OREANDA-NEWS. February 01, 2010. Bank Vozrozhdenie announced its preliminary results of the year 2009. The Bank’s net profit after tax and provision charges under RAS is expected to be not less than RUB 1.0bln, reported the press-centre of Bank Vozrozhdenie.

“Financial results met our expectations. The Bank’s loan portfolio was affected by the economy recession. The volume of  loans decreased due to aspiration of some corporate clients to reduce debt burden on their business and due to Bank’s efforts to maintain of the acceptable level of credit risk”, — said Dmitry Orlov, Chairman of the Management Board. — “During the year we enjoyed the inflow of retail deposits- core source of our funding. It ensured Bank’s position on the retail deposits market. The stable functioning of the Bank in complicated conditions of 2009 was possible due to Bank’s traditional focus on the long-term relationship with the clients, tight costs’ control and sound risk management.