ACE-MANAGER in Ukraine

333 Students from Ukraine Participate in BNP Paribas Ace Manager Game

4000 students from 106 countries of the world are playing Ace Manager, the first international online banking game, launched in autumn 2008 by BNP Paribas Financial Group. 333 students from Ukraine will play for best online bankers.

“It is pleasant to note that the Ukrainian national team is one of the most numerous. With regard to the total number of participants, we place fifth among 106 countries of the world”, - stressed Sergiy Naumov, the acting Chairman of the Management Board of JSCIB “UkrSibbank”.

Starting from the fourth of February and for a period of six weeks, the teams comprising four members will perform online tasks related to financial activity of tennis companies. In the course of the game participants are to manage assets of the tennis tournament, to help a tennis racquet manufacturer grow business, as well as to arrange a real tennis tournament.

The game has been developed by BNP Paribas experts and is based on real facts of tennis economy. Tennis has not been accidentally chosen the subject of the game as BNP Paribas is the main sponsor of tennis tournaments such as Roland Garros, Fed Cup, Devis Cup, Masters for 35 years now.

The five best teams will be invited to Paris for the final to be held on the fifteenth of April, 2009. The best team will be awarded with cash prize of Euro 10 000 and tickets for the tennis tournament.

For more information on the game Ace Manager, please, visit the site: www.acemanager.bnpparibas.com.