Press Archive 2012

Compared to last year, lending volume rises by 3.9 per cent to EUR 136.3 billion, customer deposits up by 7.4 per cent to EUR 110.8 billion

After the tangible slowdown in growth dynamics in the year to date, the Austrian economy switched down another gear in the early autumn.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and UniCredit Bank Austria have today signed the first guarantee agreement to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the Risk Sharing Instrument (RSI), a joint initiative of the European Investment Bank Group and the European Commission.

With the solar installation on the roof of the Bank Austria head office at Lassallestraße 5 in District II., Vienna's largest photovoltaic plant run by a private operator will go onstream at Bank Austria.

As part of its business ecology programme and in order to raise its eco-efficiency, Bank Austria has set its focus on a variety of measures to lower the company's energy consumption.

Net operating profit up by 11.1 per cent due to sound performance from customer business, flat cost trend and further decline in net write-downs of loans

The distinguished international financial magazine EUROMONEY has named Bank Austria the Best Bank in Austria in its Awards for Excellence 2012.

With a total issue volume of more than EUR 4.06 billion, which is about one-third of all Wohnbauanleihen (residential construction bonds) issued since 1994, Bank Austria Wohnbaubank once again maintained its position as Austria’s largest bank in the residential construction segment in 2011, which proved to be yet another difficult financial year.

Bank Austria Real Invest receives award as builder: Bonygasse residential project prevails over the 21 other submitted projects

The 27th Vienna Urban Renewal Prize 2012, worth EUR 11,000, was recently presented by the Vienna Economic Chamber at the Kursalon Wien.

Burgenland makes steady progress in federal province ranking and relinquishes last place – strong need for improvement in living standards.

UniCredit Bank Austria AG is launching the sale process for its property in Schottengasse 6-8. The building will be sold to the bidder who submits the highest offer by the end of the current year.

Bank Austria was awarded second place in the competition for Austria's most customer-oriented service provider of 2012 after winning in the previous year

Europe needs investments: EU employment package indicates potential for 27 million new jobs in innovative sectors by 2020

The business park in Götzis, Vorarlberg is changing hands.

UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions Austria GmbH starts on 1 February 2012. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions S.C.p.A., launched on 1 January 2012.

Bank Austria was once again named the “Best Trade Finance Provider” in Austria for 2012 by the US financial magazine Global Finance.