OREANDA-NEWS. March 22, 2011. PrivatBank has become even closer to its clients nowadays. Within the past year, the Bank`s infrastructure grew up by 173 offices. Only in Kiev PrivatBank`s regional branch number increased by 54 units, as well as the number of offices in residential and central districts of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Krivyi Rih, Lviv and other cities. As for January 1st 2011 PrivatBank`s regional network consisted of 3'216 offices including 35 branches. Over the past year, ATM number has grown up by 184 units.

"Sometimes demand for banking products is as high as demand for food, - PrivatBank`s press service believes. - Therefore, PrivatBank`s offices and furthermore ATMs are as easy to be found near your house and office as a grocery shop."

Furthermore, PrivatBank continues to develop actively in other countries for the Ukrainians living abroad.

To date, partner banks of PrivatBank service clients in Russia (JSC MCB ”Moscomprivatbank”), in Georgia (JSC “PrivatBank”), Latvia (AS ”PrivatBank”), the PrivatBank`s Cyprus branch (including 4 offices in major cities on Cyprus), PrivatBank`s reperesentative offices abroad (Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Great Britain, Spain and Germany). Also AS ”PrivatBank” branches operate in Portugal (Lisbon) and Italy (Rome).

In 2010, AS ”PrivatBank” offices opened in Algarve and Porto cities (Portugal) and in the first half of 2011 AS ”PrivatBank” will open branches on the island of Madeira (Portugal) and in Germany.

"We aspire to be closer to our citizens and provide them with perfect banking services, - commented on the Bank`s international strategy Alexander Dubilet, the PrivatBank`s Chairman. - We do our best to provide banking services in all countries where Ukrainians are working or living in".

PrivatBank is the largest bank in Ukraine. It operates in 12 countries, including Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Georgia, Russia, Latvia and China.