Banking
Artem Konstandyan, CEO, Promsvayzbank
Competition between state owned and privately owned banks in Russia is a major issue – the former continue to dominate certain segments, but the latter offers competitive advantages in terms of speed, innovation and customer focus. Mr Konstandyan explains Promsvyzbank’s strategic plan to leverage these qualities.
September 12, 2011Related by the tag Commercial Banking
Banking
Charles Borg, CEO, Bank of Valletta
Malta is part of the EU, and as an international finance hub is closely connected to the continent’s economic difficulties; but it has emerged from the financial crisis relatively unscathed. Charles Borg explains how Malta’s conservative banking customs have supported the country’s resilience, and how the Bank of Valletta is working with local SMEs as a catalyst for internationalisation.
March 21, 2012
Banking
Elham Mahfouz, Acting CEO, Commercial Bank of Kuwait
Commercial Bank of Kuwait has been driving the implementation of banking technology since its birth in 1960 – it was the first to implement ATMs, and recently upgraded its technological core. Elham Mahfouz discusses how CBK’s business has evolved since the financial crisis, and its commitment to remain a local bank: supporting local businesses while facilitating international investment.
March 9, 2012
Banking
Rana Sunna, Deputy General Manager, Cairo Amman Bank
In the 1990s, Cairo Amman Bank was a small bank, with modest financial results and lwo growth prospects. Today it stands as mark of innovation: after successfully targeting the underserved retail sector, and reforming its HR and IT departments to develop the new skills and products the market needed. Rana Sunna explains how the changes brought new hope to the bank, and new life to its accounts.
February 6, 2012Related by the tag Russia
Banking
Alexander Dementiev, Deputy Chairman, URALSIB
With a core focus on developing business in Russia’s regions – away from the high concentration of financial services in Moscow – URALSIB is seeing good growth as small and medium enterprises flourish. Mr Dementiev discusses how this strategy is a vital part of the bank’s social responsibilities.
September 7, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Dmitry Konshin, Vice President, NPF Gazfond
With 400,000 account holders and $9.3bn dollars in assets – nearly half the assets controlled by the entire Russian private pension industry – Gazfond is keen to exercise a conservative approach to investment. VP Dmitry Konshin describes Gazfond’s foundation and its priorities for the future.
August 17, 2011
Energy
Pavel Fedorov, First Vice-President for Finance and Economics, Rosneft JSA
Russia is the world’s largest oil producing country, and Rosneft is the largest oil & gas operator in the Russian market, producing 120m tonnes of oil per year, or 2.5m barrels of oil equivalent a day. VP Pavel Fedorov explains the company’s operation.
April 5, 2011