NLB Group: Remarkable business performance led to a record high profit of EUR 236.4 million in 2021

“The Supervisory Board is pleased that the NLB Group has successfully utilised the opportunities offered to it by the supportive economic environment of strong GDP growth in the region, healthy private consumption, and loan demand,” said Primož Karpe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NLB d.d. upon the publication of the results. “The Group’s business results prove that its objectives are set prudently and strategically, focusing on the innovative, higher recurring growth financial products and addressing digital innovation across our key markets. Moreover, the past year has once again reaffirmed the importance of subsidiary banks, which are key factor not only in the NLB Group’s business operations, but also in their respective markets, where the majority of them hold systemically important positions. We firmly believe that further intragroup consolidation will bring additional opportunities to leverage these synergies and further strengthen our position. This way we will do everything needed to actually spearhead the innovation trends in banking, and not merely defend our market positions in the future, at times when some world-wide trends indicate that digitalisation is set to disrupt the classical banking model in the segment of consumer revenue,” he added. 

“There are many challenges ahead of us, however, we face them confidently. How could we not, when we can count on a team of dedicated colleagues, talents, and knowledgeable experts who truly care about our mission and go the extra mile when needed,” explained NLB’s CEO Blaž Brodnjak. “We are also happy that we have begun the year 2022 with the Supervisory Board appointing three new members of the Management Board of NLB d.d., who will help us steer our Group and address opportunities that await us. We are looking forward to the merger of our two banks in Serbia in April, and further opportunities for either organic growth or expansion through M&As,” he added. 

More information about the Key Unaudited FY2021 business results will be presented during a webcast, hosted by the Management Board of NLB d.d., today, on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 16:00 CET/15.00 GMT, available here: https://bit.ly/3GZbGLL. Members of the Management Board will, as usual, receive and address your questions live during the webcast. You may post your questions live, via web app available on the link above, or you may simply send them to the email address IR@nlb.si.