Austrian Raiffeisen International is considering WSE debut

The parent company of Raiffeisen Bank Polska (RBP), might select the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) as the place to list its shares. "Warsaw with its bourse is the largest capital market in Central and Eastern Europe. The experience of BA CA with WSE will definitely be taken into account when deciding on a stock exchange. " said RBP President, Piotr Czarnecki. RBP also announced plans to significantly develop its offer on the market mainly through increased financing of trade with countries that are to join the EU in May as well as 15 other countries of CEE where the bank runs its operations. The bank also plans to improve its position on the market for small and medium sized enterprises and private customers, by providing a new service which allows internet access to bank accounts starting in February. (Puls Biznesu, p, 10) A.K.