About IMPEXBANK

OAO IMPEXBANK was founded in 1993, General License No.2291 issued by the Bank of Russia. Presently, its is a full-service commercial bank.

IMPEXBANK joined Raiffeisen Group in FEBRUARY 2006.

IMPEXBANK is one of the leading banks in terms of its Russian coverage. The joint network of IMPEXBANK and RAIFFEISENBANK AUSTRIA totals up to 250 branches in 44 regions in Russia. The total number of ATMs exceeds 1,000.

IMPEXBANK is the 33^rd among the top Russian banks in terms of assets, as at the end of 1H 2007 (CEA Interfax). IMPEXBANK is the thirteenth in retail loans and fourteenth in terms of its private deposits among the leading retail banks of Russia, as at the end of 1H 2007 (CEA Interfax). IMPEXBANK is the 43^rd in terms of corporate credit portfolio, as at the end of 1H 2007 (CEA Interfax).

Instant cash transfer service Bystraya Pochta is among the most important operation areas of IMPEXBANK. The total turnover of Bystraya Pochta service jointly provided by IMPEXBANK and its partner banks throughout Russia and CIS grew by 80% during 2006 and made up over €620 million. Bystraya Pochta accounts for approximately 11% of the money transfer market to the CIS countries. IMPEXBANK is among TOP 5 operators on the Russian money transfer market.

IMPEXBANK has one of the broadest ATM networks in Russia. In 2006 IMPEXBANK increased its ATM network up to 500 units. The number of cards issued by IMPEXBANK is 330 thousand. Impexbank is a principal member of two leading international payment systems MasterCard International and Visa International. It issues Visa Electron, VISA Classic, Maestro, and MasterCard Mass cards.

In 2006 Moody’s updated IMPEXBANK's rating to the level of sovereign rating of Russia and raised the long-term credit rating to Вaa2/Prime-2 Positive. Fitch raised the IMPEXBANK's rating to the investment level, BBB Stable in 2006.