Raiffeisen banka realized very good business results in 2011, which significantly exceeded the business results from the previous year. The importance of such good results is all the more greater, because they were achieved in a business environment that was marked by the impact of the economic crisis during the whole year.

In the course of 2011, the bank realizeda profit of EUR 48.3 million, much better than in the previous year. The client base at the end of 2011 numbered more than 508,500 clients. In 2011, Raiffeisen banka also confirmed its position as one of the leading creditors in Serbia.

The loan portfolio in the corporate segment was almost EUR 812 million at the end of 2011 (including cross border loans), while the level of deposits in the corporate segment exceeded EUR 487 million.

Thanks to developing and nurturing long-term cooperation with its clients, together with a responsible credit risk approach, the bank maintained its very good client base in times of economic crisis and a very high loan portfolio, with a far lower level of NPLs than the market average.

The retail and micro enterprises segment also had a successful 2011, primarily thanks to the bank’s proactive approach and the introduction of new and more competitive loan products, with the aim of supporting clients in times of economic crisis. The loan portfolio in this segment at the end of 2011 reached EUR 426.5 million, while the deposit portfolio amounted to EUR 656.5 million.

The Treasury and Investment Banking Division significantly contributed to the achievement of the bank’s overall results and in maintaining the leading position in the market in 2011. Raiffeisen banka realized a market share in 2011 of 14.01% in trading products of the Treasury Division with corporate clients, proving thus its leading position in the market.

The significant contribution to the bank’s overall results was also achieved in the segment of foreign currency trading on the interbank market, whose market share amounted 11.88% and in trading effective foreign currency, with a market share of 13.28%.

In its tenth jubilee year of business activities in the Serbian market, Raiffeisen banka readily faced the challenges that the year 2011 brought to the economy. The bank will continue offering top quality services in 2012 as well, financially supporting and following the business plans of its clients – corporates and private individuals. The top quality loan portfolio and a large capital base represent an excellent base for continuing the bank’s successful business activities in the coming years as well.

A proof of all this is also the new head office building of Raiffeisen banka, the construction of which is in its final phase. With this investment, exceeding EUR 35 million, Raiffeisen banka wishes to send a clear signal of its long-term comittment to the Serbian market.