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Alfa Bank – Commercial Giant

February 6, 2006

After setting up his own sales finance company in the Czech Republic and then travelling the world for eight years working for GE Capital, Petr Smida took up his post as Alfa Bank’s CEO two years ago. Here he gives his first extensive interview to The Banker.

A resurgence without risk

February 6, 2006

Financial-industrial groups are making a comeback, but the banks they created are reducing risk by diversifying from related-party business. Meanwhile, the pure banks have also benefited from the economic upturn. Ben Aris reports from Moscow.

Albania

January 2, 2006

Raiffeissen Bank
Steven Grunerud,CEO

Azerbaijan

January 2, 2006

UniBank
Faig Huseynov,Chairman

Belarus

January 2, 2006

Priorbank
Sergey Kostyuchenko, CEO

Bosnia & Herzegovina

January 2, 2006

Raiffeisen Bank Bosna I Hercegovina
Edin Muftic,CEO

Bulgaria

January 2, 2006

Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria
Momtchil Andreev, CEO

Czech Republic

January 2, 2006

Ceska Sporitelna
Jack Stack, CEO

Estonia

January 2, 2006

Hansabank
Erkki Raasuke, CEO

Hungary

January 2, 2006

OTP Bank
Sándor Csányi, CEO

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