OREANDA-NEWS. Vnesheconombank Group (RF) opened USD 100 million credit line for Prominvestbank (PIB, Kiev) to maintain the current liquidity, as was announced by PIB Chairman of the Board Victor Bashkirov.

“Prominvestbank received financial support in the amount of USD 100 million from its shareholder to maintain the current liquidity for the purpose of full unconditional fulfillment of obligations before the bank's clients”, V. Bashkirov informed to “Interfax Ukraine”.

According to the banker, difficult economic situation in the country, high national currency volatility and uncertainty of predictions cause nervousness of depositors that affect the banking sector and force banks to rise additional funding.

“At this situation Prominvestbank takes all necessary measures to protect the interests of its clients and maintain its reputation as a reliable bank”, the banker emphasized. Prominvestbank was found in 1992. The biggest shareholder of PIB is Vnesheconombank (98.6%, RF) as of January 1, 2014.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine as of January 1, 2014 PIB ranked No 7 among 180 existing banks in the country in terms of net assets (UAH 39.737 billion).