Ukraine’s Gontareva to step down

NBU governor resigns three years into a seven-year term

Valeria Gontareva
Valeria Gontareva: resigning as NBU governor
Julia Berezovska

Valeria Gontareva has revealed she will step down as governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

The governor told a press conference today (April 10) that she would leave the central bank on May 10, giving the government time to appoint a successor. “My mission is complete,” she said.

Though Gontareva is just three years into a seven-year term, she has weathered a particularly tough period in office. She was appointed in June 2014 in the aftermath of the revolution that toppled president

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