>Vozrozhdeniye Bank has been ranked among the top 200 Russian companies in the annual rating published by the weekly >analytical edition Expert (#37).
According to Expert RA, Vozrozhdeniye Bank is ranked among the top Russian companies (covering all industries) by market value. According to Expert RA, in rating compilation the company capitalization was the principal criteria, i.e. market value of ordinary shares (in compliance with the RTS stock exchange data) multiplied by their number. The table containing estimated ratios of performance results and stock trade volumes is compiled of the 200 Russian companies with the highest market capitalization as at September 1st 2002.
Vozrozhdeniye Bank has been ranked in the "Expert 400" - rating of the top companies by product sales volume. As a principal criteria for rating compilation there was taken the ratio characterizing the volume of sales (products, works and services) in 2003. For the banking sector - this is the sum of interest income (before expenses) and non-interest income (less expenses on securities and foreign currency operations). The above data were based on the banking reports compiled in accordance with IFRS US and GAAP standards alone.
Vozrozhdeniye Bank is ranked 17th among the top Russian banks by product sales volume (Expert RA).
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At the moment Vozrozhdeniye Bank is the only Russian bank, which shares in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADR) are listed on the international stock market. The most operations with the Vozrozhdeniye's ADRs take place on Frankfurt, Berlin and Stuttgart stock exchanges. In July 1996 American Securities Commission (SEC) registered the program of issuing the 1st level American Depository Receipts (ADRs) for the Vozrozhdeniye Bank's shares. The issued ADRs for the Vozrozhdeniye Bank's shares amount to 550,000 items (in proportion: 1 ordinary share =1 ADR).
>Vozrozhdeniye Bank has issued the 500,000th bankcard.
In honour of this event the ceremonial presentation of the half million's bankcard to the Bank's President Dmitriy Orlov took place.
At the moment all the Bank's bankcards are international (VISA International and MasterCard International). Among them 74% - chip cards of EMV standard (VSDC and Mchip). The Bank services the network covering 293 ATMs. As at 1st October the bankcard balances amounted to USD 78.9 ml, turnover for 9 months - over RUR 20 billion.
Vozrozhdeniye Bank issues VISA cards since 1996 and is a Principal Member in VISA and MasterCard since 1998. The Bank services the cards through its own certified processing centre. Beginning with September 2001, the Bank performs servicing of the UnionCard bankcards.
Since April 2003 the Bank has been issuing the chip cards of VSDC (VISA Smart Debit/Credit) standard of VISA International payment system.
In April 2004 Vozrozhdeniye Bank completed certification of the MasterCard chip cards and launched their issuing.
>The Bank's Ratings
Moscow Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Vozrozhdeniye has been steadily holding a stable position among Russian banks. By bank ratings of different rating agencies and periodical editions Vozrozhdeniye Bank permanently ranks in the top 30 largest Russian banks.
Our Bank is presented in the shortlist of the largest Russian banks published recently by Bank of Russia.
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