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Interesting facts about RBI
Ownership relationships and structure
The Raiffeisen Banking Group in Austria (RBG) is the largest banking group in the country and has the densest
network of bank branches in Austria. There are three levels to the RBG: it is made up of 407 independent and
locally active Raiffeisen banks (level one), the eight Raiffeisen “regional banks”, which are also independent (level
two) and RBI AG (level three).
The 407 Raiffeisen banks with their 1,467 bank branches, together with the regional Raiffeisen banks and
specialist companies, form an extensive and wide-ranging banking network. The Raiffeisen banks are universal
banks offering a full range of banking services, and at the same time are owners of their respective regional
banks.
The Raiffeisen regional banks (Raiffeisen Landesbanken or Raiffeisenverband) are responsible for balancing liquidity
and provide other central services for the Raiffeisen banks within their area of operation. The Raiffeisen regional
headquarters act as independent universal banks and have been shareholders in RBI since the merger between
RZB AG and RBI AG in March 2017.
Raiffeisen Banking Group in Austria
About RBI
RBI regards both Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern
Europe (CEE) as its home market. 14 markets in the region are covered by subsidiary banks. In addition, the
group comprises numerous other financial service providers in areas such as leasing, asset management as well
as M&A.
All in all, nearly 50,000 RBI employees manage 16.5 million customers at more than 2,400 business outlets,
most of them in CEE. RBI AG shares have been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 2005.
Following the merger between RBI AG and RZB AG in March 2017, the merged company – like RBI AG before
it – operates under the name of Raiffeisen Bank International AG. RBI AG acquired all rights, obligations and
responsibilities of the transferring company RZB AG with this.
The total assets as of December 31, 2017 of RBI amounted to € 135.146 billion. The Raiffeisen regional headquarters
hold around 58.8 percent of the shares in RBI AG, while the remaining quantity of around 41.2 percent is in free float.
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1.7 million members
407 Raiffeisen banks
8 Raiffeisen regional banks
58.8%
Free float 41.2%