12 Aug 2011 14:52

Sberbank issues 9 mln cards in H1, increases total in circulation by 18%

MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Top Russian bank Sberbank increased total credit and deposit cards by 17.7% to 60.484 million units in the first half of 2011, the bank told Interfax.

The bank had issued 51.4 million cards by the end of 2010, up 29.1% from 39.8 million cards at the end of 2009.

Sberbank started issuing bank cards in 1994.