OREANDA-NEWS. April 30, 2013. The international EMEA Finance Magazine recognized SEB banka as the best bank in Latvia in this year's Europe Banking Awards 2012. EMEA Finance experts highly valued the operational performance of SEB banka and the provision of new and modern solutions in the field of customer service.

President of SEB banka Ainars Ozols: "In 2012, SEB banka implemented a record number of activities in order to further improve and facilitate daily management of customer finances. I can mention the following as the most important projects of last year: offering the widest range of credit payment insurance services in the Baltics to home loan borrowers, introduction of the Mobile Bank, issuing of contactless e-cards to the pupils in Jelgava City, introduction of the Company Financial Modeller and the integrated SEB Baltic Corporate Banking, as well as opening of the first branches of SEB banka in shopping centres. This year as well, we continue working on new solutions by keeping up with the customers' needs".

EMEA Finance is an international financial magazine that provides insight into the economic processes in the countries of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The experts of EMEA Finance grant their nominations on the basis of the banks' operating and capital adequacy ratios, innovation in service and technologies, the amount of loans issued by the bank and volume of deposits, growth in the number of clients, corporate strategy etc. The magazine awards the leading banks in the region that are one step ahead of their competitors.