Akhmetov's PUMB bank closes one branch in Zaporizhzhya
The First Ukrainian International Bank (PUMB), owned by Rinat Akhmetov, has decided to close Branch No. 1 in Zaporizhzhya as part of a planned network optimization, the bank's press service reported on Aug. 5.
The First Ukrainian International Bank (PUMB), owned by Rinat Akhmetov, announced on August 5 that it will be closing Branch No. 1 in Zaporizhzhya as part of a planned network optimization. The bank assured clients in the city that it will continue to offer a full range of banking services. While 14 other PUMB branches will remain operational in Zaporizhzhya, the branch closure is a result of their strategic decision-making.
Just a day prior, on August 1, the METRO shopping center in Zaporizhzhya temporarily halted operations due to the evolving security situation in the region. Earlier, on July 31, PUMB's board decided to shut down the bank's sole branch in Slovyansk, located in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, citing a deteriorating security scenario and the advancing front line.
As per the National Bank of Ukraine, PUMB held the fifth position among the 58 solvent banks in Ukraine in terms of total assets, which totaled 247.31 billion hryvnias ($5.5 billion) as of June 1, 2026. Notably, the bank opened a new branch during the second quarter of the year, increasing its total branch count to 220 as of July 1.
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