ABOUT BACEE

BACEE's main goal is to promote the business relations of its member banks with their European and global peers

History and goals

BACEE - All about banks in New Europe

BACEE was founded in 1996 with the goal of supporting the development of the financial sector in Central and Eastern Europe.

BACEE membership is open for all banks with good reputation from the EU and Central / Eastern / South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia which want to develop their business with their European and global partners.

To support business expansion in the extended CEE region, which generally represents a higher risk than in the developed economies, BACEE is providing information and analytical services on country and bank risk in Central/Eastern and South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

On the other hand, BACEE provides consulting services to its member banks which want to develop a more active presence in international markets. These services include suggestions regarding business policies, transparency, presentation of the banks’ documentation to foreign counterparts, pre- and post-rating advisory services, attraction of credit lines from foreign banks and international financial institutions and preparation for sale to foreign investors.

BACEE has created a unique database on banks in the region covered by its activities, which is freely accessible to its members, and has grown into one of the most important sources of information on banks in our countries.

BACEE holds regular seminars, conferences and training courses to share its experience with the broader banking community.

Reflecting its non-profit philosophy, events organised by the Association on its own are free for its members. For events, arranged jointly with co-operation partners, we offer special discount to our members.

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Mission Statement

BACEE is a non-profit association with the mission to facilitate stability, sustainable development of the financial sector of Central/Eastern/South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and to support transfer of financial know-how, products and solutions to the region’s banks.

Based on the above mission we have pinned down the following four pillars for the benefit of our membership and partnership:

  1.  Information and Consultancy Service
  2. Business Development (we filter and then channel business opportunities to our membership)
  3. Event organisation (conferences, seminars, trainings and study tours)
  4. Marketing & Sales Promotion at BACEE Events: we offer marketing and sales opportunities to vendors, service and solutions providers with the aim of providing the opportunity to our region’s bankers to learn about well-established, advanced practices and solutions from major international players / solution providers
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BACEE's Services

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCESS TO


• Consultancy (best practices, benchmarks, CEE/SEE/Caucasus/Central Asia specifics), advisory on correspondent banking and compliance
• Analytical work
• On-site and Open training courses, seminars & workshops
• Study tours
• Information Service on the region’s financial sector
• Fund raising and attracting foreign investors
• Regular overview on latest developments in global banking regulation


FIELDS OF EXPERTISE


• AML, Compliance, Fraud Prevention
• Risk Management (Credit, Country, Counterparty, Market, Operational)
• Basel III, Basel IV
• Information security
• Internal Audit
• Bank Analysis
• Trade Finance
• Correspondent banking
• Cyber Security
• IFRS
• Corporate Governance and many more

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: BANK-TO-BANK

• Support of expansion of business relations between members and other institutions through

  • finding additional funding sources for borrowers
  • finding investors for M&A activities
  • finding correspondent banking partners
  • analysing risks related to interbank business
  • providing consulting services to the members on compliance

• Support of the region’s banks’ appearance in the international financial markets

INFORMATION SERVICE/COUNTERPARTY RISK ANALYSIS IN CEE/SEE/CAUCASUS/CENTRAL ASIA

  • Free for members
  • Coverage: banks in 30 Central/East/ South European and Caucasian countries
  • Materials are prepared in accordance with the member banks’ demands using most recent information
  • Focus on counterparty credit risk

BACEE EVENTS

Main event types:

  • conferences
  • seminars
  • training courses
  • study tours
  • on-site trainings

MARKETING & SALES PROMOTION THROUGH BACEE

  • BACEE Members are entitled to yearly Silver Sponsorship at gratuity at one of the BACEE events
  • For the Members, Sponsorship packages are available at a discount for further events
  • Depending on the level of the partnership, Strategic Partners are entitled to free or heavily discounted sponsorship packages at all BACEE events
  • Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond and Lead Sponsorship package available for Event Partners