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At the end of June, Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre building was severely damaged in strong windstorm. OTP banka donated funds at the beginning of July to replace destroyed medical equipment in Osijek CHC, and participated in collecting funds for rebuilding Pediatric Ward roof. Internationally acclaimed violinist Zoltán Mága, within his concert tour entitled “Voices and Bells”, held a humanitarian concert in Osijek’s St Peter and Paul’s Co-cathedral on September 28. Entire proceedings of the concert were donated for refurbishing Osijek CHC Pediatric Ward. The concert was organized by...

Final station of this year education within the project “Active Croatia” was Zagreb where the training took place on September 10 on Franjo Tuđman Square within European Sport Week. Joint exercise in this project was also held at the end of July on Falkensteiner hotela&spa Iadera terrace in Petrčane near Zadar, where the training was led by Sandra Petra Pintarić, one of most famous Croatian yoga instructors. Training was intended for all age groups and consisted of breathing techniques, position exercise, warming up and traditional positioning. “OTP banka has been investing in various...

“Slatina” Wrestling Club won funds at OTP banka’s donation tender for “Wrestling is Life” project. The club was founded in 1972 and recorded significant successes on domestic and international competitions through the years. In recent years, this club is among the best in Croatian wrestling and has several times been proclaimed the most successful sporting club in Slatina and Virovitica-Podravina County. The club raised several national team members in younger categories, while its members participate on all domestic and international wrestling competitions.  

This year again OTP banka helped organizing Zadar Theater Summer and second Zadar Jazz & Blues festival held within. 22nd Zadar Theater Summer started with Matija Dedić's solo concert on June 29, and ended on August 3 and 4with “Bepo and Marijeta“ play. Zadar Jazz & Blues on the terrace of Museum of Ancient Glass brought three musical evenings with Fred Wesley & The New JBs, Saskia Laroo and NO BS! Brass Band.  

OTP banka is the first bank in Croatia using its own energy sources. Construction of three solar power plants in three sunny cities – Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula – will secure part of electricity necessary for the functioning of bank's buildings. OTP banka recently put the new solar power plant on its building in Zadar into operation; photovoltaic system of 21 kWp was realized through co-financing contract within the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund project subsidizing use of renewable energy sources. Total value of the project amounts to HRK 313,000, out of which the Fund...

Donating HRK 180,000 to the premiere of “The Coffee Shop” OTP banka continues its long-term tradition of supporting Dubrovnik Summer Festival. On the press conference held in the Festival Palace, Josipa Vodenac, Director of Business Center Dubrovnik and Southern Dalmatia, presented the donation check to Paulina Njirić, representing DSF director. „The Coffee Shop“ by Carlo Goldoni translated and adapted by Frano Čale is one of legendary plays from the golden era of Dubrovnik Summer Festival, which was performed for ten years on Gundulić Square under the direction of Tomislav Radić. On the...

Since 2011 Croatian Network of Volunteers has been organizing “Croatia Volunteers“ project which mobilizes large number of volunteers on national level to emphasize great significance of volunteering for the development of society in which every individual has a right an responsibility to give their contribution which is valued and respected. The project is being held on national level every year at the end of May, and in 2016 from May 16to 21. By registrating numerous volunteering activities, a large number of individuals, civil society organizations, institutions and companies take part in...

Within its program "Green Light for ...  Better Society" OTP banka selected 52 projects on a public tender to award a total of HRK 400,000. For the fifth year in a row, OTP banka had been organizing public donation tenders, enabling orgnizations to apply projects in four categories: youth, education and science, preservation of cultural, historical and traditional heritage and environmental protection, humanitarian projects and sports. Nearly a thousand  applications were submitted from all over the Croatia and the tender commission has chosen 52 projects. In the past five years,...

OTP banka helped CMRS Zadar Station to purchase a border collie Tara which was certified as search and rescue dog. The bank also helped Zadar Station in purchasing a personal vehicle for everyday work. Maksimilijan Babić, head of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service Zadar Station, presented recognition to OTP banka for contribution and unselfish help in the work and development of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service. The recognition was received by Ivana Lončar Mašina, Director of marketing and corporate communications and Dujo Pešut, director of retail Business Center Northern and Central...

As a part of a project „Green light for knowledge“ OTP banka continues to provide scholarships for students of poorer social status in 2016. Within last six years the bank invested in this project over three and a half milion kuna. In academic year 2015/2016, OTP banka will donate 500,000 kuna to 84 students of poorer social background from Zadar, Sisak, Benkovac, Župa dubrovačka, Nuštar, Jakšić and Kneževi Vinogradi. The scholarships are provided based on a tender and criteria of material and social status and general school success. This scholarship program is conducted in partnership with...