HSBC

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Moravskoslezsko; Moravskoslezský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ostrava
Sector
Financial / Insurance/ Estate
64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2007
Foreseen end date

Description

HSBC, the multi-national group specializing in financial services, is to create 400 new jobs in Ostrava. The new site will operate as a call centre, and will be opened by the end of 2007. The Executive Director of HSBC has stated that Ostrava was chosen due to its advantageous positioning in Czech Republic and due to its qualified workforce.

Sources

  • 28 August 2007: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2007), HSBC, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65730, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65730.