OREANDA-NEWS. May 15, 2012. This is the nineteenth year that the magazine has announced the best banks in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Central and Eastern Europe. To select the best bank in each of the 22 countries in the CEE region, the magazine approached industry experts, corporate managers, bank advisors, and analysts and considered criteria such as the growth of assets, profitability, strategic partnerships, quality of customer service, competitive pricing policy, and implementation of innovative products and services, reported the press-centre of SEB Bank.     

President of SEB bank, Ainars Ozols: "It is our objective to constantly improve our customer service and offer new financial solutions. The beginning of this year is no exception, as we have implemented the widest pan-Baltic credit insurance for private individuals and, for corporate customers, SEB Group in the Baltic region has created a special Financial Advisory Model and a calculator of Entrepreneurs Packages. I am truly content that the efforts of our bank are appreciated by a growing number of private individuals and companies that are active users of the services of SEB. Whereas, the international recognition expressed by Global Finance testifies to the fact that the operational direction and the quality of SEB's services meet the international criteria for banking services."

The international business and financial magazine Global Finance has been issued since 1987 and has more than 284,000 readers in 158 countries, most of whom are organisations, corporate managers, and financial specialists.