Corporate news

Frankfurt am Main, The ProCredit group continues to grow in the first quarter of 2017

  • Stronger positioning as the Hausbank for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • Customer loan portfolio grew by 2.5% in the first quarter of 2017, compared to a decrease of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2016 (continued operations only).
  • In the group’s core segment of loans over EUR 30,000, the customer loan portfolio grew by 4.9% (EUR 144 million) in the first quarter of 2017. This represents a clear improvement compared to the 0.6% (EUR 16 million) recorded in Q1 2016 (continued operations only).
  • Consolidated profit of EUR 11.9 million slightly above previous year’s level (Q1 2016: EUR 11.0 million). (more…)

Frankfurt am Main, London, ProCredit Holding granted membership to the Social Stock Exchange

ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ProCredit Holding) is now a member of the Social Stock Exchange – Europe’s only public market for impact investing. The membership was granted upon ratification of the impact report written by the company and approved for this purpose by the independent Admissions Panel of the Social Stock Exchange. (more…)

Frankfurt am Main, The group of ProCredit banks continues to grow in financial year 2016 and achieve good financial results

  • Successful strategic positioning as the “Hausbank” for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • The gross loan portfolio in the target category of loans above EUR 30,000 grew by 13% over the previous year.
  • The gross loan portfolio in our core segments in South Eastern and Eastern Europe increased by 3.2% and 4.0% over the previous year.
  • Profit after tax for the continuing business operations stood at EUR 47.0 million, up 22.6% from the previous year (2015: EUR 38.4 million).
  • Consolidated profit after tax of EUR 61.0 million, at approximately the same level as the previous year (2015: EUR 61.3 million). (more…)

EUR 70m for SMEs in Kosovo, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and three ProCredit group subsidiaries have signed guarantee agreements to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia, Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This was made possible via the Western Balkans Guarantee Facility, funded by the European Union under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility. (more…)

Frankfurt am Main, The ProCredit group’s Germany-based institutions validate their environmental management system under the EMAS standard

  • ProCredit Holding, ProCredit Bank Germany, ProCredit Academy and Quipu received EMAS certification in December 2016
  • Part of the group-wide strategy to minimise the institutions’ environmental impact

The four Germany-based members of the ProCredit group – ProCredit Holding, ProCredit Bank Germany, ProCredit Academy, and the group’s software development company, Quipu – received both the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certification and ISO 14001 certification for their environmental management system. The certifications were granted in November (ISO 14001) and December 2016 (EMAS) to ProCredit Holding, covering all German ProCredit companies. The EMAS certification is a highly recognised and demanding voluntary management system for managing the environmental impact of an organisation. (more…)

Frankfurt am Main, First day of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

  • As of today, the holding company of the international ProCredit group of banks is listed on the Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Trading commenced with an initial price of EUR 12.29 (more…)

Frankfurt am Main, ProCredit Holding: Approval of Prospectus

On 20 December 2016, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) approved the listing prospectus for ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (“ProCredit Holding”), which is the Frankfurt am Main-based holding company for the internationally active ProCredit group of banks. (more…)