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- Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is a leading corporate and investment bank in Austria and a universal bank operating in 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets through subsidiary banks; the RBI Group also provides specialized financial services including leasing, asset management, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). RBI offers a comprehensive range of banking products and services such as financing, leasing, hedging, trade and export finance, cash management, payment and fund services, securities, cards, working capital loans, real estate financing, sustainable solutions, payment acceptance, group eAccount opening, and international wealth management including foreign real estate financing, Lombard finance, and precious metals services. The bank serves retail, corporate, and institutional clients across Austria and CEE, with around 43,000 employees supporting 18.2 million customers through approximately 1,400 outlets and total assets of EUR 209 billion as of September 30, 2025; it maintains representative offices in select Asian and Western European locations. Founded in 1927 as the predecessor Genossenschaftliche Zentralbank in Vienna, Austria—where it remains headquartered—RBI traces its roots to the Raiffeisen cooperative movement and expanded into CEE starting with its first subsidiary in Hungary in 1986. Regionally owned by eight Austrian Raiffeisen banks (61.17% stake) with the remainder in free float, RBI operates in key segments including Central Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Group Corporates & Markets, and Corporate Center. Among its latest developments, RBI deepened its partnership with ODDO BHF in 2025 by integrating its 15-member M&A team into the partner's Vienna office by year-end to enhance services in industrials, healthcare, TMT, debt advisory, and fundraising for clients in Austria and CEE; it also partnered with Wise Platform in May 2025 to upgrade cross-border payments for personal and business customers, joined the European Payments Initiative as an Acceptor PSP, and emphasized sustainable financing trends like greenium premiums and untied export credit agency solutions such as the OeKB Shopping Line.