Despite the impacts of the international economic crisis, the Volksbank International Group (VBI) presents a positive intermediate result and achieved an EBT amounting to EUR 41.5 million as of 30.9.2009.

Dear clients and partners of the Bank,
we would like to inform you that OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY VOLKSBANK from September 15, 2009 has changed its name to PUBLIC JOINT-STOCK COMPANY VOLKSBANK for fulfillment of  the Law of Ukraine On Joint-Stock Companies dd. 17.09.2008 No.514-VI and according to the decision  of the General Shareholders' Meeting (the Minutes No. 39 dd. 03.08.2009).

City contest City's Face 2009 has taken place in Lviv, Lviv City Council and Chamber of Commerce and Industry have been its organizers. The best enterprises of Lviv, which worthily represent city's face have been chosen in this contest.

Austrian Volksbank International AG became a shareholder of OJSC "Electron Bank". On the 2 of September 2008 OJSC "Electron Bank" officially changed its name to OJSC "VOLKSBANK". Change of the name from Electron Bank to VOLKSBANK is connected with its final integration to Volksbank International AG group (Austria). History of Volksbank AG (VBAG) began in 1922 with the unification of few regional credit unions. Volksbank AG therefore has a history of partner relationship based on a corporate philosophy of trust.