The special interest magazine of Financial Times LTD, The Banker, not only awarded Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) as “Bank of the Year in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)”, but also five of its subsidiaries. With The Banker decoration, RBI this year again completes all four meaningful awards which renowned financial magazines grant to banks for strategic positioning, performance and a broad offer for private and commercial customers in Central and Eastern Europe: In April, RBI received already for the tenth time the title “Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe“ from Global Finance. EMEA Finance named it “Best Bank in CEE & CIS“ for the sixth time in May. Euromoney and The Banker awarded it “Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe“ and “Bank of the Year in CEE“, respectively, for the eighth time already.

“Being honored with even four of the best-known awards in the banking industry in times when banks face major challenges shows that we work in the right markets with the adequate strategy. I sincerely thank our employees for making this possible with their great commitment and in-depth CEE knowledge”, said Karl Sevelda, CEO of RBI.

Furthermore, RBI subsidiaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, Romania as well as Serbia received the title “Bank of the Year”. The awards were presented at a ceremony in London last night.