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BEKB | BCBE’s objective
is to preserve a healthy and strong bank for the regional economy with its decision-making centre in
Berne. As a training bank and a bank for corporate
clients
we make a contribution towards securing the future within our living space. We
will secure the bank’s responsible corporate management and sustainable development through clear principles
of corporate governance, a solid capital base with a reasonable return target (risk-free
interest rate
+ 2 to 4 per cent) as well as a limited and long-term compensation model. We
have set ourselves a long-term financial goal: we aim to achieve free cash flow of CHF 800 million to
1 billion within ten years. Through
its development
of innovative SMEs BEKB | BCBE is contributing towards the strengthening and development
of our
joint economic and living space. These companies will create the jobs of the future, provide training
places for our children and generate the tax revenues of the future. BEKB |
BCBE works in conjunction with approx 700 suppliers and each year awards contracts
totaling more than 100 million Swiss francs. Numerous small and medium sized enterprises within
our local economic region benefit from this business. BEKB
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also has a commitment outside the company itself as a training bank. One example of this is the Summer
Academy in the Zentrum Paul Klee. Its offering is aimed at highly qualified artists from
all over
the world who are looking for further training at a high level as part of a master class, as well as
at the indigenous population. The bank’s external
commitment also includes activities as lecturers and experts on training committees.
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