Sber is set to open an office in Mumbai
Top Russian lender Sber plans to expand its Indian operations by opening an office in Mumbai in early October, its deputy chairman Anatoly Popov told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Monday.
Sber has already had a branch in New Delhi since 2010. The bank says it received permission from authorities to open the Mumbai location this year.
The financial services company also plans to establish an IT department in Bangalore.
“The opening of the office is planned for early October. The unit will provide a full range of services for corporate clients,” Popov announced.
In June, Sber launched a service that allows its clients to transfer rubles to India using their Sber accounts. In August, a similar service for rupee transactions became available.
This comes as Russia and India take steps towards shifting away from the US dollar to rubles and rupees in mutual trade.
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