Tatarstan in the top five on buying "people's bonds"

Tatarstan entered to the top-five of the leading regions on buying government federal bonds for individuals. The placement of bonds began on April 26. The bonds can be bought approximately branches of Sberbank and VTB 24 throughout Russia. Sberbank said that 70 percent (4.4 billion rubles) of the government federal bonds for individuals allocated to it by the Ministry of Finance has sold by May 4.

Moscow and Moscow region is leading the list of regions with active purchases - 37 percent. St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region in second place with 16 percent.

Kazan has entered to the top five with 3 percent. The same amount was sold in Samara. Ufa, Saratov and Stavropol - 2%. Cherepovets gave 1.5 percent of sales of "people's bonds."

The placement volume of OFZ-n bonds will total 15 billion roubles. The nominal value of the bond is 1000 rubles. The minimum amount available for purchase by an individual is 30 bonds, the maximum is 15,000.