Acquisition of a general licenses for all types of banking operations in Russian roubles and foreign currencies
The issue of the first 23 thousand plastic cards
VTB’s major shareholder is the Government of the Russian Federation
Commercial business of Vnesheconombank of the USSR is transferred to Vneshtorgbank
Launch of the World Without Tears corporate charitable programme
Launch of a multi-year charitable and sponsorship support programme for iconic cultural institutions:
- The State Tretyakov Gallery
- The State Russian Museum
- The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
- The State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
- The Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Moscow Theatre
The first international forum RUSSIA CALLING! was organised
The first IPO among Russian banks and the largest international bank IPO at the time, raising USD 8 billion
Over 120 thousand Russian citizens became shareholders of the Bank
VTB is an effective promoter of the government’s policy of supporting the Russian economy during the global financial crisis
VTB established its Corporate University
VTB became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg State University
The first Social Report was issued
Shareholders’ Consultative Council was established
VTB adopted a new corporate lending policy based on an assessment of lenders environmental and social performance
The first issue of our corporate magazine for employees, Team Spirit, was released
The Group 2010-2013 Development Strategy was approved, which focused on efficieny rather than aggressive growth
Together with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), we launched a project to save big cats in Russia
VTB finances large socially significant and environmental projects
The VTB Group Property Management Concept was approved and the Bank’s Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Improvement Programmes were developed
VTB adopted a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
Unique infrastructure projects of VTB for the construction of the Central Section of the Western HighSpeed Diameter (WHSD) and the M-11 Moscow — St. Petersburg highway are being put into force
VTB was awarded the status of the Russian Executive Agency, the Arctic Council Project Support Instrument
Three global business lines were created: Corporate and Investment Business, Medium and Small Business and Retail Business
VTB adopted a strategy for 2017-2019, marking the digital transformation of VTB’s business
The integration of Bank of Moscow was completed
Jointly with FSUE Russian Post, Post Bank was established
On 1 January 2018, due to the result of the merger of VTB Bank and VTB24, a single universal bank began servicing customers
VTB started developing a sustainability strategy
The first mutual funds on the Russian market were launched that took into account the factors of responsible investment in asset management
RUB 262.2 million were allocated to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
Over RUB 50 billion was allocated to finance environmental projects, including renewable energy in 2020
10 million users installed a new version of the VTB Online retail application in 2020