OREANDA-NEWS. April 26, 2010. The international Emeafinance financial magazine, which focuses on the European, Middle-Eastern and African economies and their analysis, has nominated SEB banka as the Best Bank in Latvia in its annual CEE and CIS Banking Awards 2010, reported the press-centre of SEB banka.

SEB banka has received this award for the second consecutive year, having been named the best Latvian commercial bank also in the Emeafinance CEE and CIS Banking Awards 2009.

"The best bank in Latvia – it is a powerful motivation for the team of SEB banka in Latvia," says Ainars Ozols, Head of SEB Latvia.

The experts of Emeafinance grant the awards judging the banks by their performance indicators, capital adequacy, innovations in the field of service and technologies, crediting and investment volumes, growth in number of customers, etc. The financial magazine praises the leading banks in the region that have stolen a march on their competitors.

Emeafinance is an international financial magazine which reports on the economic affairs in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Taken together, the articles and expert reports of the magazine are a valuable source of information for professionals acting in or planning to enter these regions.