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VUB Group, the member of international banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, earned in the first half of 2010 operating profit of EUR 125 mil. and net profit of EUR 67.1 mil., +9.2% y-o-y. The Group’s net loan portfolio exceeded EUR 6 bn, representing 4.7% y-o-y growth.

VUB bank, the member of international banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, obtained again a prestigious prize within Euromoney Awards for Excellence as the Best Bank in Slovakia. VUB became as successful as last year, when in addition to Euromoney award and that from the Banker, VUB was presented also an award from the Trend weekly. What the Euromoney experts have acknowledged the most was sound profitability and cost control of the bank.

VUB bank, member of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, received another prestigious international award for 2009 – Best Bank in Slovak Republic from emeafinance magazine. It is the fourth award in a row following the Bank of the Year awards from the weekly Trend and prestigious magazines The Banker and Euromoney.

VUB Group, the member of international banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, earned in first quarter of 2010 operating profit of EUR 62 mil. and net profit of EUR 33,9 mil. The Group´s net loan portfolio reached EUR 5.9 bn, representing 2% y-o-y growth.

The Supervisory Board elected yesterday Adrián Ševčík new Member of Management Board of VUB bank. Adrián Ševčík has been managing the network of its retail branches until now. As a Management Board member, he will be responsible for the retail banking division.