Privredna banka Sarajevo
 The headquarters of Privredna Banka Sarajevo is the National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banka na Obali) | |
| Privredna banka Sarajevo PBS | |
| Company type | State owned (d.d. - dioničko društvo) |
| Sarajevo Stock Exchange: BORBRK3[1] | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1913 as Austro-Hungarian Bank branch in BiH, Sarajevo January 1, 1962 as Privredna banka Sarajevo[2] |
| Successor | Bor Banka Sarajevo |
| Headquarters | Sarajevo, Obala Kulina bana 18, 71000, BiH , |
Number of locations | 17 branches (2024) |
Area served | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Key people | Rijad Raščić (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) Hamid Pršeš, (President of the Management Board) |
| Website | www.pbs.ba |
Privredna Banka Sarajevo d.d., or simply PBS, is oldest commercial bank serving Bosnia and Herzegovina headquartered in Sarajevo.
History[edit]
Privredna Banka Sarajevo started operating on January 1, 1962, in Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina since when the Bank has been operating under this name for the first time.
On Bosnian market, PBS is brended as the commercial bank with oldest tradition[3] with stakes listed on the Sarajevo Stock Exchange - majority private capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As the commercial bank, Privredna Banka Sarajevo d.d. as name itself suggests (Privredna in Bosnian language means economic/bank for business), bank was the bearer of investment programs, encouraged the development of the economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Since October 3, 2016, two domestic banks[4] - Privredna banka Sarajevo d.d. Sarajevo and BOR bank d.d. Sarajevo - merged and operate under the unique name Privredna Banka Sarajevo (SWIFT code: PBSCBA22XXX) with the address Obala Kulina bana 18 (in ex headquarters of BOR banka d.d. Sarajevo.).
Privredna Banka Sarajevo is a member of Bosnian interbank ATM Network BH mreža operated by national payment clearing provider and processing center BAMCARD.[5]
It is a member of Deposit Insurance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AOD)[6] and it is supervised by FBA banking regulator based on CB BiH[7] regulations.
Bank also offers consumer and business loans, housing loans, debit cards for customers in 17 branches: (2024) in BiH towns: Sarajevo, Old Town Sarajevo (Obala), Ilidža, Visoko, Usora, Olovo, Zenica, Goražde, Jablanica, Donji Vakuf, Maglaj, Jajce, Bugojno, Brčko and Gornji Rahić).
Customers of PBS can use debit and credit cards, e-banking/m-banking services for current accounts and deposits.
Bank on the Obala[edit]
The headquarters of Privredna Banka Sarajevo in Sarajevo, near Miljacka river and Drvenija Bridge is the National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina (registered as Zgrada Banke na Obali - Bank on the Obala)[8] by the Bosnian national Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Originally, the bank building, locally known as Banka na Obali - served from 1913 as Bosnian branch office of the Austro-Hungarian Bank for for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After World War II, the bank building housed the Investment Bank.
In SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the parent bank, Privredna Banka Sarajevo made a system of local banks and branches mainly in the larger BiH cities (Zenica, Bijeljina, Mostar etc.), which later - at the beginning and during the Bosnian War, became separate local commercial banks by freezing or privatizing the assets of the PBS banking system in BiH which was created and developed in the former Yugoslavia.
After Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum, bank continued to operate in 1992 during the Siege of Sarajevo.
See also[edit]
- List of banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Razvojna banka Federacije BiH
- List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References[edit]
- ^ "Sarajevska berza-burza Tržište / Emitenti / Profil emitenta" (in Bosnian). SASE. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "- About us / Privredna banka Sarajevo". www.pbs.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Bosanski seljak, Austrijanac i Ugarin: Znate li da Sarajevo krije jednu od najstarijih banaka u BiH?". www.klix.ba (in Bosnian). www.klix.ba. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
Sagrađena je 1913. godine kao velika filijala Austro-Ugarske banke, a od tada, mijenjala je nazive, ali nikada i svoju namjenu
- ^ "'Nova' Privredna banka Sarajevo počela sa radom" (in Bosnian). www.biznisinfo.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
03/10/2016 - Od danas dvije domaće banke – Privredna banka Sarajevo d.d. Sarajevo i BOR banka d.d. Sarajevo – posluju pod jedinstvenim nazivom Pri
- ^ "BH Mreža bankomata". www.bhmreza.ba (in Bosnian). www.bhmreza.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
članica BH Mreže: ASA Banka, Bosna Bank International (BBI), Privredna banka Sarajevo (PBS), Union Banka
- ^ "Banke članice". www.aod.ba (in Bosnian). www.aod.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Centralna banka Bosne i Hercegovine - Banke u BiH". www.cbbh.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "www.kons.gov.ba". www.kons.gov.ba. www.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Bank on the Obala (formerly a branch of the Austro-Hungarian Bank), the historic monument