10th Oct 2007 09:03
Rambler Media launches 'Rambler Finance' Rambler Media Ltd. ("Rambler" or "the Group"), a leading provider of internetand media services to the global Russian-speaking community, is pleased toannounce the launch of Rambler Finance, a new online service dedicated toproviding key financial news, information and tools to Rambler users every day.The site (http://finance.rambler.ru) is aimed at meeting the daily needs of adynamic and various active audience ranging from students to affluentprofessionals of all ages who are seeking information about personal finance andthe financial markets. The new Rambler Finance site provides users with live financial news(http://finance.rambler.ru/news), economical statistics as well as aninteractive, real time business directory with contact details displayed bycompany, location or type of services. The directory will serve as a referencefor users who are searching for financial instruments and will allow businessesoffering such products to update the directory with details of their ownservices. As an example, in addition to office addresses, available informationwill include credit and deposit interest rates for banks or insurance rates andpolicies for insurance companies in the future. The contribution of informationto this directory will be carried out on a non-commercial basis. Users will be given the opportunity to seek advice from experts on acomprehensive range of subjects via analyst blogs and on-line conferences. Thesite also provides tools such as financial calculators(http://finance.rambler.ru/calculators/osago) to enable users to calculateinsurance premiums, mortgage payments or daily exchange rates. There will also be a section devoted to economics(http://finance.rambler.ru/gks.html) and any economic data given in this sectionwill be provided by the Federal Service of National Statistics RF (ROSSTAT). Thepartnership agreement formed with the agency will enable Rambler Finance tocompare all of the different financial and economic indices relating todifferent business sectors in different regions of the Russian Federation. Finally, users of Rambler Finance have the opportunity to put into practice theadvice and the data they have obtained from Rambler by participating in liveinvestment trading games and simulations such as "Stalker"(http://finance.rambler.ru/games/stalker) which has been created by industryexperts. Mark Opzoomer, CEO of Rambler Media, commented: "Personal finance and thefinancial markets are becoming increasingly important areas for our users asmore and more Russians with disposable income look for assistance in makinginvestment decisions. The launch of Rambler Finance opens up new advertisingopportunities for financial institutions and companies offering financialservices to reach the millions of users visiting Rambler. The launch of RamblerFinance represents another step towards offering best of class daily services tothe Russian consumer market and capturing a greater share of the Russianadvertising market." For further information, please visit www.ramblermedia.com or contact: \* TRambler Media Shared Value LimitedMark Opzoomer Nicolas DuperrierTel. +7 495 500 3826 Tel. +44 (0) 20 7321 5010 [email protected] ING Wholesale BankingDaniel Friedman / William MarleTel. +44 (0) 20 7767 1000\* T *** ABOUT RAMBLER MEDIA Rambler Media is a diversified Russian language media and services group whichoperates or has interests in leading internet properties including the oldestRussian internet portal and search engine 'Rambler.ru', on-line newspaper'Lenta.ru', price comparison website 'Price.ru', internet tracking system'Rambler Top 100', instant messaging service 'Rambler-ICQ', high-tech portal'Ferra.ru', interactive advertising Group 'Index20' and 'contextual advertisingcompany 'Begun'. Rambler Media's shares are traded on AIM, the junior market ofthe London Stock Exchange under the symbol 'RMG'. For more information onRambler Media, visit our corporate website at www.ramblermedia.com. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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