| Basic information on CSOB |
| Business name |
Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s. |
| Registered office |
Praha 5, Radlicka 333/150, Postal Code: 15057 |
| Legal status |
joint-stock company |
| Registration |
Registered in the Commercial Registry of the City Court in Prague, Section B XXXVI, Entry 46 |
| Business activities |
Bank |
| Supervisory body |
Czech National Bank (CNB), Na Prikope 28, 115 03 Praha 1 |
| ID No. |
00001350 |
| Tax registr. No. |
for VAT CZ699000761
for other taxes CZ00001350 |
| SWIFT |
CEKOCZPP |
| Bank code |
0300 |
| Internet address |
www.csob.cz |
| Telephone |
+420 224 111 111 |
| Data box |
8qvdk3s |
Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s. is a universal bank operating in the Czech Republic. CSOB was established by the state in 1964 as a bank to provide foreign trade financing and convertible currency operations. It was privatized in June 1999 when KBC Bank, a member of Belgium’s KBC group, became the majority owner. CSOB took over Investicni a Postovni banka, a.s. in June 2000. After the purchase of CSOB shares from minority shareholders in June 2007, KBC Bank became the sole shareholder of CSOB. CSOB had been active in both Czech and Slovak markets until 2007; the Slovak branch was separated as of 1 January 2008.
CSOB’s business profile
CSOB is operating under two recognized brands in the Czech Republic – CSOB and Postovní sporitelna (Postal Savings Bank – PSB). It provides its services to all groups of customers, i.e. retail as well as SME, corporate and institutional clients. Clients are served via CSOB branches, PSB’s Financial Centers and post offices of the Czech Post. Services under the CSOB and PSB brands are also distributed through the entire CSOB group and through various direct banking channels. Since 2010, PSB offers its customers a range of modern banking products under the brand Era. In addition to its own products, CSOB distributes products and services of the whole CSOB group.
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| CSOB in figures |
31/12/2011 |
31/03/2012 |
| Employees (FTE) - group |
7,769 |
7,733 2) |
| Customers (ths.) |
3,096 |
3,102 |
| Users of internet banking (ths.) |
1,237 |
1,283 |
| CSOB branches (Ret/SME + CORP) |
252 |
252 |
| PSB branches (Financial centers) |
62 |
62 |
| PSB outlets of the Czech Post network |
ca. 3,200 |
ca. 3,200 |
| ATMs (CSOB + PSB) 1) |
831 |
846 |
Notes:
1) Plus cash desks (CashBack) of Albert, COOP stores and CEPRO EuroOil petrol stations.
2) Without CSOB Asset Management, a.s., investicni spolecnost.
Along with its own products and services, CSOB’s branch network offers products and services of the entire CSOB group. Comprehensive service portfolio thus also includes insurance and pension products (CSOB Pojistovna and the Stabilita pension fund), financing the housing needs (Hypotecni banka and Ceskomoravska stavebni sporitelna) collective investment and asset management (investment funds of CSOB Asset Management, a.s., investicni spolecnost) and specialized services (CSOB Leasing and CSOB Factoring). Services related to trading on financial markets are provided by Patria, a sister company of CSOB.