OHRIDSKA BANKA AD SKOPJE PRESS RELEASE |
Skopje, 22 March 2016 |
Global Finance editors taking into consideration 2015 Bank results and inputs from eminent industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants has selected Ohridska Banka Societe Generale - Macedonia for best bank at the emerging markets in Central & Eastern Europe together with several other banks in the region and in 21 countries. Additionally, aiming to increase the accuracy and reliability of the results, Global Finance has conducted a poolofitscorporatereadership.
The criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationship, customer service, competitivepricing, profitabilityand innovativeproducts& services.
"We are very proud that, this year, Ohridska Banka Societe Generale is the only bank from Macedonia that receives prestigious award from Global Finance. We managed to meet the very high criteria set by Global Finance and we proved that Ohridska Banka Societe Generale works fully dedicated, strategically and on a log term at the Macedonian market. In its many years of operations, Ohridska Banka played a significant role in the development and the transformations of the banking system in the country and has grown into a modern financial institution of universal type with a widespread network of branches, wide portfolio of innovative financial products & services, sophisticated information technology and highly skilled stuff," - emphases Branka Pavlovic, President of the Board of Ohridska Banka Societe Generale.
Global Financeisfoundedin 1987 andtodayhas acirculation ofover 50000 andreadersin 188 countriesallover the world, including chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs, treasures and other financial experts. Its web site (GFMag.com) offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 29 years of experience in international financial markets and provides a valuable source of data on 192 countries. Global Finance is headquartered in NY and with offices in Londonand Milan.
Ohridska Banka Societe Generale will be honoured at an Award ceremony which will be held on 8 October 2016 in Washington DC, USA. Beside, Societe Generale Group was awarded in the same category in Romania (BRD), as wellasinfewsubsidiariesin Africa(Algeria, Ivorycoast, Senegal, Guinea).
About OHRIDSKA BANKA SOCIETE GENERALE: Societe Generale is a strategic partner of Ohridska Banka since May 2007 andrepresents 70.02% of the total capital of the Bank, while theremaining 29.98% is ownedbylegal entities and individuals. Ohridska Banka Societe Generale constantly increases its financial potential and the total assets and the Bank is ranked fourth in the banking system of the country. The development of the Bank is dynamic anditmarks grewinthe volumeof operations. Ohridska Banka Societe Generalecontinuouslyenriches its portfolio of financialproductsandservices, at thesametime expandingthescopeofactivitiesandnumberofcustomers.
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