OREANDA-NEWS. Reputable international financial magazine Global Finance named UniCredit Bank as the best trade finance bank in Ukraine. The bank has been receiving this title for the six years in a row.

Besides UniCredit Bank Ukraine, another 3 members of UniCredit Group became leaders in their countries: in Austria – UniCredit Bank Austria AG; in Bulgaria – UniCredit Bulbank; in Croatia – Zagreba?ka banka and UniCredit group was recognized as the best trade finance provider in Central and Eastern Europe. The names of the winners were announced on January 20, 2016 at the BAFT Global Annual Meeting in Paris.

The editorial review board of Global Finance together with industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts selected the best trade finance providers in 9 regions and 84 countries based on results of the projects carried out by those banks in 2015.

The volume of trade finance transactions, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies in financing were criteria for the winners choosing.

"It is not easy to win the title of the best once, but to live up to it for six years is a proof that we are very consistent toward our clients. This achievement is a result of well-coordinated work of bank’s departments and effective cooperation with foreign financial institutions in the bank’s trade finance projects. We will keep on providing our customers with high-quality service and proving this title in future," – said Roberto Poliak, Director of International clients department at UniCredit Bank.

About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 180 countries. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Global Finance also targets the 8,000 international portfolio investors responsible for more than 80% of all global assets under professional management.

UniCredit Bank is one of the largest universal banks in Ukraine, offering a full range of top quality financial services for individuals and corporate clients.

The renovated UniCredit Bank was created in December 2013 through integration of two Ukrainian assets of UniCredit Group, which had been operating in the local market since 1997. The integrated bank combined power, solidity and wide coverage of PJSC "Ukrsotsbank" with the European expertise, quality of service and flexibility of PJSC "UniCredit Bank".

The extensive retail network of UniCredit Bank consists of 243 branches nationwide, its headcount reaching over 5,500 employees, all of them top qualified specialists.

UniCredit is a leading European commercial bank with an international network spanning over 50 markets and 17 countries, with more than 8,400 branches and over 146,000 employees.

Financial indicators of UniCredit Bank as of 01.10.2015:

  • assets — UAH 43.080 billion;
  • credit portfolio — UAH 28.99 billion;
  • funds of corporate clients — UAH 14.56 billion;
  • funds of retail clients — UAH 14.3 billion;
  • capital — UAH 8.22 billion.