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Annual report 2011 - VTB

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<strong>VTB</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2011</strong>4. Management <strong>report</strong>46<strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Belarus) successfully managed to growits corporate customer base in <strong>2011</strong>. The bankexpanded its presence in the food, trade andconstruction industries, which resulted in a 23.1%increase in the number of corporate clients andentrepreneurs using the bank’s services, to total10,152 as at the end of <strong>2011</strong>. During <strong>2011</strong>, thebank actively cooperated with resource-intensivecompanies, engaged in R&D in engineering sciences,transportation of oil products, engineering servicesand design.The bank’s small business customer segment alsodelivered good growth dynamics. During the <strong>report</strong>ingperiod, the volume of loans provided by the bank tothis customer segment rose by more than seven times,while the volume of non-performing loans decreasedby more than 50%. The account balances of smallbusiness customers increased by 70% in <strong>2011</strong>.In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Belarus) also strengthened itsmarket position in the retail banking segment. Thebank opened new offices in Minsk, Vitebsk and Pinskduring the year and the development of its retailnetwork, as well as its new and upgraded offeringof banking products contributed to a 66% growth inthe bank’s retail deposit portfolio. The bank’s retailloan portfolio increased by 71%, the highest growthrecorded for the last three years.CJSC <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Armenia) delivered another year ofsuccess and growth by significantly strengthening itsleading market positions in <strong>2011</strong>. The bank’s assetsincreased by 39.2% to AMD 177.5 billion(USD 459.8 million 1 ) as at the year-end, mainly dueto an increase in lending volume to individuals.The bank’s total loan portfolio grew by 41.8% toAMD 122.7 billion (USD 317.8 million 1 ) in <strong>2011</strong>.<strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Armenia) increased its share of the lendingsegment to 9.6% during the year.Customers account balances were up byAMD 21.0 billion, reaching a total of AMD 79.5 billion(USD 205.9 million 1 ) as at the end of the <strong>report</strong>ingperiod. Individual customers’ funds increased by28.9% compared to the 2010 figure, and equalledAMD 47 billion (USD 121.7 million 1 ). Funds beingheld by corporate customers amounted toAMD 32.4 billion (USD 83.9 million 1 ). Overall,the bank’s deposit market share expanded to7.5% during the year.As at the end of <strong>2011</strong>, the bank’s customer basecomprised of 286,400 individuals and over 5,300companies – small, medium- and large-sizedbusinesses.In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Armenia) continued to finance keysectors of the Armenian economy, contributing to thedevelopment of large and medium-sized businesses,financial institutions and state companies. Thebank’s corporate client portfolio includes marketleaders and promising medium-sized businessesfrom a broad spectrum of sectors, such as insurance,construction, trade, power, transportation, small- andlarge-scale industry, IT and telecommunications.During the <strong>report</strong>ing period, JSC <strong>VTB</strong> Bank(Kazakhstan), which started its operations in 2009,delivered high growth rates that exceeded theforecasts set out in the bank’s business plan.In <strong>2011</strong>, the bank completed the formation of itsbranch network, which comprised 24 sales points,covering 17 Kazakh regions as at the year-end.Due to the expansion of its regional branch network,the bank managed to nearly double its customer baseto 14,200 in <strong>2011</strong>.<strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Kazakhstan) rapidly attracted newcustomers and further developed its relations withcurrent clients, which enabled the bank to increasethe volume of its active operations. In <strong>2011</strong>, thebank’s loan portfolio grew by 269.4% and itsproportion of total assets increased by 25.4 p.p.In May <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Kazakhstan) signed anagreement with the European Bank for Reconstructionand Development (EBRD) for a USD 20 million tradefinance guarantee facility, as part of the EBRD TradeFacilitation Programme. In June <strong>2011</strong>, the bankwas admitted to JSC Kazakhstan Stock Exchange totrade in the Forex market category, gaining a rightto participate in the trading of foreign currencies. InOctober <strong>2011</strong>, the bank issued international bankcards for its customers on a large scale. By the end ofthe year, more than 4,000 cards had been issued.In <strong>2011</strong>, Fitch Ratings assigned <strong>VTB</strong> Bank(Kazakhstan) with a “BBB-“ long-term issuer defaultrating (Outlook: “Stable”), which is evidence of thebank’s stable financial position.JSC <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Georgia) continued its activedevelopment during <strong>2011</strong>. Today, the bank is amongthe ten largest banks in the country and has beenassigned with the highest long-term issuer defaultrating among Georgian banks, which is “BB”.The bank’s activities were focused on attractingfunding from international financial institutionsduring <strong>2011</strong>. For example, the bank obtained aUSD 11.4 million credit facility from the EBRD tofinance the country’s agriculture and small andmedium-sized businesses.In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Georgia)’s assets rose by24.4% to GEL 423.7 million (USD 254.4 million 1 ).The bank’s loan portfolio increased by 30.1%totalling GEL 304.8 million (USD 183.0 million 1 ) as atthe year-end. In <strong>2011</strong>, the bank mostly developed itscooperation with individuals and as a result, the loanportfolio of this customer segment grew by 42.8%.OJSC <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Azerbaijan) is a universal bankproviding corporate as well as retail bankingservices in the Republic of Azerbaijan. In <strong>2011</strong>, thebank started the formation of its new managementteam with the appointment of a new Chairman ofthe Management Board. The bank plans to recruitnew managers for the retail banking and riskmanagement divisions. The bank’s organisationalstructure and the internal documents regulating <strong>VTB</strong>Bank (Azerbaijan) were also started to be updated.Automated processes are employed within the keybank’s business lines. The bank also initiated acomprehensive development programme for itsstrategy for the coming years.With the help of <strong>VTB</strong> Group, the bank set plans toconduct large-scale investment banking transactionsin Azerbaijan. In October <strong>2011</strong>, the bank opened itsfirst branch in Baku to help the expansion of its retailbusiness. As at the year-end, the loan portfolio ofthe bank’s retail business increased by more than2.5 times. <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (Azerbaijan), which started itsoperations in 2009, has been demonstrating highgrowth rates, exceeding the forecasts set out in thebank’s business plan.Business in EuropeIn <strong>2011</strong>, the Bank’s European sub-holding continuedto strengthen its positions in servicing the exportand import operations of the largest Russian and CISexporters. Overall, <strong>2011</strong> saw a rapid growth in thecorporate lending sector. For example, the Europeansub-holding’s loan portfolio grew by 190.3% year-onyearto EUR 5.9 billion (USD 7.6 billion). More thanhalf of these funds were lent to Russian borrowers.One of the main areas of activity of <strong>VTB</strong>’s Europeansub-holding in <strong>2011</strong> were transactions of pre-exportand trade financing. During the year, large transactionswere arranged for companies such as Acron, RMKGroup, Belorusneft, Panrusgas Gas Trading, for a totalamount of approximately EUR 1.0 billion.In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong>’s European sub-holding developedtwo main areas of its business with local corporatecustomers. These included growing its lendingoperations to European companies and implementingthe <strong>VTB</strong> Direct project. As at the end of <strong>2011</strong>,European corporate clients accounted for 55%of the total corporate customer base of <strong>VTB</strong> Bank(Deutschland) AG and <strong>VTB</strong> Bank (France).471 The USD equivalent is calculated on the basis of USD/AMD spot rate as of 30 December <strong>2011</strong>. Source: Bloomberg. 1 The USD equivalent is calculated on the basis of USD/GEL spot rate as of 30 December <strong>2011</strong>. Source: Bloomberg.

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