Bankers oppose sledgehammer

In mid-March, became aware of the letter heads of the largest banks of Russia, addressed to the President of the Association of Russian Banks Garegin Tosunyanu and chapter of the Association of regional banks Anatoly Aksakov, in which market participants suggested the creation of a single organization. This idea is not new. Such proposals do even 2,5 years ago - said at a press conference of the Association of Russian Banks (ARB), head of the bank "Trust" Ilya Yurov. According to him, almost all members of the organization in favor of the consolidation effort. However, he was not sure of the need to create a "sledgehammer." His position is shared by a member of the Council of Federation Dmitry Ananiev: "It is not always 1 +1 = 2, it is sometimes less than two." He considers it important to preserve BDA as an institution of civil society. "To consolidate must be approached with caution, or lose all" - he said. Support their colleagues and the head of Raiffeisen Pavel Gurov, who believes that some banking organizations much better one: "Lobbying more delicate work. Several small hammer is much more important a sledgehammer. " A press conference was devoted to the XXII Congress of the organization, which will summarize 20 years of ARB. In spite of this, the upcoming event will be a working character and its main topic is the quality of banking services - said the head of ARB Garegin Tosunyan.