I tried to open an account at two Citibank offices in the Center yesterday and they either didn't speak any English or wanted a Russian translation of my passport and a letter from my employer.
James, 2008/2/13 Nina Dolman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Julian, > > You can open an account at Citibank and at Raiffeisen without translating > your passport. They offer dollar / euro / rouble and GBP interest bering > accounts. > > All you need is 30 minutes - > > passport, registration, and imigration card. [ If you are here under a > work permit bring that as well] > > All their branches in the centre have english speaking staff. > > They will open an account and issue you a plastic card. You can have one > for roubles - local transactions and when for dollars for travelling outside > Russia. > > I have been using them since 2003. > > Nina > > > 2008/2/13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > No > > > > Julian Beirne > > EHS Manager > > TPP 26 > > Moscow > > > > > > *"James Tsohas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Phone: > > 12/02/2008 19:37 > > Please respond to The Moscow Expat List > > > > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > > cc: (bcc: Julian Beirne/RUMOS03/Power/ALSTOM) > > Subject: Re: Expat List Interest > > > > > > > > > > Julian, did this bank require you to have your passport translated into > > Russian and get a Notary? > > > > James, > > > > 2008/1/24 wab3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > call Uniastrum Bank in Moscow, ask for Carolina Gasnash in the Expat > > Banking Department, I have been banking with them for about 3 years and have > > no problems. > > > > I have a hard currency account and a ruble account with Mastercard debit > > card attached to the accounts, I use it in Russia, Europe, Hong Kong and on > > an occasion or two used it in the US, I receive interest on the hard > > currency account, don't recall the % right now, ask Carolina. > > > > Bill B > > > > 2008/1/24 Nikolaus Twickel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > > > > > Dear list, > > > > word has it that some Russian banks pay interest to ruble deposits at > > roughly the rate of inflation. But ING, where I bank, would only give less > > than six percent p.a., which seems a pretty bad deal given an inflation > > rate of more than 11 percent. Can anybody recommend a bank and give some > > details about procedures and trappings? > > > > Thanks, Nikolaus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list* > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[email protected]>* > > **http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat*<http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat> > > * > > **http://www.expat.ru/forum/* <http://www.expat.ru/forum/> > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > :._______________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential > > and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the > > sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use > > it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > > -- > Nina Dolman > General Director - W-TAINA Ltd. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > mobile: 007 926 248 97 42 /43 > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >
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