 It was founded in 1996 as "Raiffeisenbank Austria" and has expanded considerably following the 2006 takeover of Russia's Impexbank.Raiffeisenbank is one of Russia's major banks, based on H1 2011 results, it ranks 9th in Russia in assets, 5th in private deposits, and 7th in consumer lending.As of 2014, Raiffeisen Bank International had exposure of $26.6 billion in Russia.