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In 2014 Center-invest Bank’s loan portfolio increased by RUB11.5bn (+17.8%) to RUB76bn. The stable growth in lending can be attributed to record low interest rates and the bank’s long-term sustainable development strategy, comprehensive support for entrepreneurs, and customer advice.

On 18 December 2014, an award ceremony was held in the Rostov Region Philharmonic Hall for winners of the annual scholarship competition run by Center-invest Bank and the Endowment Fund for Science and Education in the Southern Federal District.

In the first half of December 2014 Center-invest Bank issued RUB5.5bn in new loans to business and retail customers in southern Russia. The stable growth in lending by Center-invest Bank can be attributed to record low interest rates and the bank’s long-term sustainable development strategy, comprehensive support for entrepreneurs, and advice for customers.

Center-invest Bank has received a Public Recognition Award from the Krasnodar Krai Public Chamber for its contribution to increasing civic engagement and to the social and economic wellbeing of Krasnodar Krai.

The third International Forum of Youth Enterprise Leaders was held in Rostov-on-Don on 4 December 2014. Center-invest Bank was a co-organiser of the event and its main sponsor.

Center-invest Bank was a partner and sponsor for the Southern Russia Social Investment competition held by the regional business magazine Ekspert-Yug.

The Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Board of Directors, Dr Vasily Vysokov, has won “Banker of the Year” in the regional Person of the Year Awards. Organised by the business magazine Business Quarter Rostov-on-Don, the awards are now in their fifth year. Dr Vysokov won the award for his success in continuing to develop Center-invest Bank, the largest regional bank in southern Russia, and for supporting new entrepreneurs.

At the 8^th Interregional Forum of the Southern Federal District’s Leading Companies, Center-invest Bank won the award for “Leading Bank in the Southern Federal District”. The forum is held annually by the Expert media holding (expert.ru).