBusinessInform on February 23, 2011. Among the key speakers of the roundtable:
Drobiazko Anatoly, an independent banking experts;
Gritsenko, Ruslan, Advisor to the Chairman Kredobank;
Andrei Nikitin, Ph.D., associate professor of bank management of the Kiev National Economic University;
Viktor Novikov, Director of Legal Department of the National Bank of Ukraine;
Eugene Petrik, head of the Council of the Ukrainian Association for the Protection of investors, creditors and insurers;
Yuriy Prozorov, president of the Ukrainian Society of Financial Analysts (USFA);
Franco Oksana, a lawyer Vasil Kisil & Partners
Shapran Vitaliy, senior financial analyst RA "Expert Rating

In his speech, Chairman of the Board UPAPICI Eugene Petrik said: "In general we support the initiatives of the NBU to block early withdrawal of deposits and of course in favor of a milder version, which provides for the possibility of early withdrawal within 30 working days. Should perhaps look more closely at the statistics of large banks during the crisis and to consider raising this bar to 45 days. But most importantly, all changes to the Civil Code carefully explained to citizens. "

In general, representatives of NGOs, scientific community, independent experts and ratings agencies have expressed support for initiatives NBU to amend article 1060 of the Civil Code. The views of participants differed on the depth of the ban on early withdrawal of deposits. The discussion revolved around a crippling ban on early withdrawal of deposits and the conditional ban, under which the National Bank offers a set period of early repayment of up to 30 days.

The event was covered by more than 17 journalists, including of the three channels. Organizers of the event company DAGDA, USFA and UPAPICI thanked the representatives of the media and IA LigaBusinessInform for their media support.