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VTB Bank (Russian: ОАО Банк ВТБ, former Vneshtorgbank) is one of the leading universal banks of Russia. VTB Bank and its subsidiaries form a leading Russian financial group – VTB Group, offering a wide range of banking services and products in Russia, CIS, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the U.S. The Group’s largest subsidiaries in Russia are VTB24, Bank of Moscow, and TransCreditBank. VTB was ranked 236th on the FT Global 500 2011,〔http://media.ft.com/cms/33558890-98d4-11e0-bd66-00144feab49a.pdf FT Global 500 2011〕 The ''Financial Times''’ annual snapshot of the world's largest companies. It climbed to 82nd in the ranking of the 500 largest companies in Europe, the FT Europe 500 2011,〔http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/32aafd58-98d4-11e0-bd66-00144feab49a.pdf FT Europe 500 2011〕 and to 38th in the FT Emerging 500 2011,〔http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/8371d3d0-9e40-11e0-8e61-00144feabdc0.pdf FT Emerging 500 2011〕 the list of the 500 largest companies on the world’s emerging markets. The Moscow-based bank is registered in St. Petersburg and came 65th in the British magazine ''The Banker''’s Top 1,000 World Banks in terms of capital in 2010.〔http://www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?id=2050740 The Banker: в списке крупнейших банков мира Сбербанк на 43-м месте по капиталу, ВТБ — на 65-м〕 ==History== 1990: Russia’s Foreign Trade Bank (Vneshtorgbank) was established with the support of the Russian State Bank and the Ministry of Finance. It was set up as a limited liability company with the aim of servicing Russia’s foreign trade operations and promoting Russia’s integration into the global economy. 1998: The bank was converted into a public company, majority owned (96.8%) by the Russian government represented by the Central Bank 2002: The bank’s stocks were transferred to Russia’s Ministry of State Property. 2004: The bank acquired a majority stake (85.81%) in Guta Bank, which was struggling with liquidity problems and experiencing serious financial difficulties. The new acquisition was reorganised into a retail bank, Vneshtorgbank 24. The bank also acquired the Armenian Armsberbank, which was later renamed VTB Armenia. 2005: The bank acquired 75.5% plus three shares of the Promstroybank (PSB), which was reorganised as Bank VTB North-West and later became VTB’s North-Western Regional Centre. 2006: Vneshtorgbank and Vneshtorgbank 24 were rebranded VTB and VTB 24. The bank set up a subsidiary, VTB Africa in Angola, and bought the Ukrainian bank Mriya, which was later merged with VTB Bank (Ukraine).〔http://m.vtb.com/group/press/news/releases/287067/〕 2007: The bank took over Slavneftebank in Belarus, later renamed VTB Belarus. VTB was the first Russian bank to offer an initial public offering (IPO), raising $8 billion in what became the largest international banking IPO at the time. 2008: VTB set up a subsidiary, VTB Kazakhstan. 2009: The bank acquired AF Bank in Azerbaijan from AF Holding International, later renamed VTB Azerbaijan. 2010: VTB bought a 43.18% stake in TransCreditBank from Russian Railways (RZD). 2011: VTB sold a 10% stake to foreign investors 2011. The deal yielded over 95 billion rubles for the Russian government. The bank pioneered in realization of privatization plan for state-run companies. As a result of the privatization, the government’s stake in the bank’s equity decreased to 75.5%. By the end of December 2011, VTB had increased its stake in Bank of Moscow to 94.84%.〔http://www.interfax.co.uk/russia-business-and-financial-news/vtb-ups-stake-in-bank-of-moscow-to-94-84/ VTB ups stake in Bank of Moscow to 94.84%〕 2012: VTB increased its stake in TransCrediBank to 99.6% after buying more stock from RZD.〔("2012 VTB IFRS Report" )〕 2013: VTB carries out additional share issue. As a result of the SPO the Russian government’s share in VTB has decreased by almost 15%.〔("VTB Completes New Offering That Reduces State Stake By 15%" ), ''The Moscow Times''〕 2013: According to ''CISTRAN Finance'', several U.S. senators allege that VTB bank holds personal accounts for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. VTB denies the accusations, releasing a statement that it does not hold any funds belonging to Assad or his government's leaders.〔Douglas Waits, ("VTB issues statement refuting U.S. claims on Syria funds" ), ''CISTRAN Finance'', 20 September 2013. (Retrieved 9/23/13).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VTB」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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