The international financial magazine Global Finance announced that UniCredit Bulbank has been selected as the Best Bank in Bulgaria in 2020 at the 27th annual best banks award ceremony.

The award as the best bank has also been given to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"The demands of banks’ customers for safe real-time access to banking services and products are growing, while in the meantime they search for flexible solutions for their funds. So, the banking system faces bigger challenges”, commented Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance and added, “For 27 years, the Global Finance Best Bank Awards have helped corporate treasurers and CFOs identify the financial partners that perform best on their markets and deliver top-notch financial services via innovative technology.”

"We are very proud of the results of this year's survey" said Gianfranco Bisagni and Niccolò Ubertalli, Co-CEOs Commercial Banking CEE at UniCredit. "Our bank in Bulgaria is focused on product innovation, setting strong foundations for ongoing success. Global Finance‘s recognition confirms UniCredit’s commitment to supporting our local economies, at all times. We are proud of all our team members for their great commitment to best serving our customers, every day.”

“In our dynamic working environment, we keep optimizing processes and  looking for new ways of working and cooperating, with clear customer centric focus. 

Together, as a team, we strive to do the right things and add value for our customers and partners. By awarding the Best Bank in Bulgaria award, the expert Global Finance jury confirms that UniCredit Bulbank is a stable partner of choice both on local and on European level“.,” commented Teodora Petkova, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Management Board of UniCredit Bulbank.

The editors of Global Finance selected the best banks in the world through extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers and banking consultants and analysts throughout the world.

The objective criteria that are considered in the selection of the best banks are: growth in assets, profitability, geographical reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in offered products. The final choice was also influenced by the opinions of analysts of capital markets, credit ratings, assessments by banking consultants and other participants involved in the banking industry.

Information about UniCredit Bulbank

UniCredit Bulbank is a leader in Bulgarian banking. The bank is part of UniCredit which clear and long-term strategy is to be a successful Pan European Commercial Bank with a fully plugged in CIB, delivering a a unique Western, Central and Eastern Europe network to its extensive and growing client franchise. UniCredit offers both local and international expertise to its clients, providing them with unparalleled access to leading banks in its core markets through its European banking network: Italy, Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Leveraging on an international network of representative offices and branches, UniCredit serves clients in another 18 countries worldwide.

About Global Finance

The international magazine Global Finance has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries. It has offices in New York, London and Milan.

 

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