Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia named "The Best Debt Bank" and "The Best Bank for New Financial Technology" in Central and Eastern Europe by Global Finance

21.02.19 12:58
/KASE, February 21, 2019/ – Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia (Almaty), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided the KASE with press release dated February 21, 2019, which states as follows: quote Sberbank’s corporate and investment business has won two nominations of the Global Finance magazine’s World’s Best Investment Banks 2019: Best Debt Bank and Best Bank for New Financial Technology in Central and Eastern Europe. Global Finance used a series of criteria, including market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring capabilities, distribution network, innovation, pricing, after-market performance of underwritings and market reputation to score and select winners. Andrey Shemetov, Vice President of Sberbank and Head of the Global Markets Department: "Sberbank has won accolades at World’s Best Investment Banks many times. This international recognition of our efforts shows that we have selected the right strategy to develop our operations." In 2018 Sberbank’s corporate and investment business was named the Best Investment Bank in Russia, and in 2017 the bank won awards for two nominations: Best Bank in Russia and Best Equity Bank in Central and Eastern Europe. "Global Finance Awards» were founded by Global Finance magazine 26 years ago. They are among of the most prestigious international accolades in the banking and financial sectors. The awards are conferred following a review carried out by an international panel, which looks at key financials, market research and voting among analysts and market players, CEOs and CFOs of financial service sector companies, and subscribers to "Global Finance magazine". The winners of "Global Finance Awards" are selected among financial organisations from more than 150 countries in Africa, the Asia Pacific Region, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe. Sberbank Anna Morozova Press Office Tel. +7 495 957-57-21 media@sberbank.ru https://twitter.com/SberbankMedia Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorised capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 145 million customers in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 15,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries. The Bank holds the general banking licence No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. Official websites of the Bank: www.sberbank.com (Sberbank Group website), www.sberbank.ru. unquote [2019-02-21]