After Sberbank's recent acquisition of Volksbank International AG, the two banks intend to continue working together to support SMEs in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Similarly, Sberbank's acquisition of DenizBank will enable both financial institutions to enhance their cooperation with SMEs and address other common priorities in Turkey. The banks also intend to cooperate in Russia, the Eastern Neighbourhood countries and Central Asia to support in particular SMEs and mid-caps.