KBC has launched a new banking unit in
Slovakia, part of which is owned by the Belgium bank’s local
leasing and factoring arms.
CSOB Leasing Czech Republic holds 2.02 per cent of Ceskoslovenska
obchodna banka AS, which became operational on January 1, while
CSOB Factoring Czech Republic has 1.4 per cent.
The remaining shareholding is held by KBC Belgium and CSOB Czech
Republic.