09.12.2008 /Investing “Product Company “Podolie” pays out its interest income on bonds of series A - UkrSibbank, underwriter of bond issue of CJSC "Product Company "Podolie", informs that the Issuer has, in full and in due terms, paid out interest income for the 6th interest period on bonds of series À with the yield set for the fifth-eighth interest periods at 17% p.a. that makes up UAH 42.38 per bond.

08.12.2008 /Investing Rosbank decided to issue 28,105 mln. stocks - The Board of Directors of Rosbank decided to issue 28,105 mln. stocks with par value RUR 10 each. The price of the shares that are to be placed was determined at the amount of RUR 150.00. The shares will be placed by an open subscription. As a result of issue Rosbank should attract RUR 4,22 bln.

10.12.2008 /Investing Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev’s Briefing on the Results of Vnesheconombank Supervisory Board Meeting - In the near future, we expect funds to be transferred to finance a number of approved transactions. All in all, we have received applications for refinancing in the amount exceeding 76 billion dollars, to be more specific, even 78 billion dollars. Out of them, 28 billion are requested by banks and 50 billion dollars - by companies.

10.12.2008 /Investing Vnesheconombank Resumes Accepting 3-d Tranche MinFins (OVGVZ Bonds) - A decision to continue making settlements with 3-d tranche MinFins owners who failed to novate these bonds on the basis of termination fee agreements to be made by 3-d tranche MinFins owners with the Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation was approved by Russian Government Resolution dated November 26, 2008 N 883.

10.12.2008 /Investing International Car Holding “Atlant-M” Repays Bond Loan Fully and in Time - Out of placed bond issue for the amount of UAH 50 mln bonds for the amount of UAH 49.027 mln were offered. A closing coupon yield to amount to 13.5% for the total amount of UAH 1.683 mln was paid out per each series A bond offered at UAH 1000 par value and for the total amount of UAH 748.149 thou of series B bonds offered at 15% coupon rate.

11.12.2008 /Investing On Decisions by Vneseconombank Supervisory Board - Vnesheconombank's Supervisory Board approved Vnesheconombank's participation in refinancing a number of transactions by oil and gas complex enterprises and OJSC Bank VTB, the operation of which are of great socio-economic importance to the Russian Federation, in the total amount of 2 billon US dollars.

15.12.2008 /Investing TransCreditBank Bond Included on MICEX B List - Under admission requirements these are straight coupon collateralized bearer bonds with compulsory centralized depository. The RUR5 bn issue will mature in three years. The issue was registered on March 21, 2008 and bears state registration number 40302142B. ISIN code - RU000A0JPW79.

17.12.2008 /Investing “UkrSibbank” Changes the Membership of the Supervisory Council - Upon request of BNP Paribas shareholder, the representative Pierre Mariani was recalled and a new representative Jean-Adrian Lemeirre was appointed. Besides, Îlåksàndr Yarîslàvsky seceded the membership of the Supervisory Council. On his motion, the shareholder Artem Aleksandrov was appointed to the Council membership.

18.12.2008 /Investing TransCreditBank Paid Coupon on Its Bond - TransCreditBank paid the 3rd coupon on its series 01 and series 02 straight bond to the amount of RUR109,050,000 and RUR108,900,00, respectively. The coupon payment per one series 01 bond amounted to RUR36.35 (which translates into 7.29% annual rate), and for series 02 bond – RUR36.30 (7.28% p.a.).

19.12.2008 /Investing Probusinessbank to increase the charter capital - Probusinessbank is planning to increase the charter capital by RUR 254,183 million to reach RUR 3,321,751 million. The Bank's equity shall be increased almost by RUR 2 billion. At present the charter capital of Probusinessbank amounts to RUR 3,067,568 million.

20.12.2008 /Investing MBRD has increased Authorized Capital - MBRD has raised its equity capital by 6,75 mln RUB. Placement price amounts to 10,000 RUB with a par value of 500 RUB each. Acting MBRD's shareholder - JSFC Sistema – has acquired shares of additional emission by private offering and increased its participation in authorised capital of MBRD by 74.32%.

20.12.2008 /Investing Alfa-Direct clients can now trade Eurobonds and ADRs - Alfa-Direct now offers a new service: corporate and individual investors resident in the Russian Federation who have a brokerage account with Alfa-Bank can now buy and sell foreign-currency assets such as Eurobonds and American Depositary Receipts (ADR) traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The transactions with Alfa-Direct will be in rubles.

23.12.2008 /Investing Allocation of Absolut Bank bonds in the total amount of 10 bln. roubles - The total volume of two issues equals 10 bln. roubles, - 5 bln. roubles each. The term of bond circulation of the third and fourth issues makes 3 and 5 years respectively. Bonds are to be placed at MICEX by public offering at a nominal value of 1,000 roubles per each bond.

24.12.2008 /Investing “UkrSibbank” Pays Out Interest On Eurobonds - The amount of payment made up USD 19.375 mln. The December 2006 issue of Eurobonds with a five-year maturity for the amount of USD 500 mln still remains one of the largest and the most successful placements among all Ukrainian banks with the lowest coupon rate for non-governmental banks.

25.12.2008 /Investing On Payments on 1998 Eurobonds - Vnesheconombank made a payment totaling 159 365 437.50 US dollars to pay interest on the 1998 eurobonds. The payment was made in a single currency. The funds were transferred to Citibank N.A., London Office.

05.12.2006 /E-commerce CONTACT with people - Daily services of the International money transfers and payments system CONTACT use over 11 thousand people.

02.12.2006 /Events Raiffeisen International raises its expectations for consolidated profit at Capital Markets Day in Kiev - The second Capital Markets Day of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG met with a very positive response from the financial community.

04.12.2006 /Events Alfa-Bank takes lead role in Energy Investment Forum in London - Alfa-Bank is taking the lead partnership role in the 7th International Forum "Russian Power 2006. Investment Opportunities & Financing Strategies in the Final Phase of Reform" to be held in London on 2-3 November 2006.

04.12.2006 /Events Alfa-Bank sponsors the prestigious "December Nights" Music Festival at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow - The annual "December Nights" Festival at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, perhaps Russia’s most prestigious musical event and crown jewel of the Moscow winter art season, marks its 25th anniversary this year.

05.12.2006 /Events Brand development as a reflection of company development - On June, 26 in Moscow, in «Olympic Penta» hotel, at interbranch conference «Philosophy of a brand. Rebranding. Secrets of success» the Head of Marketing department of RUSSLAVBANK Irina Shipilova has presented the report «Brand development as a reflection of company development ».

05.12.2006 /Events On a holiday of tulips the information on CONTACT system has caused genuine interest - The international money transfers and payments system CONTACT has taken part in an annual Tadjik national Holiday of tulips (Sairi Lola), past on July 7 on island Tatyshev in Krasnoyarsk.

06.12.2006 /Events Alfa-Bank President Meets with Indonesian President Yudhoyono - On astate visit to Russia, the President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with the Alfa-Bank’s President Peter Aven.

16.12.2006 /Events VTB is a sponsor of the "Mikhail Vrubel. From the Russian Museum collection" exhibition - On 7 December 2006 an exhibition was opened in the State Russian Museum (The Benois Wing) "Mikhail Vrubel. From the Russian Museum collection".

26.01.2007 /Events VTB Supervisory Board meets on 23 January 2007 - The Board approved the agenda of the meeting, top of which is election of new members of the VTB Supervisory Board.

02.02.2007 /Events General meeting of Mriya Bank’s shareholders - General meeting of Mriya Bank’s shareholders takes placeA general shareholders’ meeting of Mriya Commercial Bank was held on 25 January 2007. Top of the agenda were issues related to private placement of Mriya shares, its results were thoroughly analyzed and approved.