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The Russian national currency is a rouble, which is worth 100 kopecks. Coins of the denomination of 1, 5, 10, and 50 kopecks as well as coins of 1, 2, 5, 10 roubles are in circulation, banknotes have denomination of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 roubles.
To exchange foreign currency (dollars, euro) is possible practically in all banks, as well as in exchange offices in hotels, supermarkets, airports. The rate is announced by the Central Bank of Russia. At present a rouble is worth 26 dollars or 35 euro.
Commercial banks in Russia work with natural persons from 9.30 till 19.00-21.00, the branches of the State Savings Bank – from 8.30 till 19.30, on Saturdays some banks work from 13.00 till 14.00.
Acceptance of credit cards and travel checks is limited by big cities, hotels and large supermarkets. To cash the check one has to pay 2-3 % of commission money. One can use «Western Union», «Money Gram» to transfer money.
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 | | «THE ARKHANGELSK RAILWAY ROAD COMMERCIAL BANK»
Currently the priorities of the Bank are crediting of legal bodies, natural persons and private businesses, including a wide spectre of auto-crediting; paying of wages with plastic cards, broker services for natural persons in the share market. For more details... | |
| | «THE BALTIYSKY BANK»
The Public Joint-Stock Company «The Baltiysky Bank», one of the oldest commercial banks with a wide range of services for corporative and private clients, was founded in 1989. Since February 15, 2005, the Bank has entered the bank system of deposit insurance. More than 30 thousand corporative bodies, more than 1482 thousand private persons are the Bank clients, 1150 thousand of plastic cards have been emitted (by 01.04.07). Long-tern partnership relations with VISA, MasterCard Europe, AMERICAN EXPRESS, THOMAS COOK, WESTERN UNION have been developed. For more details... | |
| | «THE BANK OF MOSCOW»
Today «The Bank of Moscow» is one of the largest commercial banks of Russia. It has the Government backing. In the Moscow banks’ rating it is on the 3d place. By the present time the Bank has developed a dense network of branches all over the country. Thanks to this fact its clients have an opportunity to get professional and qualified services in any corner of the country. Besides, private and legal bodies’ deposits safety is guaranteed by local municipal authorities. The policy of the Bank is confidentiality in the partners’ relationship, individual approach to the clients’ needs. The Bank of Moscow offers a wide spectre of services to its clients in order to augmenting of capital and developing business. For more details... | |
| | «THE MOSCOVSKY INDUSTRIALNY BANK»
(‘Moscow Industrial Bank’)
Having a General license of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, «The Moskovsky Industrialny Bank» renders a variety of financial services to enterprises in every industry, to local authorities and population. The Bank has acquired a considerable experience in servicing the budget organizations (accounts of governmental and customs authorities, social, housing and communal enterprises and organizations). The Bank carries out the whole complex of bank operations. For more details... | |
| | «THE BANK ‘PETROKOMMERTS’»
Publich Joint-Stock Company «The Bank «Petrokommerts» was founded in April. 1992. The main share-holders of the Bank are companies of the Financial Group «IFD Kapital». Their strategy is to develop the Bank as a universal crediting institution with solid position in the financial market. For more details... | |
| | «SBERBANK ROSSIYI»
(‘Saving bank of Russia’)
Currently «Sberbank Rossiyi» is one of the largest banks of the country. It was founded as a public joint-stock company by the Central Bank of Russia and was registered on June 20, 1991. The main share-holder of the Bank is the Central Bank of Russia, it owns more than 60% of its shares. For more details... | |
| | «THE BANK URALSIB»
(‘The Bank of the Urals and Siberia’)
The Bank Uralsib (Public Joint-Stock Company «Uralsib») was founded on September 20, 2005, as a result of business integration of five banks: Public Joint-Stock Company «UralSib», Public Joint-Stock Company ACB «Autobank-Nikoil», CB «Bryansky Narodny Bank» (Public Joint-Stock Company Commercial Bank ‘People’s Bank of Bryansk’), AB «IBG NIKoil» (Public Joint-Stock Company ), Public Joint-Stock Company ACB «Kuzbassugolbank». The Bank Uralsib has got the status of a universal networking bank of the federal level. The Bank offices offer a wide range of services all over the territory of the Russian Federation, including traditional deposit services, consumer and auto crediting, mortgage lending, investments services, joint investments funds services, insurance and many others. For more details... | |
| | «YUNIASTRUM BANK»
The Commercial Bank «Yuniastrum Bank» was founded in 1994. Its registration date in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is March 31, 1994; the General License ¹ 2771 was received from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on May 5, 2005. The «Yuniastrum Bank» is a universal bank with a wide branch network is present in all economically developed subjects of the Russian Federation; its main strategy is to assist in people’s life changes by guarding their savings and crediting them, as well as by investing money into developing sector of real economy. For more details... | |
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