KIEV, June 8 - The share of foreign capital in the combined charter capital of Ukrainian banks could reach 40%-45% by the end of 2007, said Oleksandr Kireyev, executive director and head of banking regulations, oversight and financial monitoring at the National Bank of Ukraine.

National Bank officials predicted earlier that the share of foreign capital in the total charter capital of Ukraine's banks could grow to 32%-35% by the end of the year.