OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2012. Moscow GTU of the Bank of Russia approved the candidacy of Evgeny V. Kryukov for the position of Member of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Russian Agricultural Bank, reported the press-centre of RusAg.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kryukov headed the Chairman’s Office at Russian Agricultural Bank.

Russian Agricultural Bank (RusAg) is 100% state-owned bank regulated by the Central Bank of Russia. RusAg is one of the leading financial institutions providing lending support to Russian agribusiness.

Russian Agricultural Bank acts as a Government agent providing financial services to agribusiness and rural population, which makes up 27% of the total population. Russian Agricultural Bank plays a key role in the implementation of the State Program on Agribusiness Development. The Bank's development role is based on its good knowledge of the Russian agribusiness sector. RusAg offers a large product range oriented on the target market segment and its wide regional coverage.

Today, Russian Agricultural Bank’s network of 78 regional branches and over 1500 additional offices covers the whole territory of the Russian Federation and is the second largest regional branch network in the country. RusAg’s local presence provides a significant marketing advantage and access to regional client base.

Russian Agricultural Bank provides banking services nationwide to over two million clients. The Bank's policy is to make the whole range of banking services available to its clients both in urban and rural areas.