In addition, despite the increase in the volume of Ukrainian financial market, it
cannot be considered competitive in comparison with financial markets of other
European countries, where financial flows significantly exceed the turnover at
domestic financial services markets.
The national financial market, which is characterized by a significant volume of
assets and a sufficient number of financial institutions that provide different types of
high-quality financial services to both individuals and legal entities, and meet
regulatory standards for financial position and staffing, can become a financial
platform for realizing the national financial interests in the field of fiscal and monetary
policy devising and implementing.
Nonetheless, the current state of the domestic financial market leaves much to be
desired, and we can mention several reasons why:
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tendency towards reducing the number of financial intermediaries in the banking
and insurance sectors of the market;
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excessive presence of foreign capital and ownership interests in institutions,
which are strategically important to the development of the entire financial sector;
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decreasing number of clients of financial institutions and inability of the latter to
retain the consumer base or to increase sales volumes for financial products and
services the consumption of which is considered to be optional by population and
business entities;
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emerging of a shadow financial market and increasing of unfair competition in
official financial services markets;
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lack of requirements and regulations ensuring economic and financial security
of financial institutions in the course of their professional activities;
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lack of trust to financial institutions from the population and business, hesitation
about the quality of their services;
‒
reduced number of solvent clients, high rates of clients avoiding or refusing to
fulfil their financial obligations for one reason or another;
‒
high frequency of financially unstable market participants, who are expected to
declare their bankruptcy and intentions to wind up the business;
‒
domestic practices of financial service that do not conform to the European
standards of service;
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unreasonably high cost for certain types of financial services (e.g. loans);
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insufficient financial literacy of the population, lack of information about the
opportunities and advantages of using finance products, which results in low demand
for financial services;
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absence of a working institution of financial ombudsman for settling financial
disputes emerging at the financial services market;
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