Euromoney 2024: PBZ Croatia's Best Bank

Zagreb, July 19, 2024 - We would like to inform you that Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, received the Croatia's Best Bank award at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are awarded worldwide to financial institutions that provide their clients with the highest level of service, innovation and expertise. A wide range of qualitative and quantitative criteria were taken into account for this award, and it is considered the most prestigious award in the banking industry.

On the occasion at the Euromoney Awards ceremony held in London, Dinko Lucić, President of the PBZ Management Board, said: "I am proud that Privredna banka Zagreb is the winner of this prestigious international recognition that rewards the excellence of the entire PBZ Group team. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all employees for their contribution, but also all our clients, to whom we always strive to provide first-class service, pursuing the highest standards. PBZ continuously achieves high results and has certainly been the most awarded bank in Croatia over the past years in various fields, winning numerous prestigious domestic and international awards that strengthen our motivation and responsibility to do even better. As a large financial group, we are aware of the significant impact on the social and environmental context in which we operate. We are strongly dedicated to ESG aspects in our business operations, fostering sustainable development for the benefit of the environment, the young, and an inclusive society. One of our most important goals is not only to maintain a leading role in contributing to the community in which we operate, but also to further strengthen the role of a leading social impact bank in the future".

In addition to PBZ in Croatia, Euromoney awards were also received by Intesa Sanpaolo, through its IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division,  as the Best Investment Bank and the Best Corporate Bank in Ital,  VUB banka in Slovakia and Banca Intesa in Serbia, also part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

The Euromoney Excellence Awards were established in 1992 and were the first of their kind in the global banking industry. For more information: https://www.euromoney.com/

Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, one of the largest European banking groups. According to its results, it has been at the very top of Croatian banking for many years. It has maintained its role as a leader in new technologies, continuously developing new and innovative products and services for citizens and business entities and significantly participating in the financing of the country's economy, and is extremely dedicated to ESG aspects in its operations. Also, Privredna banka Zagreb is a centre of excellence for many areas of banking business within the International Subsidiary Banks Division of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, and it has become a regional banking hub by acquiring majority ownership in Intesa Sanpaolo banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. PBZ is the leading donor in the country, and especially stands out among financial institutions in terms of donations to hospitals and children's homes, in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as in the rehabilitation after the devastating earthquakes that hit our country. In addition, there is also the unique humanitarian project of the PBZ Group "Doing good every day", which has been continuously helping the community for 16 years, and up to now around 90 donations have been made to hospitals - paediatric departments and homes for children throughout Croatia.