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At the request of the Rostov Region local government and the Rostov-on-Don city administration, Dr Vysokov, chairman of the Board of Directors of Center-invest Bank, gave a series of talks on current management problems to local civil servants. Dr Vysokov is also the chairman of the Commission for Economic Development, Enterprise and Innovation of the Rostov Region Public Chamber.

Center-invest Bank took third place in the “Social Project” category of the Banking Sector Awards held by the Russian monthly publication “Banking Review”. Assessing banks’ philanthropic activities and support for local communities, the competition organisers and judges deemed Center-invest Bank’s social and educational projects to be among the most effective.

Center-invest Bank ranks 33rd in the annual bank reliability rating published by Forbes business magazine. This is two places higher than last year. Center-invest Bank is the only bank in southern Russia to be in the Top 50 most reliable Russian banks.

The Expert RA ratings agency has published the findings of its study of the Russian SME lending market in 2014. Center-invest Bank ranks 15th in its rating of Russia’s top banks by size of SME loan portfolio. The study encompassed more than 80 banks.

Experts from the RuSEFF “Warm Life” programme recently met with representatives of Rostov homeowners associations to discuss the energy audits of five multifamily residential buildings conducted by RuSEFF at the end of last year. Center-invest Bank is a partner of the “Warm Life” programme.

Throughout March 2015, on submission of the requisite documentation, new SME customers in southern Russia can open a current account (ruble account) with Center-invest Bank free of charge. This promotion will be available in all of our branches.

Center-invest Bank presented its financial literacy programmes and social and educational projects at the II National Congress on Financial Education for the General Public, held on