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Expanding Into New Markets With an Experienced Partner

Want to enter a new CEE market or unlock global partnerships? Request our 2024 Expansion Guide CEE & Worldwide for corporates and institutions!

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  • Unlock CEE Market Know-How and Expert Guidance

    With decades of experience and an expansion journey of our own, we can safely say the CEE region is our home. We’d love to share our insights with you!

  • Going Above and Beyond? Make Use of Our Global Reach

    Specific regional knowledge is one thing – the extensive network of an international player is another. Luckily, we have both at our disposal.

  • Set up Group-Wide Solutions and Infrastructures

    Our one-stop-shop approach and innovation-driven banking solutions make sure your international operations run smoothly.

3 Challenges When Entering New Markets

What are common considerations both from a financial and strategic standpoint? With almost 40 years of market expansion history under our belt and just as many years guiding our customers on their endeavors, we have identified 3 main challenges for companies.

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Access to Local Market Research

In a fast-paced economic environment, different regions face different challenges and opportunities. Recognizing and responding to the diversity of the markets you are entering is crucial. Thorough analysis from afar can otherwise be tricky.

Access to Local Market Research

In a fast-paced economic environment, different regions face different challenges and opportunities. Recognizing and responding to the diversity of the markets you are entering is crucial. Thorough analysis from afar can otherwise be tricky.

How to solve it
Get access to Raiffeisen Research. We have a dedicated market research analyst team, both at our head office and 12 teams located in network banks in CEE countries.

This community of local market experts cooperates on a daily basis to exchange views and experience.

Raiffeisen Research is the leading research boutique focused on CEE, Austria and the Euro area, offering granular coverage of CEE and Austrian markets/issuers (macro, fixed income, equity) with a growing ESG focus.
 
Thanks to our extensive international network, our economists also cover market updates on a global scale.

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Identifying Profitable Partnerships

The landscape of financial players is vast, and the offerings are diverse. But how can you make sure that your banking is tailored to your specific needs and local situation?

Identifying Profitable Partnerships

The landscape of financial players is vast, and the offerings diverse. But how can you make sure that your banking is tailored to your specific needs and local situation?

What to look for
While competitive pricing is often a key driver when choosing a banking partner, there are even more factors that come into play when expanding to new markets:

  • How well does your bank understand your specific business and industry?
  • How well does your bank know the regions and markets you’re operating in?
  • Are you being treated like another account number, or are your banking solutions tailor-made? Is the communication regarding terms and conditions clear and transparent?
  • Does delivery speed and quality match your time-to-market?
  • Is your bank well-connected beyond its own structure and does it offer the regional coverage you need?

In a nutshell: To make the most of your international business, your banking partner should service you at eye-level – from business banking to relationship banking.

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Fast and Efficient Financial Management

Time is money – and a complex financial structure or convoluted processes can cost your business both. How can you promote quick decisions and fast execution?

Fast and Efficient Financial Management

Time is money – and a complex financial structure or convoluted processes can cost your business both. How can you promote quick decisions and fast execution?

How to implement
Your banking partner is here to make your life easier. With a single point of contact in our head office who is in constant exchange with local relationship managers in our countries, we ensure streamlined communication.

In addition, group-wide banking solutions for corporates and institutional clients help you set up effective infrastructures that can be steered centrally and
oftentimes directly online.

Meanwhile, our experienced experts help you navigate the specifics of different markets and the regulatory hurdles that come with them – always on the lookout for cost saving potentials, risk hedging and innovative solutions.

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What Are the Most Requested Banking Services?

Here are 6 solutions that are frequently requested by businesses, elevating their CEE banking experience and international market expansion. Our product range for corporates and institutional clients covers a variety of services, tailored to your specific needs.

Cash Management

Cash Management

Process payments and manage liquidity worldwide the quick and easy way and concentrate your activities in a treasury center.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Financing

Unlock short-term working capital and optimize your balance sheet and instant liquidity while minimizing credit risk.

Export & Trade Finance

Export & Trade Finance

Whether you’re importing, exporting or looking to finance investments – we support you with a global network, ECA-covering, and more.

Hedging

Hedging

Leverage our know-how of the dynamic and volatile markets we serve as well as our proven capital markets expertise.

Group Prime Services

Group Prime Services

Our comprehensive investor services include brokerage, secure asset safekeeping, and efficient fund administration.

Raiffeisen Research

Raiffeisen Research

Our analyst teams provide in-depth, timely and actionable research covering a broad spectrum of markets, industries, and companies.

International Market Expansion Success Stories by Our Clients

Our existing customers share their experiences in international business and why reliable partners matter.

“RBI can draw on a wealth of experience of successfully completed business cases and expertise of its employees. We particularly appreciate the flexibility and creativity in the structuring of projects.”

Edith Schatz-Limbeck, Director Finance at Plasser & Theurer

“The advantage of RBI was the friendly communication, taking time to listen to our needs, and fast delivery of product options. That gave us competitive advantage in our local market.”

Rinald Gjyli, Head of Treasury at Credins Bank Albania

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