KBC is one of the leading financial groups in Europe. It is a multi-channel bancassurance group with a geographic focus on Europe, catering mainly to retail customers, SME and local midcaps. The Group occupies significant, even leading positions in its home markets of Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe.

The KBC Group has also selectively established a presence in a number of other countries and regions around the world.

KBC is one of the major Belgian companies and is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels (ticker symbol ’KBC’).

With a market capitalisation of around 9 billion euros, KBC is one of the top Belgian companies and enters top-5 leading financial groups in Central and Eastern Europe, employing 54 000 staff and catering for 12 million customers.

19.11.10		Daiwa Capital Markets and KBC Group finalise the sale of KBC’s Global Convertible Bond and Asian Equity Derivatives businesses

31.03.10		KBC Asset Management and Union Bank of India officially open their joint venture Union KBC Asset Management

15.12.09		KBC Bank NV acquires the outstanding 49.54% stake in CSOB Slovakia held by CSOB Group (Czech Republic), taking ownership in CSOB Slovakia to 100%

14.09.09		KBC Securities and KBL European Private Bankers (both part of the KBC group) buy a 4.89% stake in Kredyt Bank (Poland) from the Sofina group

24.12.08		Appointment to the Executive Committee of CBC Banque SA


	Spotlights

	In VI Competition “The best service quality 2010” Absolut Bank took the 5th place among the best customer service providers.

	In 2010, Absolut Bank won the prestigious EFFIE/THE BEST BRAND award. The prize was awarded for the advertising concept “The Bank That Understands” and the subsequent communications campaign.

	Absolut Bank ranked 8th among banks in profit. According to the research “Top 500 profitable banks in Q1 2011” by the RBC Rating news agency, as of 1 April 2011 the Bank’s profit amounted to RUB 2.59 bn.

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