About us

Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with a strategy to expand its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe. Since then Erste Group has grown to become one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of Europe in terms of clients and total assets.

Today we shift our focus from being a financial services provider to building Financial Health throughout our regions.

In our business activities, we are committed to social, ecological and ethical principles. With binding guidelines such as the Code of Conduct, we ensure that fairness, respect and sustainability are observed in all our activities and thus ensure a positive environment.

Erste Group Code of Conduct (PDF · 117 KB)

Strategy

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Our Markets

Corporate Governance and Management

Since 2003 Erste Group Bank AG has been committed to applying the rules of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance and hence to a responsible and transparent corporate governance. In addition, the Management Board adopted a Statement of Purpose in 2015. This statement concretises and reaffirms the purpose of Erste Group Bank AG to spread and secure prosperity throughout the region in which it operates.

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History

Where we come from

Our history from 1819 to today

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