OREANDA-NEWS. March 21, 2007. The Russian Bank for Development has paid interest on syndicated loan in accordance with the repayment schedule, reported the press-centre of  The Russian Bank for Development. A $100-million syndicated loan was raised in May 2006 for a term of three years. The loan was arranged by Citibank N. A. and Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG. The syndicate unified 12 international financial institutions from various countries worldwide.