12 Facts About VTB Bank

1.

VTB Bank was ranked 446th on the FT Global 500 2012, The Financial Times' annual snapshot of the world's largest companies.

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2.

VTB Bank was founded as Vneshtorgbank in 1990 with the support of the Russian State Bank and the Ministry of Finance.

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3.

In 2013, VTB Bank carried out a secondary public offering which raised 102.

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4.

In 2011, VTB Bank invested more than $191 million for shares in the Isle of Man company DST Investment 3 which was roughly than half of the funds in Yuri Milner's DST Global.

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5.

On 7 May 2014, VTB Bank transferred most of its DST Investment 3 to Kanton.

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6.

VTB Bank is one of the sponsors of all Dinamo Moscow sport clubs.

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7.

Since 2017, VTB Bank has been the title partner of the Russian Formula 1 stage in SochiFormula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix.

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8.

VTB Bank has been the title sponsor of the VTB Bank United League since 2008.

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9.

Since 2005, VTB Bank has been the general sponsor of the Kamaz Master team, a team which has been active in re-known rally raid such as Dakar Rally, Silk Way Rally and Africa Eco Race.

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10.

Since 2013, VTB Bank Group has been supporting the Velobike, a bicycle-sharing system in Moscow, a project by the Department for Transport and Development of Road Infrastructure of the city.

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11.

On 6 August 2014, VTB Bank was added to the Canadian sanctions list due to its role in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

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12.

On 1 September 2014, VTB Bank was added to the Australian autonomous sanctions list for Russia, Crimea, and Sevastopol.

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