OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2010. Thanks to the Bank’s joint program with Statoil’s retail gas station network all Uniastrum cardholders enjoy discounts on fuel, merchandise and carwash services in Saint Petersburg, and the Leningrad and Murmansk regions

Uniastrum continues to extend the list of companies taking part in a special discount program for the Bank’s cardholders. Uniastrum customers now receive a 5% reduction on fuel and merchandise and 10% off on carwash prices at Statoil filling stations. Likewise, in Saint Petersburg Uniastrum cardholders enjoy markdowns on holiday travel, automobile purchases and services with the Bank’s partner companies.

Uniastrum customers receive a discount on payment, and also whenever they use their Uniastrum Bank card, irrespective of the region in which it was issued, the payment system or card type. A Uniastrum card can be applied for by calling in at one of the lender’s neighborhood banking centers, clicking on www.uniastrum.ru, or phoning the Bank’s information center on (8-800) 333-04-04.

Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA is Scandinavia’s biggest retail gasoline operator, has been in the business for over one hundred years, and commands solid leadership positions on the automobile fuel, goods and services market. For more than 20 years, the company has forged ahead with expanding its filling station network in the Baltic States and Poland. Statoil Energy and Retail Russia operates 19 gas stations in Saint Petersburg, and the Leningrad, Pskov, and Murmansk regions. Statoil has established a dealer network selling high-quality in-house produced lubricants with a wide presence throughout Russia.

“Bank cards are a modern and convenient payment method and for many people they are an inherent feature of everyday life,” notes Oleg Shvetsov, First Deputy Chairman of Uniastrum’s Management Board. “By increasing the number of companies taking part in our discount program, we enable our customers to gain discounts on popular goods and services. For the record, we have program partners in every region where Uniastrum Bank operates.”