UniCredit Bank became the general sponsor of 'Rigoletto' opera staging by Giuseppe Verdi. The Premiere of the opera took place on April 27 at the hall of Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.

Rector of the academy Volodymyr Rozhok noted that the premiere of opera by legendary Italian composer was a significant event not only for the academy but for the whole Ukraine. The performance was prepared by graduates and students of the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.

'We as a bank with Italian roots are always happy to support projects that promote Italian culture in Ukraine. The premiere of 'Rigoletto' has once again proved that our country is rich in opera talents. It is a great honour for us to support these talents,' - said head of corporate identity and communication department at UniCredit Bank Iryna Kobylchenko.

Every year UniCredit Bank supports 10 cultural and social projects in Ukraine. In April the bank published a report on its non-financial activities in 2015. Please follow the link to learn more about the bank's community initiatives.

NOTE

UniCredit Bank is one of the largest universal banks in Ukraine, offering a full range of top quality financial services for individuals and corporate clients.

The renovated UniCredit Bank was created in December 2013 through integration of two Ukrainian assets of UniCredit Group, which had been operating in the local market since 1997. The integrated bank combined power, solidity and wide coverage of PJSC 'Ukrsotsbank' with the European expertise, quality of service and flexibility of PJSC 'UniCredit Bank'.

The extensive retail network of UniCredit Bank consists of 239 branches nationwide, its headcount reaching over 5,500 employees, all of them top qualified specialists.

UniCredit is a leading European commercial bank with an international network spanning over 50 markets and 17 countries, with more than 7,900 branches and over 144,000 employees.

Financial indicators of UniCredit Bank as of 01.04.2016:

  • assets - UAH 52.041 billion;
  • credit portfolio - UAH 38.12 billion;
  • funds of corporate clients - UAH 10.96 billion;
  • funds of retail clients - UAH 13.92 billion;
  • shareholder's equity (own capital) - UAH 13.834 billion;
  • statutory capital - UAH 7.866 billion.

Contacts:

Iryna Kobylchenko - Head of Corporate Identity and Communications Department of UniCredit Bank

By phone: +38 044 230 13 51

Oleksandr Shevchenko - Head of External Communications

By phone: +38 044 230 32 56

Social networks:

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Press-service UniCredit Bank

Phone: 0 800 3000 90

Ukrsotsbank JSCB issued this content on 29 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 29 April 2016 13:56:23 UTC

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