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At a recent meeting of the Rostov Region’s Council of IT System Designers, attended by the Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media, Center-invest Bank spoke about the region’s achievements in developing enterprise and payments in the digital economy.

Center-invest Bank was among the first Russian banks to enable Mir cardholders to use the ATMs of the Armenian national payment system, ArCa. And ArCa cardholders can now use any of Center-invest Bank’s ATMs and terminals.

Two investment vehicles managed by Switzerland-based responsAbility Investments have purchased a 10% stake of PJSC Center-Invest Bank. The new shareholder of Center-Invest Bank will strengthen the authority of the bank and expand access to financing sources for the growing global market for environmental and socially responsible investments, including energy efficiency projects, agribusiness development, loans for apartment building repairs, women and youth entrepreneurship.

Center-invest Bank is proud to sponsor a unique exhibition, "Ivan Aivazovsky: 200 Years of Triumph", which opened at the Rostov Region Museum of Fine Arts on 18 August 2017. To mark this event and inspire the younger generation, the bank is also holding a children’s art competition.

Center-invest Bank has received a Certificate of Approval from the State Labour Inspectorate for the Rostov Region and the Union of Employers. The certificate attests that the bank is listed in the register of employers known to observe employment rights.

To further develop its correspondent banking network, Center-invest Bank has opened correspondent accounts in US dollars and Chinese yuan with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). ICBC is China’s largest bank and one of the leading banks in the world.

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) has agreed to provide Center-invest Bank with a 3-year RUB1bn loan to finance SMEs.

On Saturday 25 March all of Center-invest Bank’s offices switched off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 in support of World Hour. This is an international event organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to draw attention to climate change.