National Irish Bank has a growing retail network of branches and business centres in the Republic of Ireland. Read about the Bank’s history, organisation and activities in the sections below.
National Irish Bank is a member of Danske Bank Group, the largest bank in Denmark and a leading player in the Scandinavian financial markets.
National Irish Bank and the FAI
Coinciding with the re-launch of National Irish Bank in April 2006 we have embarked upon a renewal of our community banking programme. Through this, we aim to reach into communities and homes throughout Ireland in a tangible way, and be active in and support community life. Our partnership with the FAI is further evidence of our commitment to this area. Read more
National Irish Bank in brief
National Irish Bank is a growing retail bank with a network of branches and regional finance centres in Ireland. Learn more about its development and organisation as well as its parent company.
Jobs and careers
Interested in more than just a job? - challenges, responsibility, opportunities? We aim to be the place where the industry's most competent and high performing employees work and develop their careers. Community involvement
For many years National Irish Bank has been making a positive contribution to the social life of Ireland. Read about our various community partnership projects and other activities.
Media relations
In the Media Relations section you can see our latest press releases, contact media relations officers, read about our Communications Policy and download executive photos.
Important Information
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was established in 1991 when communism was crumbling in central and eastern Europe and ex-soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector in a democratic environment. Today the EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in countries from central Europe to central Asia.
The EBRD is the largest single investor in the region and mobilises significant foreign direct investment beyond its own financing. It is owned by 61 countries and two intergovernmental institutions. But despite its public sector shareholders, it invests mainly in private enterprises, usually together with commercial partners.
It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. It also works with publicly owned companies, to support privatisation, restructuring state-owned firms and improvement of municipal services. The Bank uses its close relationship with governments in the region to promote policies that will bolster the business environment.
The mandate of the EBRD stipulates that it must only work in countries that are committed to democratic principles. Respect for the environment is part of the strong corporate governance attached to all EBRD investments.
Every EBRD investment must
* Help move a country closer to a full market economy: the transition impact
* Take risk that supports private investors and does not crowd them out
* Apply sound banking principles
Through its investments, the EBRD promotes
* Structural and sectoral reforms
* Competition, privatisation and entrepreneurship
* Stronger financial institutions and legal systems
* Infrastructure development needed to support the private sector
* Adoption of strong corporate governance, including environmental sensitivity
Functioning as a catalyst of change, the EBRD
* Promotes co-financing and foreign direct investment
* Mobilises domestic capital
* Provides technical assistance