13.03.2008 /Investing OJSC VTB Bank (VTB) completes a REPO transaction - As a result, VTB stake in VTB NW increased from 71.5482% to 86.4572%. The REPO was carried out as a standard commercial trade with an unaffiliated company.

13.03.2008 /Bank's Ratings S&P Affirms VEB’s and RDB’s Ratings by Changing Outlook from “Stable” to “Positive” - Standard & Poor's affirmed sovereign ratings of the Russian Federation for debt obligations in foreign and national currency: long-term ratings – at "BBB+/A-", short-term ratings – at "A-2" by changing outlook for long-term ratings from "stable" to "positive".

13.03.2008 /Events Russian President Vladimir Putin Meets Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev - Vnesheconombank Chairman V. Dmitriev stressed that the State Corporation gave high priority to finance long-term capital-intensive projects. Answering the President's question as to how VEB operates in its new capacity as the development institution V.Dmitriev stressed that the State Corporation "operates at its full potential".