Pinnacle Bank Welcomes Russian Delegation; Russian Bankers Getting a Taste of the Good Life in Nebraska.Business Editors OMAHA Omaha, city, United States Omaha (ō`məhä, –hô), city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. , Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Two prominent Russian businesspeople are taking an in-depth look at banking in the United States United States Banking began in 1781 with an act of United States Congress that established the Bank of North America in Philadelphia. During the American Revolutionary War, the Bank of North America was given a monopoly on currency; prior to this time, private banks printed their -- and learning a little about life in Nebraska along the way. Dmitry Pankin and Tamara Osipenko arrived in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on June 2 for a one-month training program on bank management, sponsored in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Spanish) ). The program began with one week of seminars in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . On June 9, Pankin and Osipenko arrived in Nebraska for an intensive two-week training session with senior-level executives at Pinnacle Bank. The program is designed to provide influential bankers from the former Soviet Union the training needed to develop market-oriented financial system reform back home. Dmitry Pankin is Chairman of the Board at the JSC JSC Johnson Space Center (NASA) JSC Joint Stock Company JSC Java Studio Creator JSC Joint Steering Committee JSC Joint Standing Committee JSC Journal of Symbolic Computation JSC Joint Scientific Committee CB Saint-Petersburg Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Tamara Osipenko, Ph.D., is Vice-President, Deputy Chairman of the Board for the Russian Regional Development Bank in Moscow. The pair will travel extensively in Nebraska, visiting numerous Pinnacle Bank locations throughout the state. The Nebraska-based, $2.9 billion bank has nearly 40 locations in the state -- from Omaha to Ogallala. Pankin and Osipenko will do more than study the inner workings of one of Nebraska's largest bank networks, however. Pinnacle Bank executives are planning to send the two home with a taste of the good life, as well. The tentative itinerary includes the College World Series, dinner at a Nebraska steakhouse, and shooting blue rock in Palmer. |
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