01.05.07 |
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The Russian Banking Sector Is More Closely Resembling Those Of Developed Markets, As It Focuses On Building Up Profits From Fee Income. But Banks Face The Thorny Issue Of How. more |
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29.09.06 |
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Societe Generale moved to become a leading foreign bank in Russia on Thursday through a multi-stage deal to acquire control of top-10 bank Rosbank by the end of 2008. more |
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08.06.06 |
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Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov's Rosbank has called off its planned
London shares listing and opted to sell a 10 percent stake to France's Societe
Generale for $317 million instead, a move that has cast doubt on plans for
initial public offerings by other Russian banks. more |
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17.12.05 |
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If the IPO pipeline is an accurate indication, the Russian banking sector is poised to move into the mainstream as far as equity investors are concerned. Next year will see a stream of banks floating as they seek to broaden their international profile and boost Tier I ratios. One example is Rosbank, whose CEO Alexander Popov spoke to IFR's Mark Baker about his bank's plans. more |
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14.01.05 |
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Credit Suisse First Boston, in its role as joint lead manager, worked to overcome Russia’s challenging economic conditions to strike Rosbank’s first international capital markets deal. Geraldine Lambe meets its pioneering team.
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03.01.05 |
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Alexander Popov, chairman of ROSBANK, which now has the second largest branch network after Sberbank, agrees that, although the banking sector may grow by 30% in 2004, Russian banks do not have long-term funds and are at a competitive disadvantage to foreign banks. more |
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28.12.04 |
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ROSBANK offered investors wary of touching the banking sector further protection by issuing a rare securitized bond at the end of October. The $225 million deal met was almost three times over-subscribed, according to ROSBANK’s deputy chairman of the executive board, Guerman Aliev. more |
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