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- Erste Group Bank AG is a leading Austrian financial services group providing retail and corporate banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance products across Central and Eastern Europe. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including savings and current accounts, mortgages, personal and SME loans, leasing, factoring, payment services, trade finance, corporate lending, capital markets products, wealth management, pension funds, and life/non-life insurance through its subsidiaries; it operates under brands such as Erste Bank, Banca Romaneasca in Romania, Slovenska sporitelna in Slovakia, Erste Bank Hungary, and Ceska sporitelna in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1819 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Erste Group serves approximately 16 million customers primarily in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia, with a focus on retail banking (over 70% of earnings), corporate services, and treasury operations.