Foreign banks target Serbia

Foreign banks are racing to enter the Serbian banking market, one of the few in eastern Europe that still has large assets up for sale and strong potential for growth. Austria's Raiffeisen has stolen a march on its rivals but Italian and Greek banks are eager to build up business.

Belgrade privatizations are
performing well

SUDDENLY, AFTER A long hiatus, Belgrade is buzzing with talk of M&A deals. The services and industrial sectors were the first to see consolidation, but now banking is the focus of attention.

The Serbian government has begun privatizing assets it acquired in the banking crisis of 2000, including some of the biggest banks. It has already sold an 88% stake in Jubanka, the seventh-largest bank, to Alpha Bank, one of Greece’s leading banks.

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