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IIB wraps up “the Year of Asia” – the 104th Council Meeting of the Bank in Vietnam concluded, followed by an international business forum

IIB wraps up “the Year of Asia” – the 104th Council Meeting of the Bank in Vietnam concluded, followed by an international business forum

On December 3-4, 2015, the highest governing authority of the International Investment Bank, the IIB Council, held its 104th meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. The meeting marked the formal completion of IIB’s institutional reform, which started in 2012 – after their signing by the Czech Republic, all member states of the Bank have now adopted the new statutory documents, which will come into force after their ratification by all members, already finalized by Hungary. The underlying theme of the…  Read more
Yet another successful placement of IIB’s bonds for RUB 5 billion on Moscow Exchange

Yet another successful placement of IIB’s bonds for RUB 5 billion on Moscow Exchange

On November 19, 2015, the International Investment Bank successfully placed 10-year bonds of 04 series in the amount of RUB 5 billion (over EUR 70 million) on the Moscow Exchange. This issue of the so-called “mibovki” has become the sixth in Russia and Europe and the largest in terms of volume since the IIB entered the debt capital markets in April 2014. Currently, the total amount of bonds issued by the Bank in Russia, Slovakia and Romania, exceeds EUR 270 million. Thus, the renewed IIB…  Read more
Investors in IIB’s Slovak bonds receive their first coupon payment

Investors in IIB’s Slovak bonds receive their first coupon payment

Today, the IIB paid out the first coupon on its 5-year bonds issued on the Bratislava Stock Exchange in October last year, when they spurred demand among investors from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Russia. The interest payment, in line with the annual rate of 3.5%, amounted to EUR 1.05 million. Tatra banka a.s., the initial lead manager of the issue, was the paying agent. All funds, raised during the first bond placement outside of the country of IIB’s headquarters, were used to…  Read more
Russian private pension funds can invest in IIB’s securities

Russian private pension funds can invest in IIB’s securities

On August 28, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) published on its official website amendments to the Regulation No. 451-P, which allow Russian private pension funds to invest pension savings in securities of international financial institutions with a credit rating no lower than three grades below that of the Russian Federation from at least one of the following rating agencies — Fitch, Moody’s and Standard &…  Read more
IIB strengthens its ties with shareholders during the traditional lunch of member states' ambassadors

IIB strengthens its ties with shareholders during the traditional lunch of member states' ambassadors

On May 14, yet another working lunch of the Club of Ambassadors of IIB’s member states took place, which has already become a good tradition. Along with the management of the Bank and the heads of diplomatic representations, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, V.G.Titov, and MFA RF Secretary General, P.M.Kuznetsov, as well as other representatives of the Russian MFA, attended the meeting. It is worth noting that, for the first time, such a meeting took place at…  Read more