On 8 December 2011, the National Bank of Ukraine hosted a working meeting between First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Yurii Kolobov and the senior management team from "SBERBANK OF RUSSIA" JSC headed by Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia Sergey Gorkov. The main goal of the meeting was to discuss issues related to further cooperation.

At the beginning of the meeting, First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Yurii Kolobov assured the attendees that the National Bank of Ukraine aims for a fruitful dialogue and constructive cooperation with all market participants.

In the course of discussion, Sergey Gorkov indicated that Ukraine is very important for the development of "SBERBANK OF RUSSIA" JSC. “We demonstrate that we came to Ukraine to operate for a long time. We are developing our bank in Ukraine and intend to further develop it. Our approach is fundamental as markets of our counties are highly interconnected,” said Sergey Gorkov.

Yurii Kolobov emphasized that “the National Bank of Ukraine will provide maximum support to investors willing to work in Ukraine and invest in the real sector of the Ukrainian economy as we are interested in a brisk development of financial institutions in Ukraine.”

At the end of the meeting, the sides reached an agreement on a number of issues and agreed to maintain a constant dialogue and establish a framework for mutually beneficial cooperation in the future.