Credito Siciliano to start operations at new branches December 15, 2003

Acireale, December 12, 2003 - The Credito Siciliano will officially start business operations at the newly-opened branches located in the cities of Adrano (province of Catania), Augusta (province of Syracuse), Castelvetrano (province of Trapani) and Gela (province of Caltanissetta) on December 15, 2003.

This is a further step in developing the Sicilian presence of the Creval Group, which is now offering its services to a wider area through the Credito Siciliano banking network.

Along with the traditional banking and insurance facilities, the new offices are also offering Bancaperta's most advanced on-line services, among which the latest range of products including cart@perta (pre-paid debit card, which you can re-charge via the Internet) and the new range of current accounts called Conto Armonia, available in four different types for which you only have to pay a fixed monthly fee to get a number of services and facilities at particularly advantageous conditions.