| JSCB "IMEXBANK" | |
| Type: | Privately held company |
| Genre: | Open joint-stock company |
| Foundation: | 1994 |
| Founder: | Leonid Klimov |
| Location City: | Odesa |
| Location Country: | Ukraine |
| Key People: | Leonid Klimov, Elena Gerasimova |
| Area Served: | Ukraine (all-national) |
| Industry: | banking, investment |
| Services: | Financial services |
| Operating Income: | ₴30 million [1] |
| Subsid: | IMEXBANK Romania |
| Owner: | Leonid Klimov |
JSCB "IMEXBANK" (Ukrainian: ІМЕКСБАНК) was one of the largest commercial banks in Ukraine based in the city of Odesa. It was founded on March 29, 1994. The bank's primary owner was Leonid Klimov. On January 27, 2015, the National Bank of Ukraine declared Imexbank insolvent and introduced a temporary administration for a period of three months.[2]
On May 27, 2015, the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine made a decision to liquidate Imexbank.[3] [4]
IMEXBANK was opened on March 29, 1994. In 1998, the bank expanded outside of Odesa region, having opened a branch in Kyiv.
In 2002, the bank received a license from the international payment system MasterCard International, opening branches in Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Rivne.
In 2003, IMEXBANK joined the international interbank payment system SWIFT. At the end of 2003, the bank served 5,000 legal entities and more than 150,000 individuals, and branches were opened in Ternopil, Vinnytsia and Kropyvnytskyi.
As of 2004, IMEXBANK had more than 200 branches in Ukraine.
In 2006, the first foreign offices were opened in Austria and South Africa, and the following year in Romania. The Bank developed operations with bank metals and expanded the range of coins made of precious metals.
As of 2010, the bank's capital reached ₴990 million (approximately $120 million).
Due to financial crisis in Ukraine caused by Russia annexation of Crimea and War on Donbass, the bank was liquidated on May 27, 2015 by the decision of the National Bank of Ukraine.[5]
On May 26, 2020, the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine sold at auction the Chornomorets Stadium, formerly owned by IMEXBANK to the american company "Allrise Capital", for ₴193.8 million.[6]