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Aizkraukles Banka continues supporting high-level education

December 28, 2009

Aizkraukles Banka (AB.LV) and Riga Graduate School of Law have entered into cooperation agreement on providing financial support to education programme Law and Finance in academic year 2009/2010.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in November 2009

December 10, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 30 November 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in October 2009

November 12, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 31 October 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in September 2009

October 15, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 30 September 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles banka recognised as the best bank in Latvia

October 1, 2009

International publication Global Finance Magazine announced the best banks globally in 11 categories and the best banks in 123 countries in its review World’s Best Banks 2009. Aizkraukles banka was included in the list of the best banks globally as well, being recognised as the best bank in Latvia.

Aizkraukles Banka allocates EUR 40 million to lending to businesses

September 16, 2009

Considering stabilization and recovery trends in the world and Latvian financial markets, and also responding to the government call to warm up Latvian economy, Aizkraukles banka (AB.LV) approved a business lending programme for the following 9 months.

AB.LV is first in the Baltics to issue VISA Infinite credit cards

September 10, 2009, 12:00

Aizkraukles Banka has started issuing highest-class credit cards — VISA Platinum and Infinite — to its customers.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in August 2009

September 10, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 31 August 2009 have been summarized.

Financial performance of Aizkraukles Banka Group in Q2 2009

August 31, 2009

Audit of Aizkraukles Banka Group financial report for the first half-year 2009 has been completed. The audit was performed by international audit company Ernst&Young Baltic.

“Private”. Privacy and private property in Latvian contemporary photo art

August 20, 2009, 12:00

Supported by AB.LV Sabiedriskā Labuma Fonds, the Latvian contemporary photo art exhibition “Private” will be held at “ARSENĀLS” exhibition hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art (1 Torna Street) from 20 August till 18 October this year.

Yield of AB.LV open-end investment funds grows significantly

August 19, 2009

After a great shock in the world financial markets at the end of 2008, financial markets and investors gradually regain optimism.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in July 2009

August 14, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 31 July 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in June 2009

July 14, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 30 June 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka completely repays last syndicated loan

July 2, 2009

On June 29, 2009, Aizkraukles Banka (AB.LV) completely repaid the remaining syndicated loan of EUR 85 million. As early as at the beginning of May, the bank placed a deposit of EUR 50 million with DZ Bank AG — one of the syndicated loan arrangers.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in May 2009

June 16, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 31 May 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka transfers EUR 50 million for repaying last syndicated loan

May 13, 2009

Similar to the procedure of repaying the first syndicated loan at the beginning of the year, Aizkraukles Banka (AB.LV) has again placed a deposit of EUR 50 million (more than a half of the syndicated loan amount) with DZ Bank AG — one of the syndicated loan arrangers.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in April 2009

May 11, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 30 April 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in Q1

April 30, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka priorities for 2009 are to maintain stability and high level of income. During first quarter of this year Aizkraukles Banka actively continued creating provisions for loan impairment.

AB Konsultācijas representative office in Tashkent opens its doors

April 28, 2009

Settled in new premises (”Poitaht” business centre) in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, the representative office of JSC “AB Konsultācijas”, part of Aizkraukles Banka (AB.LV) Group, has started its work in this country.

The main task of the representative offices is to provide information about AB.LV Group and its services, alongside with promoting international economic cooperation in various areas of business.

Currently, the AB.LV Group companies have representative offices in Central Asia and Transcaucasian states — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. The geographic location, natural resources, economic potential of these countries as well as opportunities for developing business cooperation have been of growing interest to Latvian businessmen.

This is the fifth representative office of JSC “AB Konsultācijas” — the other four are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Odessa, and Baku. Whereas Aizkraukles Banka itself has three representative offices — in Kiev, Minsk, and Almaty.

The aim of AB.LV Group is to continue expanding the network of its representative offices in Russia and CIS member states. The successful operations of the AB.LV Group representative offices are proved by rapidly growing number of foreign customers.

Aizkraukles Banka shareholders approve statement for the year 2008 and decide on profit distribution

April 20, 2009

At JSC "Aizkraukles banka” (AB.LV) shareholders’ meeting, the Aizkraukles Banka consolidated statement for the year 2008 was approved. At the general meeting, the bank shareholders decided to include the bank net profit for the year 2008, which totalled LVL 10.7 million, in AS Aizkraukles Banka Tier 1 capital as retained profit and to make no dividend payments.

Aizkraukles Banka offers safe deposit boxes

April 20, 2009

Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular to store compact valuables — important documents, jewelry, cash savings — not at home, but in a secure safe deposit box at the bank. This opportunity is now available to the Aizkraukles Banka (AB.LV) customers.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in March

April 9, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 31 March 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka offers safe deposit boxes to its customers

April 3, 2009

In the basement floor of the bank central office in Riga, at Elizabetes 23, Aizkraukles Banka has equipped a modern safe deposit box vault, meeting the highest security standards. The vault has several safety levels, with adjacent rooms equipped with different sensors, and there is an integral part of any safe vault — a solid metal door, almost half-meter thick.

Deposits with Aizkraukles Banka continue to grow

March 12, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results as of 28 February 2009 have been summarized.

Amount of corporate deposits hold with Aizkraukles Banka is the highest one

March 6, 2009

According to the data of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks, as of 31 January 2009, Aizkraukles Banka is currently ranked first in terms of amount of corporate deposits placed. While in January the amount of corporate deposits placed with most of the other banks continued to decrease, in Aizkraukles Banka it grew by 8.1% (LVL 51.33 million), amounting to LVL 686.6 million.

Aizkraukles Banka audited performance 2008

March 4, 2009

On 26 February 2009, SIA „Ernst&Young Baltic” completed the audit of Aizkraukles Banka Group financial statements 2008, providing the opinion containing no remarks.

AB.LV expands its private bankers team

February 11, 2009

Aizkraukles Banka continues to improve standards of customer service, devoting more attention and providing more assistance to its target customers, as well as offering them more opportunities. Recently, we have significantly expanded the team of our private bankers, employing the best of the best.

Aizkraukles Banka repays syndicated loan

February 10, 2009

Today, on 10 February, JSC “Aizkraukles banka” will repay the syndicated loan of EUR 70 million, according to the agreement terms and conditions.

Aizkraukles Banka financial performance in January 2009

February 5, 2009

The Aizkraukles Banka financial results of January 2009 have been summarized.

Aizkraukles Banka acquired VISA Principal Member status

January 26, 2009

VISA Europe Board has confirmed VISA Principal Member status being granted to Aizkraukles Banka.

Aizkraukles Banka has placed 70 million EUR deposit with agent of syndicated term loan facility

January 22, 2009

Aizkraukles Banka has placed a deposit with the Agent of the syndicated term loan facility, which is about to mature in the beginning of February 2009 — DZ BANK AG (Germany). The deposit equals the total initial amount of the loan.

Aizkraukles banka financial performance in 2008

January 19, 2009

The Aizkraukles banka non-audited financial results of the year 2008 have been summarized.