Market cap

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Performance of the brand

Founded in 1927, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) is the central institution of the Austrian Raiffeisen Banking Group (RBG) and acts as group centre for the entire RZB Group, including Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI). RZB functions as the key link between the Austrian Raiffeisen Banking Group and RBI, with its banking network in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The Managing Board is comprised of Chairman Walter Rothensteiner, Chief Sector Officer Johannes Schuster and Chief Risk Officer Johann Strobl.

As the parent company of the exchange-listed institution RBI and head of the RZB Group, RZB operates one of the largest banking networks in CEE. Subsidiary banks, leasing companies and a range of other financial service providers cover 17 markets in this region, with 59,000 employees at some 3,000 business outlets attending to the banking needs of 15 million customers.

RBI is Austria’s third-largest bank and one of the country’s leading commercial and investment banks, with a balance sheet total of € 131.2 billion as of December 31, 2010. RBI resulted from the 2010 merger of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG and the principal business areas of RZB. By joining Raiffeisen International's broad distribution network in CEE with RZB's comprehensive product offering, the newly-merged bank has been strengthened in its position as one of the leading universal banks in Central and Eastern Europe. RBI views both CEE and Austria as its home market. In Austria, RBI specialises in commercial and investment banking, serving the country’s top 1,000 companies and views itself as the corporate finance partner for this customer group and as a leading provider of export financing.

The net interest income in 2010 marked a 4.8% increase over 2009, rising from €3,462 million to €3,629 million. “RZB continued to post profits even during the uncertain economic conditions seen in recent years. Our results in 2010 underline all the more that we have successfully overcome the crisis,” explained RZB’s CEO Walter Rothensteiner. The RZB’s brand value also faced an increase of 39.1% up to $2,575 million in 2011, climbing up to rank 68 within the BrandFinance® Banking 500 2011. The Austrian bank even improved its brand rating from A in 2010 to AA- in 2011. 

League tables

Raiffeisen Bank appears in the following brand league tables:

Rank 81 in the Banking 500 2012.
Rank 430 in the Global 500 2011.
Rank 68 in the Banking 500 2011.
Rank 81 in the Banking 500 2010.
Rank 78 in the Banking 500 2009.
Rank 488 in the Global 500 2009.
Rank 106 in the Banking 500 2008.