The Banker said the RBI as "Bank of the year in Central and Eastern Europe"

Vienna. 9 December.

•RBI vdev’the fifth received a prestigious award from the magazine Financial Times

•network Banks of RBI in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia also awarded the title of best banks of 2016 in local markets

the Banker Magazine of the Financial Times publishing house, awarded Raiffeisen Bank international (RBI) as “the Bank of 2016 in Central and Eastern Europe”.  the magazine was handed to RBI such a prestigious award in the region of Central and Eastern Europe have dev's for the fifth time.  in addition, the n’five of its subsidiaries has the title «Bank of the year” in the countries concerned. 

“I am pleased with these awards, The Banker said the right strategic orientation, good market positioning and the good performance of the BANK and its wide range of products and services for retail and corporate customers in 14 countries of Central and Eastern Europe», – said the Chairman of the Board RBI Carl Sevelda. “These awards, The Banker, the jury also appreciated the high professionalism, dedication and outstanding achievements of our employees. For it – my sincere gratitude to colleagues in all the Group's banks RBI», – he added.

the network Banks of RBI in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia  was awarded “Bank of the year” in their home countries. The awards were presented during a gala ceremony on 7 December in London.

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Raiffeisen Bank international AG (RBI) regards both Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment Bank, and Central and Eastern Europe as its home market. In 14 markets in this region are covered by subsidiary banks. In addition, the Group includes a number of companies that offer other financial services, for example, in the fields of leasing, asset management, purchasing and acquisitions.

in total, around 51 000 employees service about 14.2 million customers in about 2,600 branches, most of which are located in Central and Eastern Europe.

RBI — a fully-consolidated subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank österreich AG (RZB). RZB indirectly owns around 60.7 per cent of the ordinary shares, the remainder of the shares are in free float. RBI's shares are listed on the Vienna stock exchange. RZB is the Central Bank of the largest Austrian Raiffeisen banking Group and serves as the head office of the entire RZB Group, including RBI.

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