OREANDA-NEWS. November 12, 2009. State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’ starts preparing documentation on the potential arrangement of Eurobond debut issue under the program of issuing Medium Term Notes (MTN). Parameters of the program and the first tranche including the amount and cost terms of the bond issue and the format of Eurobond issue are to be determined with arrangers in the course of joint preparation taking into account market conditions as of the date of bond placement.

Vnesheconombank plans to select Eurobond issue arrangers among leading investment banks. And in doing so, Vnesheconombank will, above all, take into consideration banks’ experience in operating on capital markets and the extent of their cooperation with Vnesheconombank with particular emphasis on their involvement in financing the Bank’s projects.

After required preliminary work has been completed, appropriate documents will be submitted to the Management Board and Vnesheconombank’s Supervisory Board for consideration in order to take a decision on whether it is appropriate to issue Eurobonds.

Funds to be raised by Vnesheconombank will be used to finance the Bank’s current lending and investment activities.