Best in central and eastern Europe: Raiffeisen Centrobank

Structured Products Europe Awards 2015: RCB moved into new markets in the region and grew its franchise, offering investors a powerful mix of risk and reward during a period of elevated volatility and low interest rates

heike arbter at RCB
Heike Arbter, Raiffeisen Centrobank

In March, Poland became the latest in a long line of countries to cut interest rates to a record low. The National Bank of Poland has since held the benchmark seven-day reference rate at 1.5% and given indications there will be no change for the foreseeable future. In July, Hungary's central bank cut its benchmark rate even lower, to 1.35%, with little chance of tightening before the middle of 2016.

For the typically conservative, deposit-favouring investors of central and eastern Europe, this

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