Raiffeisen Bank Hungary

Hungarian banking Institution

Raiffeisen Bank Hungary is an Austrian-owned Hungarian private bank.

Raiffeisen Bank Hungary
Native name
Raiffeisen Bank Magyarország
Company typePrivate
Founded1986
Headquarters,
Area served
Hungary
ServicesFinancial services
OwnerRaiffeisen Bank International
Bank branch in Debrecen

History

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On December 10, 1986, the predecessor of the company, Unicbank, was established with a founding capital of 1 billion forint, with participation from Hungarian owners and three international financial institutions. It started operations on January 1, 1987, the day the two-tier banking system was introduced in Hungary, with 36 employees.[1] On January 1, 1997, the bank's name was changed to Raiffeisen Unicbank. On January 18, 1999, with the launch of the retail banking division, the bank's name became Raiffeisen Bank.

  1. Unicbank terjeszkedés Archive copy at the Internet Archive, HVG, 1995/29, 1995. július 22.