The stability, the “we”, the regionality, the innovation – all of this was the focus of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Steiermark at its ceremony for the general meeting. But when Johann Strobl, CEO of Raiffeisen International (RBI), reported on Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday, the tension was palpable. In the war, “which changed the world”, it is primarily regarding the basic supply of the population (specifically regarding the supply of cash) and regarding “taking precautions in the event that a data center is destroyed,” explained Strobl. 70 to 80 percent of the branches in Ukraine are open, “many employees work from home – or from across the border”. The support measures for Ukrainians “meanwhile amount to an impressive double-digit million amount. We are also emotionally very affected.”
