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Piraeus Bank Beograd (full legal name: ''Piraeus Bank a.d. Beograd''), was a Serbian bank that existed from May 2005 until October 2018 when it was acquired by
Direktna Banka Direktna Banka () was a Serbian bank based in Kragujevac. It ceased with operations in December 2021, after it was merged with the Serbian branch of the Eurobank Ergasias, forming Eurobank Direktna. History The origins of the banks date back to ...
. It was majority owned by Greek
Piraeus Bank Piraeus Bank () is a Greece, Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange (Athens Exchange, ATHEX) since January 1918. ...
. Its particular activities were in the areas of large corporate banking, retail banking and SMEs.


History

Piraeus Bank started its operations in the Serbian market with a network of 9 branches and 176 employees. Today, the Bank has a business network of 34 branches, approximately 550 employees, it has developed sector of Piraeus Leasing and Piraeus Rent, and tens of thousands of clients. In November 2017,
Direktna Banka Direktna Banka () was a Serbian bank based in Kragujevac. It ceased with operations in December 2021, after it was merged with the Serbian branch of the Eurobank Ergasias, forming Eurobank Direktna. History The origins of the banks date back to ...
bought Piraeus Bank Beograd from the Greek
Piraeus Bank Piraeus Bank () is a Greece, Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange (Athens Exchange, ATHEX) since January 1918. ...
, for a sum in the range of 58–61 million euros. The complete merge is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2018, and thus way Direktna Banka would have a total equity worth over 500 million euros.


See also

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List of banks in Serbia This is a list of banks in Serbia. Central bank * National Bank of Serbia Commercial banks As of 31 March 2025, there are 19 licensed commercial banks in Serbia. Below is a balance sheet total and number of employees from 30 December 2022 whic ...


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Company overview from NBS
Banks established in 1995 Banks disestablished in 2018 Companies based in Belgrade Defunct banks of Serbia 2017 mergers and acquisitions {{Serbia-company-stub