Alpha Bank Skopje

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alpha Bank Skopje

Type	Bank
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Industry	Finance
Products	Commercial banking
Owner	Alpha Bank
Website	http://www.alphabank.com.mk

Alpha Bank Skopje (full name: Alpha Bank AD Skopje) is the subsidiary of the Greek bank Alpha Bank, in the Republic of Macedonia.

In 1999, Alpha Bank officially agreed on the purchase of a 65 Percent (%) stake in the Macedonian Kreditna Banka. In 2002, Alpha Bank, Athens acquired the minority stake and changed its name to Alpha Bank Skopje.

[edit] History

In April 1993, one of the first private Banks of the country was established, then named Kreditna Banka AD Skopje. The sound financial results achieved since its very first days, made the new Bank very soon an attractive investment alternative for foreign potential investors.

- In January 2000, Alpha Bank, Athens acquired the majority stake in the Bank and became the main shareholder.

- In April 2002, the Bank was renamed into Alpha Bank AD Skopje, following Alpha Bank Group worldwide policy.

- In August 2002, Alpha Bank, Athens acquired the minority stake and became the sole shareholder in Alpha Bank AD Skopje, accounting for 100% of its share capital.

Alpha Bank Skopje distinguished itself compared to the rest of the banking through the implementation of modern private banking principles. Technical novelties combined to the flexible management structure enabled Alpha Bank Skopje to offer a swift, high quality service to its customers from the very beginning. Furthermore, since then evolution and improvement in Alpha Bank Skopje has been a continuous process, so that clients' every day increasing needs can be efficiently met.

One of the most important assets of Alpha Bank Skopje is its personnel. The experience, skills and professionalism of the employees enable them to provide reliable advice and optimal solutions to the clients' financial problems. The employees practically personify the potential of Alpha Bank Skopje to follow the development policy pursued by the Management as well as to keep pace with the tough conditions on the international financial markets.