KYIV, March 15 – Wealthy Ukrainian businessmen owe UAH 45.2 billion to the central bank for never repaying refinancing loans to their insolvent banks, Valeriya Gontareva, an outgoing governor of the central bank, said.

“The absolute leader is Oleh Bakhmatiuk with loans of two his banks – Financial Initiative and VAB – UAH 10.2 billion, Bank Nadra of Dmytro Firtash owes UAH 9.8 billion, Mykola Lahun owes UAH 8 billion on Delta Bank's loans, Kostiantyn Zhevaho and his Bank Finance and Credit owes UAH 6.3 billion to the NBU, Leonid Klimov who is now member of parliament and even a member of the parliamentary committee for financial policy and bank operations owns UAH 3.4 billion and all the rest – UAH 7.5 billion," Gontareva said.