07.11.2008 /Operations Amendments to the Rules of Foreign Currency Purchase/Sale on the Interbank Currency Market of Ukraine - Starting from 04.11.2008 the UkrSibbank carries out foreign currency trading on the ICMU at the rate and in the amount, indicated in your request.

07.11.2008 /Operations “UkrSibbank” to partially suspend multicurrency direct debit of current account - In National Bank of Ukraine Resolutions No. 152, 153, 154 and 216 respect and under the conditions of the Loan Agreement entered into by and between you and the Bank, the automatic multicurrency direct debit of current account needs to be partially suspended by the Bank since the 4th of November, 2008.

07.11.2008 /Financial Statements BSGV has increased considerably its deposit portfolio - The amount of individual clients' time deposits was RUB 11.6 bln (+36% comparing to the data as of August 1, 2008), the corporate clients' share totaled to RUB 15.2 bln (+42% comparing to the data as of August 1, 2008).

07.11.2008 /Financial Statements Barclays announces Capital Raising - The Board of Directors of Barclays today announces a proposal to raise up to £7.3 billion of additional capital from existing and new strategic and institutional investors.

07.11.2008 /Financial Statements VTB Bank publishes its unconsolidated RAS financial statements for October 2008 - Over the ten months of this year, the Bank`s assets have grown 46%, to RUR 2,207 billion from RUR 1,507 billion. Its corporate loan portfolio has increased 61% over the same period. As well, there has been considerable growth in funds raised from corporate customers; since the beginning of 2008 corporate customers` accounts and deposits have grown 86%.