The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine notes the interest of foreign investors in state-owned Sense Bank and Ukrgasbank and intends to sell them during this year, Deputy Minister of Finance for European Integration Yuriy Drahanchuk said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

"We have interest in two state-owned banks from foreign investors – Ukrgasbank and Sense Bank. And we are actively preparing them for sale. We received these signals at the end of last year, starting last autumn. Now, active work is underway," he said.

According to Drahanchuk, the Ministry of Finance is actively developing changes to the law on the sale of these banks with the World Bank, so that the procedure is as "transparent" as possible.

"[The ministry] wants to sell these two banks this year," he said.