BOOK - WINNER OF THE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 COMPETITION IN THE HORIZON NOMINATION | BUSINESS / ECONOMY / SUCCESS
On the pages of the book the reader will get acquainted with the history of the largest and most technological financial institution in Ukraine & ndash; Bank & quot; Private & quot ;. Exclusive interviews were used to write the book, archival materials that had never been published before, interesting information from insiders and former employees of the bank.
The publication describes all the key events and stages of development of the financial institution since its inception. before nationalization. A quarter of a century (1992-2016) & quot; Privatbank & quot; grew, becoming the largest in the country in terms of the number of active clients and daily financial transactions.
In an independent chronology of events that took place with & quot; Privat & quot ;, the reader learns how: and well-known politician Serhiy Tigipko decided to create a bank;
- famous TV star Verka Serdyuchka (actor and singer Andriy Danylko) helped the bank buy vouchers;
- successful bankers solved important issues with the Crimean criminal authorities;
- employees received wages from vodka instead of money;
- the bank influenced the foreign exchange market of Belarus;
- the bank's share was received by the former prime minister & rsquo; Minister and world-famous corrupt official Petro Lazarenko, who has taken more than $ 320 million abroad;
- the institution has become the most technological in Ukraine, offering its customers ample opportunities for financial transactions and internal settlements;
- for a long time the funds of Ukrainians were withdrawn from and the border in insane volumes until the institution was nationalized.
WHAT THE AUTHORS DID TO WRITE A BOOK
The book is authored by two well-known journalists. Andriy Yanitsky & ndash; The editor of the economic department of the online publication LB.ua, owned by the Gorshenin Institute, methodically covered in his posts the stages of Privat's development and the process of nationalization of the institution. He was the first to publish a secret letter from Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov to the Ukrainian Cabinet.
Graham Steck & ndash; Detective journalist, author of texts for the international platform The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Business New Europe (BNE), who wrote a series of devastating articles about Privatbank and described the scale of withdrawals, as well as the names of recipients of these tranches .
The authors had to work hard to obtain valuable information about the activities of & quot; Private & quot; People refused to give interviews, ignored calls and letters, agreed to speak on condition of complete anonymity, and one former employee even asked to be included in a witness protection program.
The book was presented as part of the & quot; Book Arsenal & quot; , and its first buyers were President Petro Poroshenko and Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk. The publication has been at the top of sales for several months in a row, so buy the book & quot; Private History. The rise and fall of the largest private bank & raquo; has everyone who is interested in finance and big business.
The author of the book, journalist Andriy Yanitsky, tells about his book: