Support for Your Business Outside of Croatia
Expert advice and professional banking services for your cross-border operation.
We help you expand your business beyond the borders of the Republic of Croatia by providing expert banking support in Central and Eastern Europe.
In Which Countries Do We Provide Support?
Regional Business Support
Enhanced regional support in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
International Desk
You are assisted via our banking network that covers Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia.
International Desk presence
Our support enables you:
Regional Presence
With our support, you have access to assistance in multiple countries at once, as entire Erste and Sparkasse Group banks are present in all regional markets.
Faster Account Opening
We assist in preparing the necessary documentation for opening an account in entire Erste and Sparkasse Group.
Customized Services
Our local teams of banking experts prepare financial offers tailored to your business.
Easier Communication
We have a network of experts who specialize in your inquiries and with whom you can communicate in one of the major foreign languages.
International Desk - Support in
entire Erste and Sparkasse Group Countries
International Desk provides support and information about Erste Group, specific banks, their services, and products, and mediates contacts with account managers to all business clients.
Our support services are generally related to:
- banking products and services, according to the needs and requirements of your commercial operations (such as end-to-end support in opening cross boarder accounts, financing, issuing guarantees, etc.)
- advisory support when establishing a company or branch in a particular market in the region (assistance with specific tax, regulatory, and market conditions)
- EU support programs for your business, connecting you with specialized EU offices active in our group banks.
Contact International Desk:
- via email: internationaldesk@erstebank.hr
Regional Business Support
With our Group's presence in all major regional markets, totalling almost 20 million inhabitants, we are a reliable regional partner to our clients.
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Opening account in the Region – If you are registered company that already does business with our Group and wants to open a business account in the countries of the region, we have a solution for you – the WB Connect application.
In the application, find all the information about the account opening process and the documentation you need to gather, as well as forms to fill out from all the banks in the region in one place.
You can select multiple countries and initiate the account opening process in all of them with a single click. Submit documentation directly to all selected countries in the region, save time, and streamline your business operations in the region.
Start WB Connect
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Financing and Purchase of Receivables – related to commercial contracts and transactions with your regional customers and suppliers (Supply Chain Finance).
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Arranging Payment Security Instruments (Letters of Credit, Guarantees, and Documentary Business) – tailored to your transactions related to commercial contracts or tenders in regional markets (Trade Finance).
Contact for Regional Business Support:
- via email: xbordregsupport@erstebank.hr