13.05.2008 /Personal loans The personal loans extended by the Bank of Moscow's Perm branch to its customers have topped the 2 billion rouble mark - Perm branch customers can currently enjoy a broad range of services at any of the branch's supplementary offices and, in the third quarter of 2008, another new supplementary office — the sixth — is to be opened in the city centre.

13.05.2008 /Events Andrei Kostin, VTB CEO, takes part in the opening session of the APEC Business Advisory Council - In his welcome address to the plenary session, Andrei Kostin, on behalf of the Russian ABAC members, mentioned the Council’s enhanced work efficiency since the last session in Moscow in 2001. He was also satisfied with the results of the work made to strengthen the relationships between business communities and public officials.

13.05.2008 /Bank's Ratings Fitch Ratings assigned B.I.N.BANK's Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) - Fitch Ratings assigned B.I.N.BANK's Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) and National Long-term Positive Outlooks removing them from Rating Watch Positive (RWP). The Positive Outlooks reflect Fitch’s base case expectation that the Bank will not be significantly impacted in connection with some portion of political risk related to the Bank’s majority holder Mikhail Shishkhanov and his family’s business.