Kazakh banking: RZB returns to Kazakhstan

Raiffeisen International, the central and eastern European banking arm of Austria’s RZB Group, has announced plans to establish a greenfield operation in Kazakhstan.

Herbert Stepic, Raiffeisen International

“We have been observing this market for a long time and we believe that now is a good time to make this step”
Herbert Stepic, Raiffeisen International

“Due to its economic potential and politically stable environment, Kazakhstan is an attractive market,” says Herbert Stepic, Raiffeisen International’s chief executive. “We have been observing this market for a long time and we believe that now is a good time to make this step.” Raiffeisen had previously hoped to crack the Kazakh banking market through BTA (formerly Bank TuranAlem) in which it built a 7.7%

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