Raiffeisen BANK d.d. Bosnia and Herzegovina Wins Prestigious Global Finance Magazine Award

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - „We are truly happy that the renowned business magazine Global Finance has declared us the best bank in BiH for the fifteenth time. In addition to successful operations, one of the objective criteria taken into account when making the decision on the winner was the continuous work on new technologies that lead to a new level of digitalization of our services, making it easier for clients to do business with the bank. For us at Raiffeisen bank, such awards represent an additional incentive to move forward and remain dedicated to improving and innovating our services and products, as well as modernizing our business network,“ stated Karlheinz Dobnigg, Chairman of the Management Board of Raiffeisen bank. 

As part of the awards “Best Banks for 2019 in Central and Eastern Europe,” Global Finance magazine awarded Raiffeisen BANK d.d. Bosnia and Herzegovina the recognition for „Best Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ for the fifteenth time. 

Regarding the Raiffeisen Bank International AG group, Raiffeisen was also declared the best in the markets of Ukraine, Belarus and Slovakia.

Global Finance magazine was founded in 1987 and has been selecting banks with the best results in emerging markets for 26 years. The objective criteria considered were: asset growth, profitability, strategic relationships, product innovations, and business development. This year's award winners are banks that carefully approached client needs and performed better by laying the foundations for future success. 

Raiffeisen BANK d.d. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG, one of the leading banks in Central and Eastern Europe and Austria. Founded in 1992, it is today one of the leading banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 1,300 bank employees provide services to approximately 450,000 clients through 99 branches. Numerous domestic and international recognitions, such as those from renowned magazines Global Finance, Euromoney, and The Banker, confirm the bank's successful operations. Investment in new technologies, experienced and educated staff who constantly improve, an emphasis on an individual approach to clients, and the introduction of new, modern products and services represent the main factors of Raiffeisen bank's competitiveness on the Bosnian and Herzegovinian market. 

In addition to Raiffeisen bank, the Raiffeisen group in Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of Raiffeisen INVEST, Raiffeisen CAPITAL, Raiffeisen LEASING, and RL ASSISTANCE.
For 130 years, the Raiffeisen group has combined the achievement of financial success with socially responsible business, whereby economic, ecological and social responsibility form a single whole, following the basic principles of social solidarity, self-help and sustainability established by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen.