Increase in time deposits of individuals in the St. Petersburg branch of OTP Bank in a quarter was 19%

Increase in term deposits of individuals in the branch of the St. Petersburg OTP Bank in 1 st quarter of 2009 amounted to 19% compared with 4 quarter of 2008. Balance profit affiliate of the 1 st quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of 2008 increased by 2,7 ??times. According to the journal "Expert North - West, branch," St. Petersburg "takes 17 place in the ranking of the largest branches of banks in the region by asset size and 18 of the largest in terms of profits. "These figures show that our branch has strengthened its position in the region, and the level of confidence in it grows," - commented Branch Director Yuri Leonov. Branch of the St. Petersburg OTP Bank is based on the branch of the Russian General Bank (founded 2000), which became in 2005 a branch of Investsberbank, entered into the international banking group OTP Group. In connection with entering into the OTP Bank branches, new products, such as for businesses and for individuals (eg, a new program on SME lending, new investments, new consumer and auto loans), sales channel of mobile bankers. During 2008, in St. Petersburg was opened four additional offices - one on the Petrograd side, one on the Basil of-ve and 2 in the center of the city. At the moment the network of branch "St. Petersburg" OTP Bank has 7 points of customer service, including in Kaliningrad.