February 21, 2012

Bank Forum Commerzbank Group supports the Ukrainian Student Olympiad on Banking

On February 22, 2012 with the support of Bank Forum the first round of the Ukrainian Student Olympiad on Banking will be held on the credit and economic faculty of the Kiev National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman. Winners of the Olympiad will be awarded with prizes from Bank Forum and will be invited to internships in the bank.

"In today's economic climate the banking industry is in need of new young forces that are excellently educated, broad-minded and have good understanding of contemporary realities. Therefore, Bank Forum has been actively supporting banking students, because the future of Ukrainian banking depends on their relevant training and development", said Vadym Berezovyk, Chairman of the Board of Bank Forum Commerzbank Group.

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PJSC "BANK FORUM" was founded in 1994 and is one of the large Ukrainian banks according to the classification of the National Bank of Ukraine. Its main shareholder which owns 96.06% of its shares is Commerzbank Auslandsbanken Holding AG. As of 1 January 2012, the bank's registered statutory capital totals UAH 5.9 bn.

Commerzbank is a leading bank for private and corporate customers in Germany. With the segments Private Clients, Mittelstandsbank, Corporates & Markets, Central & Eastern Europe as well as Asset Based Finance, the Bank offers its customers an attractive product portfolio, and is a strong partner for the export-oriented SME sector in Germany and worldwide. With a future total of some 1,200 branches, Commerzbank has one of the densest networks of branches among German private banks. It has above 60 sites in more than 50 countries and serves approximately 14 million private clients as well as one million business and corporate clients worldwide. In 2010 it posted gross revenues of EUR 12.7 billion with some 59,000 employees.

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Eugenia Smazhenna Zhenya.Smazhenna@forum.ua