• 1974 - Donau Bank AG is jointly founded in Vienna by the
USSR State Bank and the
Foreign Trade Bank of the USSR. • 1987 to 20 November 1990 - Donau Bank AG is headed by
Andrey Akimov. From 1989 to 1991,
Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev () was a director at Donau Bank and was the managing director of the Donau Bank's subsidiary "Inter Trade Consult GmbH" (Austria). It allegedly serviced very large debts of Bulgaria and, which the Austrian
Die Presse wrote at the time, was "adherence to an overly expansive business strategy." • 1992 -
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation acquires 99.97% of the bank, the remaining 0.03% is retained by the
Foreign Trade Bank of the USSR (Vneshtorgbank). • 1997 -
VTB acquires a 51% majority share in Donau Bank AG. • 2005 -
VTB acquires 100% interest in Donau Bank AG. • 2006 - In the context of VTB’s international rebranding program, Donau Bank AG is renamed VTB Bank (Austria) AG. • 2007 -
VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG and
VTB Bank (France) SA are placed under VTB Bank (Austria) AG and together form a subgroup of the
VTB Group. • 2011 - Launch of VTB Direct Bank in Germany • 2017 - 2018: VTB Bank (Austria) AG, VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG und VTB Bank (France) SA, were merged into the newly created VTB Bank (Europe) SE (Frankfurt), which operates under a single banking license. Since that restructuring, VTB Bank (Europe) SE has the branch in Austria. == Management board ==