VTB (former Vneshtorgbank) is one of the leading universal banks of Russia and the largest in terms of authorized capital.

As of December 31, 2005 according to IFRS (consolidated), its shareholders equity totaled $5.3 billion. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), often known by the older name of International Accounting Standards (IAS) are a set of accounting standards. ...

Bank assets as of December 31, 2005 amounted to $36.7 billion.

The Russian government holds a 99.9% stake in VTB.

The bank holds a 5% stake in the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which it purchased for $1 billion in 2006. European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a large European industrial corporation of the aerospace business, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier GmbH and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain. ...

External links

• VTB corporate site
• Russian website

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