Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend I.Khalilova / Raiffeisen Bank of Austria is prepared to offer a full spectrum of banking services in Azerbaijan. Heinz Chlebek, a member of the Managing Board of the bank, said in a meeting between Heydar Babayev, the Azerbaijani Minister for Economic Development, and Martin Bertenstein, that currently Raiffeisen Bank is actively studying the terms of the banking sector in Azerbaijan.
"We are eager to find an appropriate partner in the Azerbaijani banking market and offer banking offices jointly," Chlebek elaborated.
Preparatory work on the bank's entrance to the Azerbaijani banking sector is at the final stage.
" Azerbaijan occupies a leading position in the Caspian region in terms of economic development, but Raiffeisen Bank carries out successful operations in Eastern Europe, to where your region belongs," the bank official said.
Heydar Babayev, the Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development, voiced his hope that Raiffeisen Bank will be well represented in the Azerbaijani banking market along with other leading foreign banks and actively function in Azerbaijan.