METCOMBANK offers increased rate on Thursdays

Ural Treasures Bank has recently offered its customers some new types of deposits. The Universal deposit is valid for 367 days; the customer can withdraw part of the money from their deposit provided the minimum deposit amount is left in the account. Besides, the deposit agreement may be called off earlier (the interest rates will then be determined on the basis of the bank’s early-termination interest rate scale), the bank’s press officer reports. The Savings deposit gives one a chance to plan the deposit period in between 91 and 732 days. The interest rate remains the same throughout the

‘Banks don’t slow down on trying to attract private individuals’ investments in the summertime. Their ad campaigns are just as proactive, new interest rates and deposit terms are offered all the time. At the same time, there is usually a certain seasonal standstill on the savings market in the summer, as people spend their money on vacations, on buying and building summerhouses, and on repairs and decoration,’ says Ural Treasures Bank’s Marketing Director Alexander Nistranskiy. Alexander Nistranskiy reports bank deposits are a traditional way of attracting people’s investments. ‘Banks tend

The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised the interest rates on deposits that have to be opened and topped up through the bank’s ATMs on December 25, 2008. The increase involved the entire range of these deposit types and came to 2% for ruble deposits and to 1% for foreign currency ones. The bank introduced these ATM-linked deposit schemes over a year ago. ‘Our ATMs operate in a very convenient mode, most of the time they are actually available 24/7. The bank’s ATM network comprises more than 270 machines throughout the country and keeps on expanding. This means a customer who

Koltso Urala Commercial Bank’s Retail Department’s analysts report private individuals have been opening more deposits since the summer started, so the bank’s private individuals’ deposits volume is increasing by at least 15 million RUR daily these days. Remarkably, the growth figures only reached 1 to 2 million RUR as recently as January. The bank’s Retail Director Denis Belogurov says the deposit volume growth has been witnessed by the entire banking system. Various banks’ representatives explain that people no longer need a special reason for opening a bank deposit; they normally go on

METCOMBANK offered its customers two new deposit schemes on October 13, 2008. These are METCOM Profitable and METCOM Progressive. The latter provides for the best profit and the lowest risk. You have to deposit at least 10,000 RUR and can always top up your account, the bank’s press officer explains. The interest is capitalized every fifteen days, so every fifteen days this interest is increased and thus rises from 8.5% a year at the beginning to 16% a year at the end of the deposit period. The recommended deposit period comes to 375 days. The former is unique in that the interest rate comes