Global Finance: “PBZ the Best Bank in Croatia”

Zagreb, March 28, 2022 - Global Finance magazine has named Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. (PBZ), a member of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, for the second year in a row the Best Bank in Croatia.  Global Finance magazine has announced its 29th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks 2022. A full report on the selections will appear in the May print and digital editions of Global Finance and online at GFMag.com, with winners chosen in more than150 countries and territories across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe.  
The winners of this year’s awards are those banks that attended carefully to their customers’ needs in difficult markets and accomplished strong results while laying the foundations for future success
On the occasion of PBZ being selected as the best bank in Croatia, Dinko Lucić, president of the Management Board said: “In these challenging times, when we have been working in very difficult conditions for the past two pandemic years, and now further increased global uncertainty and turmoil due to the war in Ukraine, the Global Finance Award is not only a confirmation of our business quality and excellence, but also encourages us to continue to be the best possible and strong support for our clients for whom we constantly strive to be even better. I would also like to thank all the employees of the PBZ Group for their commitment and contribution to achieving these successful performance".
All selections were made by the editors of Global Finance after extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers and banking consultants, and analysts throughout the world. In selecting these top banks, Global Finance considered factors that range from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective. Objective criteria considered included: growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products. Subjective criteria included the opinions of equity analysts, credit rating analysts, banking consultants and others involved in the industry.