Sberbank: Sberbank Leasing Included in Top 20 European Leasing Companies
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24.06.2011 / 10:06
Sberbank Leasing Included in Top 20 European Leasing Companies
June 24, 2011, Moscow - For the first time ever Sberbank Leasing has been included in TOP-20 European Leasing Companies, having been ranked 20th in Leaseurope 2010 Ranking Survey of Top European Leasing Companies.
In 2010, Sberbank Leasing closed 1,663 deals, and the turnover of its new business in 2010 reached EUR 2,443 million.
In Leaseeurope 2010 Ranking the company occupied the 35th line with its 490 deals worth EUR 728 million. So, the company's new business grew 3.4-fold on a year-over-year basis. The objective of the company's development strategy is entering in TOP 5 European leasing companies by 2014.
'Over the last year we have managed to considerably strengthen our positions in European leasing market. Recognition of the company's achievements by European community is the result of implementation of our development strategy and international cooperation activities. Our domestic leasing market is still an emerging market, but Russian companies have already been included in TOP 20 European players. We are sure about further growth of our business, since today the issue of modernization of our economy is more topical than ever,' - emphasized the General Director of Sberbank Leasing Dmitry Zotov.
The ranking of top European leasing companies is prepared annually by the European Federation of Leasing Company Associations, Leaseurope, representing the leasing and hire industry in Europe. Leaseurope represents 90% of European leasing market and includes 48 national associations of lessors from 34 countries.
Sberbank Leasing CJSC has been operating in the leasing market since 1993 and is one of the leading players in Russian leasing market. As of May 2011, the company's total portfolio exceeded RUB 173 billion.
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Sberbank of Russia Alexander Baziyan Public Relations Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
Sberbank of Russia JSC is the largest bank in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and its share includes about 30% of assets of Russian banking system with about 240 thousand employees. Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and the major shareholder of Sberbank of Russia JSC, owning above 60% of voting shares. Other shareholders include about 260 thousand individuals and legal entities. The Bank has the most developed branch network in Russia: 17 territorial banks, about 20 thousand branches and internal organization departments, as well as subsidiary banks in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus, a branch in India, and a representative office in Germany.
General license of the Bank of Russia to perform bank operations 1481.
Bank's official site - www.sberbank.ru
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