The grand total of SVERDLOVSKY GUBERNSKY BANK (SGB, Yekaterinburg) equalled R5.67 billion on January 1, 2006 vs. R2.37b on January 1, 2005. The banks assets, calculated by analysts, reached R5.25b, an increase of 125.3% year-on-year.
Income earning assets (commercial credits, discounted bills, government securities) grew by 130.9% to R4.18b 9R1.81b on January 1, 2005. Credit portfolio rose by 80.1% to R3.15b. The securities portfolio grew 22.2-fold to R1.309b. Clients funds rose 2.1-fold to R3.23b, including household deposits — 3.3-fold to R1.186b.
Source: BANKIR.RU, January 18, 2006