Société Générale was named Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence contest, which shows its leadership, innovation and momentum is recognized, Mobiasbanca – Groupe Société Générale says in a communiqué, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. According to Euromoney: “Over the past decade Societe Generale has slowly but surely built an impressive range of operations in Central and Eastern Europe. It has a pan-regional network that is able to serve the needs of both retail and corporate clients. It is well positioned to become a prime beneficiary of the upturn in economic fortunes in the region.” Société Générale has a strong and long-standing commitment to the region with a presence in 18 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, with 46,000 employees serving more than 11 million clients. Its affiliates have leading positions in a number of countries and markets with a high potential, including the Czech Republic (Komercni Banka, No. 3), Romania (BRD, No. 1 network in the country) and Russia, with Rosbank and BSGV, it is said in the communiqué. “This award is an important recognition for the Group’s employees and businesses, and in particular for the teams who have been steadily building our market share and accompanying clients in CEE for the past 10 years. Today, despite the crisis, the region has solid fundamentals and economies that are steadily developing with high banking potential for the years to come,” said Société Générale Deputy Chief Executive Officer Bernardo Sanchez-Incera. Recently, Mobiasbanca – Groupe Société Générale marked 20 years of work in Moldova and three years since joining Groupe Société Générale. Jean-Louis Mattei, director of the Retail Banking Outside France in Groupe Société Générale, said that during the three years, Mobiasbanca – Groupe Société Générale managed to successfully integrate into the Group and contribute to its development. With 32 million clients all over the world, Groupe Société Générale is present in 83 countries, employing 157,000 persons.