VTB sold First Freight Company at a good profit for the bank. However, the transaction did not have a significant impact on the capital and expected annual profit. Name of the buyer and the amount of the deal are not disclosed. At the time of the acquisition, Freight One was valued at over ₽200 billion, including the company's debt to the bank.

VTB has bought out Russian Post's 50% stake in Pochta Bank for ₽36 billion, Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadaev told a meeting of the Federation Council's economic policy committee. VTB plans to merge with Pochta Bank in 2026.

VTB will acquire about 30 suppliers of ship component equipment for their integration into the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said VTB Bank CEO Andrei Kostin. He also noted that there is one more shipyard in Russia, the acquisition of which by the bank is possible. His name and the status of negotiations on it the top manager did not specify.

Bank of Russia has included VTB Capital Trading, a VTB Group company, in the register of operators of information systems for digital financial assets. This will allow the bank to create its own platform for the issuance and circulation of digital financial assets. First issue on the VTB Capital Trading platform will take place by the end of 2024. Active pha...