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holding company for the banking activities in the CEE countries, with the exception of
Poland which falls under the Poland’s Markets Business Unit.
CEE
During the first nine months ended as at September 30, 2009, the CEE segment
represented 16.5% of total operating income of the UniCredit Group.
The table below discloses the main income statement figures of the Group relating to
the CEE segment with reference to the nine months as at September 30, 2009 and
September 30, 2008 and the financial years ended as at December 31, 2008, 2007 and
2006.
(millions of €)
INCOME
STATEMENT
FIGURES
09.30.2009 09.30.2008 12.31.2008 12.31.2007
reconstructed
12.31.2006
OPERATING INCOME 3,504 3,409 4,736 3,367 2,799
OPERATING PROFIT 2,065 1,796 2,503 1,638 1,279
GROSS PROFIT 611 1,144 2,021 1,342 1,051
As at September 30, 2009, loans to customers and customer deposits and securities
relating to the CEE segment amounted respectively to €58,201 million and €47,538
million, and represent 10.3% of total loans to customers and 8.1% of total customer
deposits and securities, respectively.
During the first nine months ended as at September 30, 2009, the CEE countries which
contributed mainly in terms of Group operating income were: Turkey (4.0%), Russia
(2.2%), Croatia (2.1%) and the Czech Republic (1.2%).
Within the sphere of the CEE countries and with reference to retail customers, the
UniCredit Group is able to offer its customers an extensive portfolio of products and
services, on a consistent basis with that offered on the Italian, German and Austrian
markets, where the Retail Strategic Business Area is operative.
With reference to corporate customers, UniCredit Group is constantly involved in the
standardization of the customer segments, the sharing of the business models and the
standardization of the range of products offered, so as to ensure access to its network
from any country where the UniCredit Group is present. This approach involves a
dedicated offer of global products, in particular cash management and trade finance
solutions, for corporate customer who operate in more than one CEE country.
Poland’s Market
The Poland’s Markets sector handles the business activities of the UniCredit Group in
Poland and part of the Group’s activities in the Ukraine (Open Joint Stock Company
UniCredit Bank, a subsidiary of Bank Pekao) and represents 5.7% of the total
operating income of the UniCredit Group.
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