VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) Has Conducted a Press-Conference for Mass Media

27.09.2012

Media conference took place in the head office of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC SO on September 27, 2012. Mr. Sergey Gussarov, Chairman of the Board of Director and Head of the Financial Institute, participated in the conference and made a report of 8 months of work of the current year

Meeting with journalists took place in the form of video conference for 4 subsidiary VTB banks simultaneously in Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Ukraine for the first time.

The following persons represented VTB Bank (Kazakhstan):

  • Sergey Nikolayevich Gussarov – Chairman of the Board of Directors of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC SO;
  • Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostyan – First Deputy of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Board of Directors;
  • Irina Igorevna Turaliyeva – Deputy of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Board of Directors;
  • Dinara Kartayevna Zhakenova – Director of the Department of Retail Business Development.

 Sergey Gussarov informed that corporate loan portfolio of the Bank has increased for 25% to KZT 45.75 billion as per the results of 8 months of the year 2012.
Retail loan portfolio has increased more than twofold and has made up KZT 21.4 billion. Consumer loans volume increase has made up 245% for the reporting period.

We are using the best practice of VTB group for client servicing. International standards and high-quality service result in clients quantity increase. And we do not position them as borrowers, we position them as partners of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan)”, - Sergey Gussarov stated.

  • Legal entities have opened 2,048 accounts in 4 types of currency and made 108,745 money transfers to the amount of more than KZT 411.3 billion, RUB 4.23 billion, 543.8 million in hard currency (USD/EUR);
  • Quantity of clients among individuals has increased for 2.5 times, 44,617 transfers have been made;
  • The Bank has disbursed 516 loans to the companies of medium and big business;
  • Besides, we are selling and buying currency and renting out safety deposit boxes actively.

The following important events took place in VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC SO in 2012.

Here are some of them:

- VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) has been recognized as the best Bank in Almaty (among 23 banks) regarding the quality of clients servicing as per the results of survey of Roznitsa.kz independent agency for the year 2011 in June.
- VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) has emitted 12,500 payment cards till September 10, 2012. Emission of payment cards increased for 2.5 times in comparison with previous year.

- the Bank received principal status of the bank-participant of Visa international payment system on June 27, 2012.

- Correspondence relations with more than 20 international banks of Asia, Europe and America with complete KYC and DD procedure on bank data have been established. The Bank planes to start internet banking and scoring for on-line decision-making and direct interhost connection with Halyk Bank Kazakhstan JSC by the end of the year. Chip and premium payment cards emission is also planned.

Reference Information:
VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) Joint Stock Company Subsidiary Organization is 100% subsidiary bank of the largest Russian VTB Bank OJSC.
VTB Bank and its subsidiary companies forms an international financial group acting in Russian and foreign markets.
VTB group includes more than 20 banks and financial companies in 19 CIS countries, Europe, Asia and Africa. Main shareholder of VTB is the Government of the Russian Federation (75.5%). VTB group provides full complex of financial services including banking servicing of individuals and legal entities, investment and banking and additional financial services including leasing, factoring, insurance and pension provision.