KIEV, March 14 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) seeks to set up a state-run investment bank to promote major industrial projects in the country, Oleksandr Savchenko, the deputy governor of the NBU, said.

"Now we are talking about the need to create a specialized investment bank in Ukraine,??? Savchenko said in a recent newspaper interview. ???This bank should become a financial agent for implementing the industrial policy of the government."