Vladimir Kolychev has joined VTB Capital as chief economist for the Russian region. Previously, Kolychev was chief economist, head of research, at ROSBANK.
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Vladimir Kolychev joins VTB Capital Research Department VTB Capital has appointed Vladimir Kolychev as Chief Economist for the Russian region. In his new position, Vladimir will report to Petr Grishin, Head of Macro Research at VTB Capital. Previously, Vladimir was Chief Economist, Head of Research, at ROSBANK.
Commenting on the appointment, Petr Grishin said: “A strong research team is a vital advantage VTB Capital has in domestic and international markets. I am confident that Vladimir Kolychev’s expertise and background will further enhance our offering of research products and services to our clients.”
VTB Capital, the Investment Business of VTB Group, is one of the three strategic business arms of VTB Group, along with the corporate and retail businesses. Since its foundation in 2008, VTB Capital has taken part in more than 430 ECM and DCM deals, which were instrumental in attracting more than USD 183bn worth of investments to Russia and CIS.
VTB Capital offers a full range of investment banking products and services to Russian and international clients, focusing on arranging operations in the debt, equity, global commodities markets, developing investment and asset management, advising clients on M&A and ECM deals in Russia and abroad. VTB Capital operates in Moscow, London, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sofia, New York, Paris and Vienna, with headquarters in Moscow.
VTB Capital holds top positions in the debt and equity capital markets in Russia and CIS according to the league tables for 2011and 2012 by Dealogic and Bloomberg. In 2011 and 2012 VTB Capital research team was ranked #1 in Thomson Reuters Extel Survey and Institutional Investor All-Russia Investor Survey.
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