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30.12.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index for December:
Austrian industry still on the rise at the turn of the year
At 54.1 points in December, Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index points to continued robust growth
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23.12.2013
UniCredit Bank Austria has completed a USD 240 million refinancing for O1 Properties
Refinancing of Ducat Place III in the Central Administrative District of Moscow, a premier office scheme for international companies
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16.12.2013
Bank Austria economic forecast for 2014/2015:
Upswing to surprise on upside, 2 percent growth expected
Very positive impulses from eurozone, especially Germany
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13.12.2013
Bank Austria sells its Schottengasse head office to investor Ronny Pecik
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12.12.2013
UniCredit Slovenia tops the banking stress tests
UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d. assessed as the healthiest bank in the stress testing exercise
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06.12.2013
Increase of RSI guarantee agreement of EIF with Bank Austria to 160 million euro
Bank Austria is the only bank in Austria to directly offer RSI-backed loans
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06.12.2013
Sectoral Report of Bank Austria Economics Department:
Plastics processing: subdued growth in 2013
2014 to see hesitant recovery in sector growth
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04.12.2013
Bank Austria comments on article in the Austrian NEWS magazine
Bank Austria brings charge for misuse of customer data
Bank Austria firmly rejects allegations published by NEWS
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03.12.2013
CEE Division completes additional steps in business refocusing
Bank Austria's CEE Division has completed two more important steps in its restructuring process.
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02.12.2013
Applications invited for 2013 Horst Knapp Prize
The EUR 6,000 Horst Knapp Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for financial and economic journalism in Austria.
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28.11.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in November:
Significant pick-up in industrial activity in November
Business in Austrian industry is starting to run better and better.
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28.11.2013
"Bank Austria 2020" initiative launched in response to changes in customer behaviour and market environment as well as rising costs
Banking business is changing fundamentally.
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21.11.2013
State Prize for Public Relations 2013: Bank Austria and Media Consult triumph in the "Internal PR" category with the "Bankville – Erlebnis Zukunft" project
Bank Austria and its external consultant, Media Consult Story Development, have been awarded the Austrian State Prize for Public Relations 2013 in the "Internal PR" category.
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20.11.2013
2013 "Writing for CEE" prize awarded to French journalists Sébastien Gobert and Laurent Geslin
For the first time in its ten-year history, the "Writing for CEE" journalism prize has not gone to a candidate from Central or Eastern Europe.
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20.11.2013
Sectoral Report of Bank Austria Economics Department:
No growth expected for chemical industry in 2013
Activity in sector expected to gain momentum again in 2014
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18.11.2013
Bank Austria places 2013 second EUR 500 million senior unsecured benchmark bond
Bank Austria today issued a five and a half year bond with a volume of EUR 500 million.
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15.11.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Recovery continues
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15.11.2013
Bank Austria Private Banking Investment Forum: what investors expect in 2014
Temporary uncertainty only from US debt cliff, diminishing need for consolidation in Europe to support economy in the medium term
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14.11.2013
Caritas emergency relief: Bank Austria launches donations appeal to help typhoon victims
Donations made in response to Bank Austria's appeal will go directly to the Caritas Emergency Relief Fund
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12.11.2013
Results for the first nine months of 2013:
Bank Austria posts net profit of over EUR 1 billion for the first nine months
Supported by growth of customer business, operating profit is slightly higher than in the previous year, despite substantial charges for bank levies
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07.11.2013
New passion for learning at the UniCredit Academy Austria
The new UniCredit Academy Austria will be inaugurated on 8 November 2013.
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30.10.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index for October:
Highest survey reading for two years signals clear pick-up of industrial activity
The upwards trend in Austrian industry picked up pace in October.
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22.10.2013
Public covered bond issue from UniCredit Bank Austria with a volume of EUR 500 million oversubscribed more than two and a half times
Bond generated high demand with approximately 100 individual orders
The public covered bond issue 2013/2020 – EUR 500 million, 1.875 % from UniCredit Bank Austria AG with a term of seven years and a coupon of 1.875 per cent was priced and placed today.
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15.10.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Economy recovering in small steps
The recovery in the Austrian economy is gradually taking root.
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11.10.2013
Offered on World Savings Day: the KünstlerSparbuch and special KidsCard
Artistic savings with additional benefits
A "genuine" Messensee: the Bank Austria KünstlerSparbuch 2013
plus special KidsCard created for World Savings Day
With the Bank Austria KünstlerSparbuch 2013 passbook savings account, savers can earn interest on their savings, enjoy art and culture, and at the same time help other people.
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10.10.2013
UniCredit named ‘Best Cash Management Bank’ in Austria and in a large number of CEE countries by Euromoney Cash Management Poll 2013
UniCredit granted Euromoney Award as "Best Cash Management House" in Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia
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09.10.2013
Bank Austria investment barometer for World Savings Day.
Classic savings methods remain popular with higher income earners
The current Bank Austria investment barometer for World Savings Day shows that it is primarily the general economic climate and low interest rates which are responsible for changes in investor behaviour.
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08.10.2013
New head for private individuals at Bank Austria Salzburg
Rosemarie Kerencic, 44, began her career at Bank Austria in one of the largest units in Vienna.
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07.10.2013
27th Alpbach Finance Symposium
SmartBanking wins award for the most innovative financial service in 2013
The SmartBanking customer service approach has been voted "the most innovative financial service in 2013" by a clear majority of participants at the 27th Alpbach Finance Symposium. Bank Austria has won this award for the fourth consecutive time.
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03.10.2013
The new Bank Austria 2.00 per cent Fixzins-Obligation 2013–2018/4
The new 2.00 per cent Fixzins-Obligation 2013–2018/4 bond is tailored to meet the needs of investors who want to invest their money for a manageable term and look for a fixed interest rate.
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03.10.2013
Trend-setting apps of Bank Austria now offer QR codes, an Austria-wide ATM locator and top user friendliness
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27.09.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers’ Index for September:
Austrian industry continues upward trend
The upward trend in Austrian industry continues, but it lost a bit of momentum in September.
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26.09.2013
Bank Austria Real Estate Country Facts:
Austrian real estate market: a small market in good shape with potential
The Austrian real estate market is a small, stable market with net cash flow returns of around 5 percent in the last nine years
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23.09.2013
Security for capital and interest: the new fixed-rate Wohnbauanleihe bond of Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG
Following the successful placement of a fixed-rate Wohnbauanleihe bond in the past few weeks, Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG has launched a new fixed-rate Wohnbauanleihe bond for security-oriented investors starting from 20 September 2013.
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16.09.2013
Following a successful trial period SmartBanking will now be available throughout Austria
The new SmartBanking customer service model is being launched via a national marketing campaign following completion of an 8-month trial period.
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11.09.2013
Selling property:
“Ensuring the estate agent will work for the sale”
More and more property owners are taking advantage of the current demand in order to sell their properties at lucrative prices.
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02.09.2013
Bank Austria's smart account for students comes with the tolino shine e-reader of Thalia as a unique welcome present
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29.08.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers’ Index for August:
Austrian industry makes impressive comeback – economy once again on growth path
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13.08.2013
Bank Austria Asset Allocation & Outlook Autumn 2013
Alternatives to equities not very attractive
Risky assets in demand again this year
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09.08.2013
Sector Report from Bank Austria Economics:
Tourism in Austria enjoys record demand but revenue is weak
2012 saw a return to pre-crisis levels, with a nominal 2.4 per cent increase taking total revenue to EUR 22.3 billion
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08.08.2013
New stepped coupon mortgage bond of Bank Austria with interest rate increases
Bank Austria is offering security-conscious investors a new 7-year mortgage bond for private and corporate customers from 7 August 2013.
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07.08.2013
Results for the first half of 2013:
Bank Austria posts net profit of EUR 566 million for the first half of 2013
Volume of customer business up on the previous year, operating profit up by 5.5 per cent to EUR 1.6 billion, reflecting sound customer business and flat cost trends.
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02.08.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in July:
Austrian industry catches Europe's tailwind
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index is still only just shy of the growth zone in July: 0.8 point rise to 49.1 is its highest value since November 2012
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25.07.2013
Capital and interest security: the new fixed-income WohnbauAnleihe bond from Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG
Starting on 25 July 2013, Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG is to issue a new fixed-income housing construction bonds for security-oriented investors.
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24.07.2013
UniCredit Economics & FI/FX Research:
Despite country differences CEE is making progress on its way to recovery
The region is adjusting to slower growth across its trading partners, growth patterns up to 2008 will not be repeated
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23.07.2013
First mortgage bond from UniCredit Bank Austria with a volume of EUR 500 million oversubscribed three times
Bond generated high demand with over 100 individual orders
The Hypothekenpfandbrief 2013/2018 – 500 Millionen Euro, 1.25 % mortgage bond from UniCredit Bank Austria AG with a term of five years and a coupon of 1.25 per cent was priced and placed today.
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17.07.2013
"Writing for CEE 2013“:
Submission date for European journalism prize ends on 31st July
Prize awarded by APA and UniCredit Bank Austria celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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15.07.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Slight dip in consumer sentiment tempers economic climate
Bank Austria Business Indicator slides back slightly into negative range in June.
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12.07.2013
"REPORT" from Bank Austria Economics:
Inflation one quarter higher in Austria than in Germany – higher rents driving prices up
Inflation forecast for 2013: 1.9 per cent
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12.07.2013
UniCredit receives Five Awards for Excellence by Euromoney
UniCredit has won five prestigious awards attributed by Euromoney, one of the leading international business magazine worldwide.
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10.07.2013
UniCredit Center Am Kaiserwasser: Bank Austria opens employee centre for sport, leisure and employee training
Kaiserwasser investment is a clear sign of UniCredit's commitment to the city of Vienna
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09.07.2013
City of Vienna and Bank Austria Provide New Impetus for a Barrier-Free Environment
Service initiative launched to ensure accessibility for people with special needs in Vienna
The City of Vienna has launched a new initiative in the transport sector to provide additional impetus for a barrier-free environment:
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04.07.2013
Brief analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
Single-digit PER for emerging markets equities – too much of a bad thing?
Bank Austria Private Banking still overweighting emerging markets
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03.07.2013
SmartBanking: Bank Austria launches multi-million investment programme with a view to expanding its range of services
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28.06.2013
Holiday Euro Summer 2013:
Holiday euro worth more in summer 2013
Switzerland remains the most expensive holiday destination; Japan inexpensive for the first time
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28.06.2013
"Soyka / Silber / Soyka Architekten" win the competition for realising the head building structure of the Austria Campus at Vienna's Northern Railway Station
Planning permission for the Austria Campus is expected for the first half of 2014, and construction work will start soon afterwards. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016
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27.06.2013
Charity appeal for Red Cross raises EUR 500,000
The Austrian Red Cross and Bank Austria thank all donors
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27.06.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in June:
Austrian industry: growth in order signals improvement in the second half of the year after a weak first half
Slowly, but surely: recovery in the second half of the year thanks to a more favourable export environment generates industrial growth of one per cent in 2013 – a four per cent increase in production in 2014
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25.06.2013
Investment: Not every property is suitable
As a real estate brokerage company, Bank Austria ImmobilienService provided some tips about the things investors and sellers should keep in mind
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21.06.2013
Bank Austria rated top at the European Change Communications Award 2013 for its Customer and Employee Forum
Based on the motto "Building a better bank together", the Customer and Employee Forum offers an opportunity to help shape Bank Austria's future
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20.06.2013
The new 1.60 per cent Fixzins-Obligation 2013–2017/3 from Bank Austria
The new Fixzins-Obligation (fixed-interest bond) 2013–2017/3 of Bank Austria is suitable for investors who want to invest their money for a manageable term and want to rely on fixed interest.
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17.06.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Austria's economy on the road to recovery
Global signs of an upswing in the second half of the year are increasing, though the economy will grow by a mere 0.4 per cent in 2013
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14.06.2013
Business plan competition "next generation vol. 7":
"Young entrepreneurs" impress with innovative ideas
The "next generation" business plan competition, in which students are invited to submit entries in the categories of "Best Business Plan" and "Best Business Idea", was held for the seventh time this year.
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04.06.2013
Flood victims: Bank Austria offers fast support
Bank Austria offers all flood victims fast, flexible and unbureaucratic solutions.
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28.05.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in May:
Upwards trend takes shape in Austrian industry
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28.05.2013
Constantia Flexibles hybrid bond very successfully placed in the market
Demand dominated by domestic and foreign private banks and professional investors
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22.05.2013
Volker Obermayr awarded the Horst Knapp Prize 2012
Volker Obermayr was awarded the prestigious Horst Knapp Prize
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17.05.2013
Brief analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
IPOs coming back – one year after the Facebook flop
The world exchanges are currently proving all the sceptics wrong, and many major indices are even breaking new records almost every day.
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14.05.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Recovery around the corner
Problems such as the Cyprus crisis hurting sentiment among Austria's manufacturers and consumers in April
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13.05.2013
Results for the first quarter of 2013:
Bank Austria starts the year with net profit of EUR 285 million
Net profit of EUR 285 million down by EUR 117 million or 29.1 per cent from the previous year reflecting special effects
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10.05.2013
Corporate Lending in Central and Eastern Europe 2013:
Western Europe downturn leaves long-term potential of the CEE region untouched
In the coming years, economic growth in CEE should outperform the core Western European countries, provided that the right conditions are in place.
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08.05.2013
Information from Bank Austria
Data protection breach after hacker attack
Access to customer accounts or the execution of unauthorised transactions was not possible at any time.
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06.05.2013
Analysis of federal provinces from Bank Austria Economics:
Federal provinces continuing to withstand international headwind
Burgenland the top federal province in 2012, followed by Tyrol, Styria and Vorarlberg
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29.04.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index for April:
Industry still in holding pattern - start of recovery delayed
Lack of demand stimulus results in lower production and adjustments to headcounts in April
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26.04.2013
Brief Analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
Global exchanges defying weak economic trends
The financial markets remain quite robust despite the fact that the economic data do not necessarily give cause for such positive performance.
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22.04.2013
Real estate customers: enthusiastic, disillusioned, undecided
Bank Austria ImmobilienService gives tips to real estate vendors on dealing with different types of customer
Low interest rates and the need to find a safe form of investment are currently resulting in high demand for residential property.
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15.04.2013
World Fund Day on 19 April:
Bank Austria today launches a one-week initiative at all its branches
The first World Fund Day organised in Austria on 19 April 2013 will provide an opportunity for Bank Austria to demonstrate its fund advisory expertise.
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15.04.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Wait for the recovery continues
Bank Austria Business Indicator falls modestly in March, but remains in the black at 0.5 points
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11.04.2013
UniCredit wins the European Top Employer Award 2013
UniCredit received this coveted award as one of Europe's top employers for the third consecutive year.
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11.04.2013
Swiss Court of Appeal closes BvS case
In 2007, UniCredit Bank Austria AG ("Bank Austria") joined a lawsuit as a process-guiding intervening party in support of its former subsidiary the defendant AKB Privatbank Zürich AG (formerly Bank Austria (Schweiz) AG).
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04.04.2013
Brief Analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
US retail sector suffering from frostbite
Austria is not the only place where the delay of spring is dragging spirits down.
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25.03.2013
Bank Austria is Austria's most customer-oriented service provider of 2013
Bank Austria was declared winner in the competition for "Austria's most customer-oriented service providers" once again in 2013
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18.03.2013
Results for the 2012 financial year: Bank Austria posts operating profit of EUR 2.7 billion and net profit of EUR 423 million reflecting large exceptional charges
Sound operating performance: net operating profit from customer business in Austria and CEE improved by a combined 3 per cent
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11.03.2013
Bank Austria’s new Floater-Obligation 2013–2015 Serie 64 bond offers an attractive interest rate and security of capital at maturity
The 2-year floater bond with a short term and a variable interest rate meets the needs of corporate investments but is also suitable for private customers.
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06.03.2013
Short analysis Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
China's stock exchange overshadowed by politics
The Chinese equities market is proving to be rather volatile just now. One reason for the strong fluctuations in prices is probably the National People's Congress, which has just started in Beijing and will involve a change of leadership after 10 years.
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06.03.2013
Bank Austria Real Estate Country Facts:
Improvement on the Czech commercial real estate market in sight?
Bank Austria sees anti-cyclical investment opportunities in the Czech Republic and CEE
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04.03.2013
Sector Report by Bank Austria Economics:
Low-growth retail sector achieves success in consolidation
Sales grew by 2 per cent in nominal terms and stagnated in price-adjusted terms in 2012
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28.02.2013
How much potential is left? Future strategies in private banking and on the financial markets
Consolidation gaining momentum on the Austrian private banking market
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27.02.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index for February:
Austrian industry still taking a breather
Amidst the difficult conditions at the moment, Austrian industry is taking time to pick up momentum.
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21.02.2013
Short supply on real estate market:
How do interested buyers gain an advantage?
Demand is expected to remain high for residential real estate in 2013. Supply is lingering behind demand particularly in locations where business is strong.
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20.02.2013
Short analysis Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
Cuts across the board? US budget cuts almost inevitable
Automatic budget cuts could grip the USA on 1 March
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15.02.2013
Gala at the Theater in der Josefstadt:
Bank Austria awards most lucrative art prize in Austria
The 2012 Bank Austria Art Prize will be awarded during a gala event at the Theater in der Josefstadt on the evening of 15 February 2013.
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14.02.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Things are improving, but only slowly
Conditions in the Austrian economy have improved further since the beginning of the year.
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14.02.2013
General meeting of Bank Austria elects two new members to Bank Austria’s Supervisory Board
At today’s extraordinary general meeting of UniCredit Bank Austria, Alfredo Meocci (60) and Alessandro Decio (47) were elected as new members of the Supervisory Board of UniCredit Bank Austria.
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07.02.2013
Short analysis Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst Bank Austria Private Banking:
Chinese New Year boosts economy
This year the Chinese welcome in their New Year on 10 February – the "Year of the Snake".
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31.01.2013
Strategy 2013: the new "Commercial Banking" at Bank Austria
In the new Management Board area for Private and Corporate Customers headed by Helmut Bernkopf, three main parts of the commercial banking business have been combined
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30.01.2013
Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index for January:
Austria's industry edges towards economic recovery
Austrian industry continues to bounce back, as the economic slowdown gradually fades away.
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30.01.2013
Career’s Best Recruiters: Bank Austria is the number three among more than 500 Austrian companies – and the number one in the banking sector
With the support of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria’s biggest recruiting study, "Career’s Best Recruiters" analyses the search for applicants on the part of the 500 biggest Austrian companies.
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29.01.2013
Bank Austria Job Notice:
Peter Czapek becomes CEO of Bank Austria Real Invest
The Supervisory Board of Bank Austria Real Invest has nominated Peter Czapek, 54, as the new CEO and spokesperson of the Managing Board at Bank Austria Real Invest.
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24.01.2013
Extremely high demand for Novomatic bond
After an absence of just over two years from the capital market, Novomatic AG – a top Austrian company and global player in the international gaming industry – has placed its latest corporate bond on the market with a volume of EUR 250 million before the subscription period expired.
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23.1.2013
Bank Austria places very successful EUR 500 million senior unsecured benchmark bond
Bank Austria today issued a five-year bond with a volume of EUR 500 million.
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22.01.2013
Bank Austria Economics Department analyses new OECD International Trade database:
Germany overestimated, USA and China underestimated to date, service exports much more important
A joint analysis by the OECD and the WTO has departed from the conventional method of calculating foreign trade data, which always measures trade flows upon crossing a border.
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17.01.2013
Brief Analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
US tech sector faces structural changes
The US tech sector has been in the news more frequently recently, and not all of the headlines have been positive.
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16.01.2013
Bank Austria Business Indicator:
Austria on its way out of economic slump
At the beginning of the new year, the signs of an economic turnaround are becoming even clearer.
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15.01.2013
CEE Banking Study 2013:
Looking for sound growth, CEE banks rebalance their business models
Although still in the grip of an uncertain global economic environment and EMU turbulence, the Central and Eastern European banking sector keeps showing good profitability.
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09.01.2013
Sector report by Bank Austria Economics & Market Analysis Austria:
Austria’s food industry between stagnating demand and successful innovation
Sector report by Bank Austria Economics & Market Analysis Austria:<br>Austria’s food industry between stagnating demand and successful innovation.
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07.01.2013
Capital security and fixed interest with the new 1.70 per cent Fixzins-Obligation 2013–2017 Serie 62 from Bank Austria
This Fixzins-Obligation (fixed-interest bond) is tailored to meet the needs of investors who want to invest their money for a manageable term and want to rely on fixed interest.
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07.01.2013
UniCredit Economics & FI/FX Research:
2013 will be a better growth year for CEE than 2012
Although working through the collateral damage from the EMU crisis and a broader global slowdown will take some time, 2013 should become a better growth year for CEE than 2012.
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03.01.2013
Brief Analysis by Monika Rosen, Chief Analyst at Bank Austria Private Banking:
US averts the cliff – stock exchanges start the new year with a bang
The last-minute agreement that was reached in the US budget conflict got the stock markets off to a spectacular start in 2013.
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02.01.2013
Capital security and interest: The new fixed-interest WohnbauAnleihe bond from Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG
Starting on 2 January 2013, Bank Austria Wohnbaubank AG will issue a new fixed-interest WohnbauAnleihe (residential construction bond) for security-oriented investors.