Fibank is amoung the leading 100 banks in Southeastern Europe in the ranking of SeeNews TOP 100

Fibank (First Investment Bank) moved up with two places and is now on 17th position among the leading top 100 banks in Southeastern Europe in the prestigious ranking of SeeNews TOP 100 SEE. The dynamics in the development of the Bank over the past 2013 moved the bank with two places forward compared to the previous arrangement of the rankings.

The prestigious award was presented to Mr. Vasil Hristov, Executive Director of Fibank.

The ranking involves the largest banks and companies in Southeastern Europe. It includes companies from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. The team of analysts, qualified journalists and editors of SeeNews arrange the companies according to their performance during the previous calendar year - 2013.

In 2013, Fibank (First Investment Bank) continued to be a trusted partner of the Bulgarian business. The Bank is among the most preferred by people for opening of deposits. At the same time, Fibank (First Investment Bank) was also among the most active in granting loans to the business and households. In the past year, consumer loans granted by the bank increased by 7.7%, and the average growth for the whole banking system was only 1.6%. For the period the corporate loans granted by the bank increased by 11.5% at average growth for the whole system of 0.4%.

At the end of last year, Fibank successfully acquired 100% of the capital of MKB Unionbank EAD. Following the acquisition the assets of Fibank reached 9 billion BGN. The acquisition increased the efficiency of the bank as a result of which it offered even better and competitive services to people, the business and society.

The only awarded banks in Bulgaria in SeeNews TOP 100 ranking for 2013 are respectively UniCredit Bulbank, DSK Bank and Fibank.