Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG

Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) is the central institution of the Austrian Raiffeisen Banking Group, the country's largest banking group. It is a leading corporate and investment bank in Austria and also considers Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. RZB is the only Austrian bank with a global network of business units reaching all important finance centres around the globe. It is also present in Asia via its branches and representative offices.

Via listed subsidiary Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG, RZB operates one of the largest banking networks in CEE. 17 markets are covered by subsidiary banks, finance leasing companies and a range of other financial services providers. Over 14 million customers are served in more than 3,000 business outlets.

RZB's balance-sheet total amounted to 134.4 billion euros at 31.12.2007, 18.8 per cent more than at year-end 2006. Pre-tax profit for the period increased by 15.5 per cent to 1,485 million euros.