Cooperative Bank of Karditsa

On the initiative of the Karditsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1994, a proposal was submitted to the local community for the establishment of a COOPERATIVE BANK in the prefecture. Despite the fact that the prefecture of Karditsa is predominantly rural, with only the primary sector developed and the secondary and tertiary sectors lagging behind, the proposal was embraced by all citizens and on 3/28/1994 the founding assembly of the Credit Cooperative nominated its founding Council .

At the beginning of 1996 the Cooperative opened a store and until April 1998 it operated in this form. After securing all the conditions set by the Bank of Greece from April 1998, it began to operate as a Credit Institution. The response of the local community was touching and a prefecture with low rates of development in the Greek area acquired an important development tool that was very kindly placed at the disposal of its members and enabled them to have their own local Bank, which since then responds and provides solutions to all citizens’ loan needs.

The main concern of the Bank is to keep its partners satisfied by adapting its products and services, so that their business and personal needs are covered in the best and most personalized way, with speed, friendliness and transparency.

Maintaining its human-centered character and recognizing the contribution of its members to its development course, the Bank provides significant and multiple benefits to its partners. Members’ suggestions are taken seriously, which enables the Bank’s Management to improve its daily operations, to their benefit.

An important goal for the Bank is the quality upgrade of the operations, the optimization of the processes and the expansion of the products.

The Bank strongly contributes to the development of the local economy and is a stable development arm of the region. Having gained the trust not only of the business world but also of all the residents of the prefecture, the Bank is constantly evolving with its efforts directed at the development of Karditsa and the needs of its members.