OREANDA-NEWS. The Banker, the renowned special interest magazine of Financial Times LTD, awarded Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) “Bank of the Year” in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Bank of the Year in five countries. The awards were presented at a ceremony in London last night.

Five RBI subsidiaries, Priorbank in Belarus and the Raiffeisen Banks in Croatia, Kosovo, Romania and Serbia had also reason to be happy last night, having received the local title as “Bank of the Year” in their respective countries.

“The recurring success at this year’s CEE awards demonstrates our excellent service for our customers despite a difficult economic environment and our ability to improve ourselves continuously. I am grateful to our employees because this success is the result of their determination”, said Karl Sevelda, CEO of RBI.