Raiffeisen Bank is a top
universal bank on the Romanian
market,
providing a complete range of high quality products and services to
private individuals, SMEs and large corporations via multiple
distribution channels: banking outlets (more than 350 throughout
the country), ATM and
EPOS networks, phone-banking (Raiffeisen Direct) and mobile-banking (myBanking).
Raiffeisen Bank Romania has resulted from the merger in June 2002
of the two
Raiffeisen Group
banks present on the local market Raiffeisenbank (Romania) S.A.,
established in 1998 as a subsidiary of RZB Austria and Banca
Agricola Raiffeisen S.A. established in April 2001, after the take
over by RZB Austria of the Romanian state-owned Banca
Agricola.
After the privatization, Raiffeisen Bank managed an impressive
turnaround. At the end of 2004, Raiffeisen Bank posted a net profit
of EUR 28.3 million, six times higher than the one registered in
2003 (EUR 4.6 million). Total assets more than doubled as compared
to the previous year, reaching more than EUR 2,000 million. In 2005
the bank continued to implement a significant investment plan
focused mainly on the infrastructure and IT&C systems, the
modernization of the branch network and extension of ATM and POS
networks. The bank services more than 2 million customers.
The excellent results of Raiffeisen Bank were recognized by
well-known foreign and Romanian publications. The British magazine
Euromoney awarded Raiffeisen Bank the
title “Best investment bank in Romania”, while
Global Finance nominated Raiffeisen Bank
“Best Bank in Romania” for two years in a row, 2004 and 2005.
References
Raiffeisen Bank Romania - About us