Company Story
1927 - Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) was founded as a central institution for the Austrian Raiffeisen banks.
1946 - RZB started to provide financial services to the Austrian economy after World War II.
1961 - RZB began to expand its international activities, establishing a subsidiary in Zurich, Switzerland.
1989 - RZB started to expand into Central and Eastern Europe, establishing a subsidiary in Budapest, Hungary.
1993 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Czech bank, Česká spořitelna.
1995 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Slovak bank, Slovenská sporiteľňa.
2000 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Polish bank, Bank BPH.
2005 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Ukrainian bank, Aval Bank.
2006 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Russian bank, Impexbank.
2007 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Bulgarian bank, Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria).
2010 - RZB acquired a majority stake in the Croatian bank, Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d.
2017 - RZB changed its name to Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI).