OREANDA-NEWS. September 21, 2011. This year, PrivatBank improved its position by 47 points in the TOP 1000 World Banks, ranking of the largest banks, annually published by reputable British financial magazine The Banker. In 2011 PrivatBank is at 369th position in the ranking of the top 1000 banks of the world, having enhanced its 416th position in 2010.

"We are actively developing our on-ground network as well as our remote banking engines, - says PrivatBank's Chairman Alexander Dubilet in his special interview with The Banker. - Our Internet and mobile activities, as well as our phone banking are the most popular ones in Ukraine. Recently, we have launched our Facebook payment application. Withal, we have the largest network of branches, ATMs and self-service terminals in Ukrainian commercial banking."

The TOP 1000 1000 World Banks, which has been compiled by The Banker experts on the basis of capital-and-assets data for more than 50 years, is one of the most respected in the financial world.

International banking group "PrivatBank" serves over 20 million corporate customers and individuals in 12 countries including Russia, Georgia, Latvia, Italy, Portugal, China, Great Britain, Cyprus, Germany, Spain and Kazakhstan. By the end of 2011 PrivatBank plans to open its first branch in Germany, as well as more than 70 new offices in Russia and Georgia.