KIEV, Feb. 3 – Almost 80% of the assets of banks under liquidation exist only in paper, according to reports of independent appraisers, the Individuals Deposit Guarantee Fund reported.

"Assets of 70 banks under liquidation, where the revision of the assets that can be sold is finished, were appraised by independent experts at only UAH 94 billion, while in paper their cost exceeded UAH 418 billion," the fund said, adding that appraisers first paid attention to the quality and the market price of collateral for credits.