Friday, February 21, 2014

Week 8 of 2014 – Giveaway info for the week – Azerbaijan: Bank offering 7.50% for 12-month retail deposits in USD, 4.00% for retail deposits in EUR, 4.00% for commercial deposits in USD

As a free sample for clients and potential clients, below is offered summary information on a sample bank in Eastern Europe or Central Asia selected casually from among those offering moderate (not particularly high) interest rates for foreign-currency retail term deposits.  (This bank’s interest rate of 7.50% for 12-month accounts in USD is in fact among the lowest being offered by any bank in Azerbaijan, where interest rates for USD range as high as 14.00%.)




Bank info:

Bank:  Kapital Bank OJSC (“Kapital Bank” Açıq Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti)
Headquarters:  Baku (Bakı), Azerbaijan
Founded:  In 2000 through a merger of three state-owned banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1874-
Total assets:  AZN 1.0486 bln (USD 1.337 bln) as of 31 Dec. 2013
Number of branches: 100 as of 1 Oct. 2013
No. of ATMs:  477 as of 1 Oct. 2013
No. of credit and debit cards in circulation:  2,049,387 as of 1 Oct. 2013
Ownership structure:  Owned 99.84% by PASHA Holding (Paşa Holdinq)
Quarterly financial statements and ratios for most recent quarter:  Bank haqqında
Quarterly financial statements, 2010-2013:  Maliyyə göstəriciləri (incomplete)
Annual reports, 2003-2012:  İllik hesabatlar
Auditor: Ernst & Young Holdings (CIS) B.V. (Ernst & Yanq Holdinqs (SiAyEs) Bi.Vi.)
SWIFT Code:  AIIBAZ2X
Ratings:
Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR): B+
Long-term local-currency and foreign-currency deposit ratings: B1
Short-term local-currency and foreign-currency deposit ratings: Not Prime
Standalone bank financial-strength rating: E+
Contact info:
Phone:  (+994) 12-493-6630
Fax:  (+994) 12-493-7905
E-mail:  office@kapitalbank.az
Web:  www.kapitalbank.az



Terms of retail term deposit “VIP Deposit” ("VİP" Depoziti):
USD (minimum USD 1,000):  7.50% a.p.r. for 12 months, 8.50% for 24 mos., 9.50% for 36 mos.
EUR (minimum EUR 1,000):  4.00% a.p.r. for 12 months, 5.00% for 24 mos., 6.00% for 36 mos.
AZN (minimum AZN 1,000):  7.50% a.p.r. for 12 months, 8.50% for 24 mos., 9.50% for 36 mos.


USD &AZN:  4.00% a.p.r. for 12 months, 5.00% for 24 mos., 6.00% for 36 mos.