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In 2006, Margeir bought Bank Lviv, which is ranked 44th among the 88 Ukrainian banks in terms of assets as of
October 2017. In February 2018, he acquired a 99.8% stake in the Lviv-based financial company Integral Investments.
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in 2004 and has been living in the city permanently since 2011. He also stated that he is a supporter of the
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Margeir is the No. 6 ranked
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Owner of Bank Lviv to purchase financial company
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After eight years as a professional chess player, Margeir founded a
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company in 1999. This company lost money due to the
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