Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD extended a long-term loan of EUR 9 million to Dunavsko Rechno Plavane EAD, a subsidiary of Dunav Tours AD, for financing the building and launch of the motor passenger river ship Ariana.

The ship’s inauguration took place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 17 March 2012 in the presence of many guests – representatives of Western Europe’s touring business, bank institutions and business partners from the country and abroad.

The ship was built in the shipyard of the Dutch city of Grave and will begin transporting passengers even in season 2012. Ariana is a 4-star ship and has 81 cabins for 162 passengers. It can sail all rivers and canals in Western and Central Europe suitable for navigation – from Amsterdam to the Danube Delta.
Raiffeisenbank is a leading business crediting bank with a corporate customer loan portfolio amounting to BGN 3.64 billion, or a 10% market share, as of 31 December 2011.