NLB Group
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{{Infobox company
| name = NLB Group
| logo = NLB Group.png
| type =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1994}}
| hq_location_city = Ljubljana
| hq_location_country = Slovenia
| area_served = South Eastern Europe
| location =
| key_people = Management Board of NLB d.d.{{cite web|url=https://www.zbs-giz.si/en/members/|title=Združenje bank Slovenije - Members|publisher=|access-date=25 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nlb.si/management-and-supervisory-board|title=Management of the Bank|publisher=|access-date=6 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sta.si/2703328/skupina-nlb-v-devetih-mesecih-z-rahlo-visjim-dobickom|title=Skupina NLB v devetih mesecih z rahlo višjim dobičkom|publisher=|access-date=21 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nlb.si/press-release-20-4-2021|title=Supervisory Board of NLB d.d. and Petr Brunclík, COO, agree on the termination of office|publisher=|access-date=12 July 2021}}
- Blaž Brodnjak {{small|(CEO)}}
- Antonio Argir
- Andreas Burkhardt
- Archibald Kremser
- Andrej Lasič
- Hedvika Usenik
| industry = Financial services
| revenue =
| operating_income = {{increase}} €1,244.8 million {{small|(2024)}}{{cite web|date=20 February 2025|url=https://www.nlbgroup.com/content/dam/nlb/nlb-group/documents/investor-relations/financial-reports/2024/NLBGroup-Q4-Keyhighlights_final.pdf|title=NLB Group Paves the Way to Achieving Strategic Ambitions with EUR 514.6 Million in Net Profit for 2024|access-date=8 May 2025 }}
| net_income = {{increase}} €514.6 million {{small|(2024)}}
| assets = {{increase}} €28.0 billion {{small|(2024)}}
| equity =
| num_employees = 8,322{{cite web|url=https://www.nlbgroup.com/content/dam/nlb/nlb-group/documents/investor-relations/financial-reports/2024/NLB%20Group%20Annual%20Report%202024.pdf|title=NLB Group Annual Report 2024}}
| products = Retail banking, commercial banking, investment, private banking, asset management, insurance
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.nlbgroup.si}}
}}
NLB Group is the largest banking and financial group in Slovenia, with the core of its activity being in Southeast Europe.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=2102773|title=Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg|website=bloomberg.com|access-date=6 August 2017}}
NLB has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.{{cite web |website=European Central Bank |title=The list of significant supervised entities and the list of less significant institutions |url=https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/ecb/pub/pdf/ssm-listofsupervisedentities1409en.pdf |date={{date|2014/09/04}} }}{{cite web |website=European Central Bank |title=List of supervised entities |date={{date|2023/01/01}} |url=https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/ecb/pub/pdf/ssm.listofsupervisedentities202302.en.pdf }}
History
Banking members of NLB Group cover markets with a population of approximately 17.4 million people. In addition to NLB d.d., a main entity in Slovenia, NLB Group comprises several subsidiary banks in Southeast Europe: NLB Banka Skopje, NLB Banka Sarajevo, NLB Banka Banja Luka, NLB Banka Prishtina, NLB Komercijalna banka, NLB Banka Podgorica,{{cite web|url=http://www.nlbgroup.si/nlb-group-companies|title=NLB Group Companies}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sta.si/2850019/nlb-zakljucila-prevzem-srbske-komercijalne-banke?q=komer,bank|title=NLB zaključila prevzem srbske Komercijalne banke|website=www.sta.si|access-date=11 January 2021}} several companies for ancillary services (asset management, leasing, real estate management etc.) and a limited number of non-core subsidiaries controlled wind-down.
NLB d.d. is as of 14 November 2018 a publicly listed company{{cite web|url=http://seonet.ljse.si/?doc=LATEST_PUBLIC_ANNOUNCEMENTS&doc_id=66874|title=Notice of the home Member State for the purpose of disclosing controlled information|date=14 November 2018|publisher=|access-date=15 November 2018|via=Ljubljana Stock Exchange}} owned by a diversified investor base and whose largest shareholder is the Republic of Slovenia with a 25% plus one share. With the acquisition of the Serbian Komercijalna banka in December 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.sta.si/2850019/nlb-zakljucila-prevzem-srbske-komercijalne-banke?q=nlb,komer,bank|title=NLB zaključila prevzem srbske Komercijalne banke|date=30 December 2020|publisher=|access-date=12 April 2021}} the Group further strengthened its strategic and systemic position in the region and now holds a top 3 position in six out of seven markets where it has a banking presence.{{citation_needed|date=November 2021}}
In March 2022, the EU unit of Sberbank went into insolvency due to the EU sanctions in reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Single Resolution Board decided to transfer all shares of the Sberbank's Slovenian subsidiary, later renamed to N Banka, to NLB. On 2 March, NLB officially bought the local unit of Sberbank, thus increasing its assets by approximately 1.0 billion euros.{{cite web|title=Slovenia's NLB acquires Sberbank Slovenia|url=https://seenews.com/news/slovenias-nlb-acquires-sberbank-slovenia-775417|access-date=2022-03-04|website=www.seenews.com|date=2 March 2022 |language=en}} In September 2023 operational merger of N Banka to NLB was successfully completed.{{cite web|title=Ena banka, neskončno priložnosti - Operativna pripojitev N Banke d.d. k NLB d.d. uspešno zaključena|url=https://www.nlb.si/sporocilo-za-javnost-5-9-2023|access-date=2023-09-07|website=NLB.si|language=sl}}
In November 2023, NLB entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% shareholding in SLS HOLDCO, holdinška družba, the parent company of Summit Leasing Slovenija and its Croatian subsidiary, Mobil Leasing;{{cite web|title=NLB prevzema družbo Summit Leasing (dopolnjeno)|url=https://www.sta.si/3241832/nlb-prevzema-druzbo-summit-leasing?q=nlb,leasin|website=NLB.si|language=sl}} with transaction successfully completed in September 2024.{{cite web|title=NLB z lizinškimi storitvami na hrvaški trg|url=https://www.sta.si/3341033/nlb-z-lizinskimi-storitvami-na-hrvaski-trg?q=nlb,leasin|access-date=2024-09-17|website=NLB.si|language=sl}}
NLB Group concluded the financial year 2024 with a strong profit after tax result at EUR 514.6 million, with pre-provision profit up a respectable 9% YoY (EUR 51.2 million). When publishing 2024 unaudited results, Group announced that shareholder returns will remain a priority, with the expected 50% dividend pay-outs in 2025, out of 2024’s profit.{{cite web|title=Dobiček NLB Skupine tudi lani presegel pol milijarde evrov|url=https://www.sta.si/3396446/dobicek-nlb-skupine-tudi-lani-presegel-pol-milijarde-evrov?q=nlb|website=www.sta.si|language=sl}}
In the first three months of 2025 - a period that challenged the resilience of businesses, NLB Group delivered a solid result of EUR 125.8 million in net profit, with strategic members contributing 62% to the result, further confirming the importance of the Group’s business diversification.{{cite web|title=Čisti dobiček skupine NLB v prvem četrtletju manjši za desetino|url=https://www.sta.si/3423740/cisti-dobicek-skupine-nlb-v-prvem-cetrtletju-manjsi-za-desetino?q=nlb|website=www.sta.si|language=sl}}
See also
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.nlbgroup.si}}
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Category:Companies based in Ljubljana
Category:Banks established in 1994
Category:1994 establishments in Slovenia
Category:Banks under direct supervision of the European Central Bank
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