20.05.2009 /Credit cards Action of Absolut Bank and VISA "Open taste of new life with VISA" - Within the period from May 1 to July 31, 2009 all customers of the Bank, making payments for purchases and services by means of their credit card Visa Gold or Visa Platinum in the amount of over RUB1,000, become participants of a lottery. Exclusive super prize of the action is a unique trip for two persons to Tokyo, one of the world capitals of fashion and high technologies.

20.05.2009 /Investing B&N Bank has successfully repaid its Eurobonds issued in 2006 - Initially a 3-year Eurobond program was launched in May 2006 with the total amount of USD 200 mln. and a coupon rate at 9.5%. In May, 2007 B&N Bank redeemed USD 100 mln. according to "put-option" agreed in the framework of terms and conditions of the placement.

20.05.2009 /Investing Nordea Group has increased the equity capital of ORGRESBANK by 3.8 billion rubles - Such increase was through an additional rights issue totaling 18664 shares and at an offering price of 206384 rubles apiece. The nominal value of each share amounted to 10000 rubles.

20.05.2009 /Operations Gazprombank granted a loan of US dollars 165 million to Stroytransgaz - Loan granted for a period of 2 years. The loan is intended for financing of routine economic activities .

20.05.2009 /Operations Gazprombank concluded a Cooperation Agreement with the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region - Yugra - Within the framework of the Agreement, Gazprombank shall consider feasibility of lending to regional enterprises' and organizations' as well as investment projects' financing.

20.05.2009 /Bank's Ratings Expert RA assigned the A+ credit rating to SB Bank – "Very high level of solvency". - A+ credit rating is assigned to a lending institution when it is able in the near term with a high degree of likelihood to ensure the due discharge of all of its obligations, current as well as unscheduled. The ability to discharge obligations in the mid-term period is highly dependent on the sustainability of the macroeconomic climate and market performance.