Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD published its regular monthly economic review, analyzing data available in mid-July.

The British financial magazine Euromoney awarded the title "Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe" (CEE) to Raiffeisen Bank International

“Seen from a general perspective the euro area GDP growth of 0.2 per cent in the first quarter lacked behind our expectations. Hence, we revised our forecasts for the total growth of the euro area for the year 2014 from 1.5 to 1.2 per cent.

Fitch Ratings assigned 'ВВВ+' Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD with negative outlook.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) generated a profit before tax of € 240 million in the first three months of 2014, a decrease of € 11 million or 4.6 per cent versus the comparable period of the previous year.

Raiffeisenbank has launched a promotional campaign on newly issued MasterCard Standard, MasterCard Gold, Visa Classic and Visa Gold credit cards. During the campaign customers will not pay any interest rate for purchases and cash withdrawals. In addition, during the promotion, customers will not be charged a fee for withdrawals at Raiffeisenbank’s ATMs and at all other ATMs, whether in Bulgaria or abroad.