Moscow, October 27, 2004 - Dmitry Belik, the Chief Financial Officer of RBC (RTS, MICEX: RBCI), was named one of the most professional financial managers in Russia. He was listed in Group A of the top 200 professional CFOs, with a score putting him among the best 30. The rating is administered by the Russian Managers Association. The function of the rating is to provide objective, independent and representational evaluation of Russian managers' level of professionalism.

Russian Manager Association is a national non-commercial public organization, whose programs and initiatives are aimed at a well-balanced development of the Russian business environment. The association regularly conducts multipurpose research into issues related to activities of the business community and social elites. It also maintains various professional ratings, indices and registers of corporate information.

The number of companies that took part in the latest release of professional ratings set a new record, reaching almost 3,000. More than 400 experts, including representatives of government institutions, business associations and leading Russian corporations, participated in the jury.

The entrants were judged on the efficiency of their financial strategy, capital management, interaction with clients and partners, effectiveness of the company's tax and accounting policies, as well as on the participant's professional reputation.

The objectiveness of the rating has been verified and approved by the Deloitte & Touche international accounting firm.

Investor contact: Natalia Makeeva
Tel: +7 (095) 363-1111 (ext. 1369), e-mail: ir@rbc.ru, Web: www.rbcinfosystems.com.