Media: Nikiforov could lead the board of directors of the Postal Bank – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 29 – RIA Novosti / Prime. The Government considered it expedient to create a Post Bank in partnership with VTB, and the head of the Ministry of Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov is the main candidate for the post of chairman of the board of directors of the Postal Bank, wrote in Wednesday “Businessman”.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday chaired a meeting on the creation of the Postal Bank in Russia. According to the source of the newspaper, familiar with the situation, the government agreed to the creation of the Postal Bank, in partnership with the group on the basis of VTB included in her Summer Bank.

September 15 Nikiforov need to solve several problems, said the source publication. The first – to create with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Russian Post”, “daughter”, which buys 50% minus 1 share of the Postal Bank. Head of the Ministry of Communications is also tasked to ensure the signing of a shareholders’ agreement with VTB Group, which will provide participants an equal voice on key issues of the Postal Bank and the transfer of operational control over it VTB Group. Thus, VTB Group will have the final say in the appointment of the management of the Postal Bank, the newspaper said.

“At the same time the government considered it appropriate in the formation of the board of directors of the Postal Bank to appoint its chairman Nikolai Nikiforov,” – says the source of the newspaper in the government and a federal official confirmed.

Another important task will be to define the size of the minister payment infrastructure that will receive the “Mail of Russia” on the joint venture “daughter” of “Mail” from the VTB Group in the years 2016-2023. According to the newspaper, the government believes that the minimum size of payment – 47 billion rubles, the sum should include a fee for using the Postal Bank branches “Mail”.

source publication in the company notes that the Federal State Unitary Enterprise expects to create mail Bank, stressing that the protocol on the results of the meeting the Prime Minister has not been signed. A source familiar with the project, adding that VTB Group already has a business plan for the Postal Bank. Nikiforov on Sunday expressed the hope that all agreements on the creation of the Postal Bank will be completed this year and that the bank can earn in 2016.