Raiffeisenbank CZ is an important banking institution that provides wide range of banking services to private and corporate clientele in the Czech Republic. Raiffeisenbank is a member of Austrian Raiffeisen Group that also offers products and services in the Czech Republic in the area of building savings (Raiffeisen stavební spořitelna), insurance (UNIQA pojišťovna) and leasing (Raiffeisen-Leasing, Raiffeisen-Leasing Real Estate). Raiffeisenbank has merged with eBanka, a.s., which has been operating on the Czech market since 1998.
In 2009, Raiffeisenbank was awarded the Bank of The Year, local most prestigious banking award. eKonto was named as Best Account of the Year. In 2009, the bank received three Golden Crowns for mortgages, SME accounts and consumer loans.
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