| Founded in 1899, the Bank of Cyprus Group is the leading Cypriot banking and financial service group. In 1991, the Group establishes its first branch in Greece where it has been expanding rapidly since 1999. it has an established banking presence in the United Kingdom and in 2001 it expanded to Australia trough a wholly owned subsidiary bank. In addition to retail and commercial banking, the Group’s activities include finance, leasing, factoring, investment, banking, brokerage, fund management, life and general insurance. The Group currently operates trough a total of 291 branches of which 144 operate in Cyprus, 126 in Greece, 6 in the United Kingdom, 11 in Australia, 2 in Romania, 1 in Russia, 1 in Ukraine and 1 in the Channel Island. Bank of Cyprus also has representative offices in Russia, Canada and South Africa.
The Bank of Cyprus Group employs 7109 staff worldwide.
At 30 September 2007, the Group’s Total Assets reached €29.76 bn and the Shareholders’ Funds were €1.92 bn. The Bank of Cyprus shares are listed on the Cyprus and Athens Stock Exchanges. Additional information can be found at the Group’s website www.bankofcyprus.com or on our local website, www.bankofcyprus.ro. |
