Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with a strategy to expand its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Since then, Erste Group has grown through numerous acquisitions and organic growth to one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of EU in terms of clients and total assets.

ONE OF THE LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE EASTERN PART OF EU

AMONG THE TOP 3 BANKS IN ITS LARGEST CORE MARKETS

INNOVATION LEADER IN RETAIL BANKING IN AUSTRIA

For the financial year 2022, Erste Group had:

• EUR 2.16 billion net profit

• EUR 3.99 billion operating result

• EUR 25.3 billion total equity

• EUR 324 billion total assets

• 14.2 % CET 1 ratio (pro forma)

• ca. 16 million customers

• 45,500 employees

• 2,029 branches in 7 countries