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News for 2006 Year

December

2006.12.21
Svetlana Yemelyanova nominated Chief Accountant of the Bank
2006.12.18
A loan of USD 200 million was obtained from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2006.12.08
Bank successfully placed Eurobonds to the amount of USD 500 million
2006.12.05
The Bank of Russia registered the issue of VTB24’s shares with par volume of RUB 2.5 billion
2006.12.01
VTB24 was granted the National Banking Award 2006 for Progress in Consumer Lending

November

2006.11.29
A branch in Stavropol launched
2006.11.28
Interest rates reduced for small-scale business micro-loans
2006.11.27
Within the framework of the specialized conference AUTOFORUM 2006 VTB24 was acknowledged the best auto loan bank
2006.11.24
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Tomsk Regional Administration
2006.11.23
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Business Support Center of the Moscow Oblast
2006.11.17
Mortgage loans portfolio exceeded RUB 15 billion
2006.11.13
The Bank reached the 1,000,000 plastic cards threshold

October

2006.10.24
VTB24 brand launched
2006.10.19
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Government of Udmurt Republic
2006.10.10
The Bank started issuing mortgage loans for improving living conditions
2006.10.04
Anatoly Pechatnikov nominated Member of the Board
2006.10.04
Branch opened in Khabarovsk
2006.10.02
Bank’s top managers joined the TOP 1000 Russian Managers ranked by the Managers Association

September

2006.09.27
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Chuvash Republic Council of Ministers
2006.09.20
Branches in Krasnodar and Vladivostok come into operation
2006.09.11
Vyacheslav Vorobyev nominated Deputy President – Chairman of the Board
2006.09.05
A syndicated loan for USD 330 million was obtained from a group of 12 foreign banks
2006.09.01
Branch opened in Saratov

August

2006.08.29
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Fund for Assistance in Providing Loans to Moscow Small-Scale Businesses
2006.08.25
Standard & Poor’s assigned ВВВ/А-2 international rating and ruАА+ national rating to the Bank; “Stable” forecast
2006.08.24
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Bryansk Regional Administration
2006.08.22
Branch opened in Voronezh
2006.08.10
The Bank became one of the market leaders in terms of granted loans unsecured by a pledge
2006.08.08
A Cooperation Agreement for small-scale business support was signed with the Novosibirsk Regional Administration
2006.08.01
The Bank celebrated its 1st anniversary

July

2006.07.27
Vneshtorgbank 24 became one of Top 10 Russian banks with ratings raised by Fitch following the increase of the Russian Federation sovereign rating
2006.07.24
A decision was made to start cooperation with National Credit History Bureau and Global Payments Credit History Bureau
2006.07.13
New Business Strategy Manager (NBSM) scoring system was implemented
2006.07.05
Fitch assigned ААА(rus) national rating to the Bank with “Stable” forecast
2006.07.03
The Bank announced the removal of an initial mortgage loan contribution

June

2006.06.07
Small-scale business lending was started in Russian regions under the program developed by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
2006.06.05
The Bank launches its mortgage loan refinancing service
2006.06.05
The Bank of Russia registered a report on additional VTB24 shares issue for the amount of RUB 4.2 billion
2006.06.01
Bank was honoured with the “Master of Brandbuilding” title
2006.06.01
The Bank was honoured with the “Master of Brandbuilding” title

May

2006.05.31
Vneshtorgbank 24 was acknowledged most active bank in developing programs for small-scale business lending in the Moscow Oblast in 2005
2006.05.12
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the Saint Petersburg Government

April

2006.04.24
The Bank started paying Tax Free Shopping checks issued by Global Refund
2006.04.13
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the Government of Tyumen Region
2006.04.01
A new product line comprising five term deposits was introduced

March

2006.03.31
A Cooperation Agreement was signed with the State Fund for Small-Scale Business Support for Kemerovo Region
2006.03.14
Barnaul branch and Zubovsky Boulevard loan center in Moscow were acknowledged the best subdivisions of the Bank in 2005

January

2006.01.20
An Agreement was signed with the Loan Security Agency established by the Leningrad Region Government for small-scale business support
2006.01.18
The Bank started granting non-specific loans for homeowners
2006.01.16
Nadezhda Fillipova nominated Vice-President, Head of Staff and Corporate Development Department
2006.01.13
The Bank started issuing auto loans without a downpayment