OREANDA-NEWS. September 3, 2007. The bank’s loan portfolio has reached 94.6 billion roubles, up 37% from January, 1st, 2007. The significant growth made possible due to expansion of client base and increase in a share of investment projects. Further development of the regional network became another important factor which provided positive dynamics.

The main consumers of credit products in the first half of 2007 were: leasing companies (10.8% of the loan portfolio), heavy industries (8.4%), power industry (5.5%), and gold mining (5.2%). The important structural components of a credit portfolio of the bank are the enterprises of atomic engineering, coal and oil-extracting companies, manufacturers of ferroalloys, building companies and food producers.