KYIV, Feb 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine has not yet received a package of documents for approval of the acquisition of a large stake in Prominvestbank, the NBU reported.

The NBU said that it is impossible to buy a large stake in a bank without the approval.

"The National Bank has the right to punish persons, who purchased directly or indirectly a large stake in a bank without approving it with the regulator, namely: impose a fine of up to 10% of the nominal value of the acquired shares of the bank and/or temporarily prohibit voting rights. The NBU has the right to apply punish the bank if the ownership structure of the bank becomes opaque as a result of this uncoordinated acquisition, in particular, the bank can be classified as problematic," the NBU said.