08.04.2008 /Operations B.I.N.BANK repaid in full syndicated loan for U.S. $ 52 mln. - Currently Bank plans to launch a new syndicated loan in May to finance its trade contracts and considers such possibility with potential participants.

08.04.2008 /Operations Vnesheconombank Supervisory Board Approves Development Strategy for 2008-2012 - Under the strategy, Vnesheconombank is to increase its loan portfolio to 850 billion rubles by the end of 2012. By the same period the share of projects within a public private partnership scheme would amount to 30% and the Bank's size of loan portfolio for supporting small and medium-sized business would amount to 42 billion rubles.