Saturday, March 8, 2014

Week 10 of 2014 – Giveaway info for the week – Crimea: Bank offering 9.00% for 12-month retail deposits in USD and 8.00% for retail deposits in EUR, 6.50% for 14-day commercial deposits in USD and 5.50% for commercial deposits in EUR, as well as 3.25% for 9-12 month commercial deposits in gold


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.




Bank info:

Name:  Bank Morskoy (PJSC Bank “Morskoy”) (Публічне акціонерне товариство Банк "Морський")  (N.B.:  morskoy means “marine” in Russian.)
Headquarters:  Sevastopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, ...............................
Founded:  1994.
Total assets:  UAH* 1,269,984,000 (USD 158.89 mln) as of 31 Dec. 2013, ranking in 101st place out of 180 banks in Ukraine.

*As of 31 Dec. 2013 the official exchange rate for the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) was USD 1 = UAH 7.993

Total loans:  UAH 471,365,000 (USD 58.97 mln) as of 31 Dec. 2013, of which 85.95% were to commercial clients (72.56% in UAH, 13.29% in other currencies) and 14.05% were to retail clients (9.48% in UAH, 4.57% in other currencies).
Total deposits:  UAH 652,481,000 (USD 81.63 mln) as of 31 Dec. 2013, of which 26.34% were from commercial depositors (20.27% in UAH, 6.07% in other currencies) and 73.66% were from retail depositors (53.29% in UAH, 20.36% in other currencies).
Net profit (loss) for 4Q 2013:  UAH 254,000 (USD 31,778).
Number of branches:  21
Gallery of licenses and certifications:  Лицензии и Свидетельства
Ownership structure:  As of August 2013 the bank was owned 12.6286% by the insurance company Angarant, and 87.3714% by 25 shareholders primarily involved in rail and sea transport. (The bank features special international accounts for seamen.)         
Quarterly financial statements at bank’s website, 2011-2013:  Квартальные отчеты
Quarterly financial information at site of National Bank of Ukraine, 2002-2013: Дані фінансової звітності банків України – Архів
Annual reports at bank’s website, 2005-2012:  Годовые отчеты
Auditor:  Aval Auditing Company Ltd. (ООО “Аудиторская компания “Аваль”)
SWIFT Code:  MORKUAUK
Recent awards:  In December 2013 the bank was awarded “Best Employer” for 2013 by the Sevastopol City Employment Center.  (Image of award.)
Catalog of repossessed collateral for sale (cars, houses, commercial property, and one luxury motor yacht), with prices and full photo galleries:  Залоговое имущество
Contact info:
Phone:  (+380) 0692-53-90-30
Fax:  (+380) 0692-53-90-54


Terms for retail term deposit “Marine” (Вклад «Морской») in effect from 26 February 2014:
USD (min. USD 100):  8.50% a.p.r. for 3 months, 8.75% for 6 mos., 9.00% for 12 mos.
EUR (min. EUR 100):  7.50% a.p.r. for 3 months, 7.75% for 6 mos., 8.00% for 12 mos.
UAH (min. UAH 1,000):  16.00% a.p.r. for 3 months, 18.50% for 6 mos., 19.00% for 12 mos.


Terms for corporate term deposits in effect from 12 February 2014:
USD:  6.50% a.p.r. for 14 days to 3 months, 8.50% for 3-6 mos., 8.75% for 6-9 mos., 9.00% for 9-12 mos.
EUR:  5.50% a.p.r. for 14 days to 3 months, 7.50% for 3-6 mos., 7.75% for 6-9 mos., 8.00% for 9-12 mos.
UAH:  13.00% a.p.r. for 14 days to 3 months, 16.00% for 3-6 mos., 18.50% for 6-9 mos., 19.00% for 9-12 mos.
Gold (without physical delivery):  2.25% a.p.r. for 6-9 months, 3.25% for 9-12 mos.