The bank plans working with the industrial units the annual turnover of which amounts to not less than $1,5 mln. Special attention will be paid to the development of precious metals mining new projects. The volumes of precious mining financing in 2003 will hardly exceed $20 mln. This year the bank is expected to become a large precious metals market participant.

The bank's turnovers of the operations with precious metals in 2003 are expected to total not less 5-10 tons of gold ($50 - 100 mln).

In the nearest future the bank will obtain the licenses for precious metals export.