21.10.2008 /Investing Vnesheconombank Supervisory Board approves a decision to purchase Bank Globex - The Bank of Russia and MinFin are considering the possibility of placing a target deposit of 2 billion US dollars with Vnesheconombank for a period of one year to purchase 100% of JSC Commercial Bank Globex’s shares.

21.10.2008 /Events Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev’s interview with newspaper Handelsblatt - The current situation was caused by psychological factors rather than by any other fundamental ones. There is no doubt that a number of factors play a role here, for example, nervousness associated with putting together an economic aid package in the US and unfavorable news from Europe.

21.10.2008 /Events Vnesheconombank Participates in a Ceremony to Lay the First Foundation Stone of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Manufacturing Complex in Mendeleevsk - The complex is designed for combined production of ammonia, methanol, granulated carbamide and ammonium nitrate. The project is being implemented by OJSC Ammonii.

21.10.2008 /Bank's Ratings The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) established an unsecured limit of RUR 3,336 mln. in favor of LOCKO-Bank. - Thus, LOCKO-Bank became one of the 120 banks that were granted access to CBR’s liquidity in a form of unsecured loans. The first auction was held on October 20, 2008 and the amount of liquidity offered to the banks was RUR 700 bln. with five weeks maturity with 8.5% minimum interest rate.