Global Finance names Alfa Bank Best Trade Finance Bank in Russia for 2003
17 Feb 2003
Alfa Bank has also been voted Best Bank in Russia by Global Finance for four consecutive years.
According to Global Finance, Alfa Bank, Russia? s largest private bank, is notable for its effective combination of Western and Russian management. In addition, as part of a strategy to develop a global banking business, Alfa Bank acquired Amsterdam Trade Bank in 2001 which now provides standard and tailor-made products for Russia-related trade and project finance, investments and international settlements.
Alfa Bank? s trade and project finance department is headed by Mr. Valery Lukin, Senior vice-president.
Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Trade Finance Banks" by category in an exclusive survey to be published in the February 2003 issue. Global Finance editors - with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts - selected the best trade finance providers, globally and in 37 countries or regions. The best online trade finance provider was also identified. Criteria for choosing the winners included transaction volume, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing, and innovative technologies.
"As globalization continues and competition for markets heats up, trade financing is critical to the success of corporations everywhere. We? ve identified the institutions that excel in their country, region and globally," says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance.
Global Finance has 50,000 subscribers and more than 300,000 readers in over160 countries. This audience includes chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs, treasurers, and other financial officers responsible for making investments and strategic business decisions for large global companies and financial institutions. Global Finance targets most of the 8,000 key portfolio investors who control over 80% of all assets under professional management.
Contact:
Svetlana Smirnova,
Head if International Media and PR, Alfa Bank
Tel +7 095 785-96-50.
Joseph Giarraputo,
Global Finance
E-mail: jdg@gfmag.com;
Fax +1 212 447-77-50.
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