Ombudsman discusses blocking payment for medical services of foreign citizens with the Head of the National Bank
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets met with the head of the National Bank to discuss legislative changes aimed at easing the blocking of bank transfers when paying for medical services by foreigners in Ukraine. They are aimed at ensuring human rights through amendments to the current banking rules.
Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets met with the head of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshnyi. They discussed changes to the legislation that would allow money transfers for medical services of foreign citizens, UNN reports .
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The Ombudsman said that he receives appeals from foreigners who are legally in Ukraine regarding the blocking of money transfer operations by banks.
As the Ombudsman of Ukraine, I previously sent a letter to the National Bank with recommendations on the need to amend the legislation, in particular, that the ban should not apply to payment for medical services. Although the recommendations have not been taken into account to date, we continue to work to ensure that human rights are respected! Therefore, together with the Head of the National Bank, we discussed changes to the legislation, as well as our further cooperation
As a reminder, last year the National Bank of Ukraine announced that it was returning the ban on P2P transfers from hryvnia payment cards of Ukrainian banks to cards of foreign banks.
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