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This research examines the offshorization level of the bank capital of Ukraine. We consider the offshorization level of the bank capital as the weight of the share capital, formed in/through states that are considered to be offshore centers according to the Ukrainian legislation or to the data of OECD. The results indicate that 12,10% of the bank capital of Ukraine is formed not transparently, but through offshores; the most popular places to form their capital by banks are BVI and Cyprus; some typical schemes of the ownership structure are described; the indicator of the offshorization level of the bank capital calculated according to the Ukrainian legislation is much lower than according to the OECD report and reaches only 3,00% that shows that substantial changes to the Ukrainian legislation that regulates the transparency standards are needed.