KIEV, June 27 - Major tasks of the future head of state-owned PrivatBank include the development of a strategy for growth, preparations for successful inclusion of foreign investors in its capital within several years and further efforts to clear up the bank from toxic assets, acting National Bank of Ukraine Governor Yakiv Smolii said.

"Smolii said that the main task facing [outgoing PrivatBank Board Chairman Oleksandr] Shlapak's successor in this job is to design a development strategy for the state-owned bank, prepare this bank for future equity participation by international strategic investors and continue efforts to clear the bank's balance sheet of toxic assets," the NBU said in a statement posted on its website.