The new co-branded card combines the functions of a credit card for cash withdrawal or payments in stores or internet and free VIP Web Communicator for internet surfing.

The well-established strong growth of the banking markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has further accelerated during the last year.

Just 5 months after the start of the public offering of 4 mutual funds of Raiffeisen Asset Management, the assets under management exceeded BGN 30 Mln.

The mayor of Plovdiv Mr. Ivan Chomakov, the CEO of Raiffeisenbank Mr. Momtchil Andreev and the Executive director Ms. Evelina Miltenova officially signed the final papers of the EUR 25 mln. bond, issued by Plovdiv Municipality.

The clients can pay via Raiffeisebank’s POS terminals with Visa Electron, Visa Classic, MasterCard, Maestro, RaiCARD and Borika bank cards.

Every client, who has applied for the credit card between September 1st and November 30th 2006 will benefit the lower interest rate of 9% p.a. The promotion is valid until the end of February 2007.