The event took place on the same date when the ERBD Annual Meeting was held in Warsaw with the support of UniCredit

EMEA Finance Magazine honored UniCredit Group with eight awards at its yearly European Banking Awards Ceremony which took place in Warsaw. The event was held on the same date of the ERBD Annual Meeting in Warsaw with the support of UniCredit. The European bank group received the following prestigious awards:

• Best bank in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia

• Best investment bank in Italy and Croatia

• Best foreign investment bank in Poland

• Most innovative bank in the CEE & CIS for Croatia

Roberto Nicastro, General Manager of UniCredit, said: "We are very pleased to receive these awards from EMEA Finance as recognition of our strong and consistent commitment to be a leading European bank and as proof of our innovative banking approach and proximity to local clients. These eight awards confirm that our clients in Western, Central and Eastern Europe appreciate our efforts to offer the best possible service, including access to global capital markets for companies”.

According to Tim Burke, editor of EMEA Finance, the awards recognize the leading example of UniCredit's subsidiaries across the region and their stable relationship with clients.

In 2014 UniCredit Bulbank celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Having confidence in the future the bank continues to work FOR its clients, FOR its employees, FOR the local communities. Since the beginning of 2014 UniCredit Bulbank has received many other awards as well: “Best Bank in Bulgaria” (from Global Finance), “Best Trade Finance Bank”, “Most Innovative Bank Product Award for 2013 for the Cash M Service” and “Best HR Strategy for Leadership Development for 2013” (from the Bulgarian Association for People Management).

More information for clients:

UniCredit Bulbank, Call Centre

Phone: 0700 1 84 84

More information for media:

UniCredit Bulbank, Identity & Communications Department

Viktoria Blajeva, Phone: + 359 2 9264 993, wjlj/ebwjepwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch

Ekaterina Ancheva, Phone: + 359 2 9264 963, flbufsjob/bodifwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch

Magdalena Ivanova, Phone: + 359 2 9232 528, nbhebmfob/jwbopwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch