KYIV, Jan 27 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved new requirements for banks to determine the size of credit risk for active banking operations, Deputy Governor of the NBU Yuriy Heletiy said.

"In general, these changes, along with simplifying approaches to assessing credit risk, will ensure that the requirements for a thorough assessment of the level of credit risk remain unchanged. They will help expand lending opportunities, in particular in the small business and mortgage segments, which are key areas of bank lending in 2021," he told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.