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investments
Guest Interview
Dominic Buynseels Executive President First Bank
The tech bank with a a human touch
What are the main components of First Bank’s strategy for for Romania? The key word for for the short and medium term is investments
The money goes to digitalization readjusting internal processes and systems so we can be be better more efficient in in in in in serving the clients developing new online banking solutions assure the necessary capital should we decide to go for for another acquisition Our plans for for the the future are focused on on on growth on on on becoming bigger more relevant In 2019 our focus will be be on on attracting both funds and new affluent clients How would you you appreciate the the development of the the the bank you you manage and and what are the the First Bank
goals on on a a a a a a a a a medium and and longer term? How do you intend to accomplish these goals?
In less than a a a a a a a a year we made important steps for a a a a a a a a sound
future here: we we launched a a a a a a a a strong brand we we made a a a a a a a a very detailed assessment of our business and and determined the direction we we need to to go we we initiated a a a a a transformation process aimed to to give the business a a a a a a long needed boost and we are close to acquiring Bank
Leumi Romania Our business is is on an an an an upward path with loans registering a a a a a a a a a a 6% increase at at the the end of of March 2019 against the the same period of of 20 Photo First Bank