National Bank Chairman Volodymyr Stelmakh thinks it is possible that Prominvestbank, one of the biggest banks in Ukraine, will be sold to Ukrainian or foreign strategic investors.

He made this statement to the press.

"It looked like that bank had to become a national bank. But money for its nationalization is an issue. If there is money, they are welcome to nationalize it," he said.

Stelmakh noted that the National Security and Defense Council discussed the situation at Prominvestbank at its meeting on Monday, but did not pass any decision on its nationalization.

"Now the ball is in the field of the government," he added, noting that it is up to Cabinet now to analyze the availability of sufficient government resources for possible nationalization of the bank.

The NBU has received a few offers from potential investors interested in Prominvestbank, and is now considering them, Stelmakh added.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the NBU allocated a total of UAH 5 billion for supporting Prominvestbank's liquidity in late September and introduced the provisional administration at the bank on October 7.

Volodymyr Krotiuk heads the provisional administration.