National Bank of Austria
National Bank of Austria to invest in renminbi-denominated assets
People’s Bank of China and National Bank of Austria sign agreement enabling the Austrian central bank to invest in renminbi-denominated assets
New regulatory initiatives pose stability risks: National Bank of Austria paper
National Bank of Austria study says overdose of Tobin tax can lead to severe instability of financial system; ban on short selling increases tail risk
EU considers deeper sanctions against Syrian central bank
European Union considers further financial sanctions against Syria amid continued repression of Syrian people; EU foreign affairs committee to discuss on Monday
Governments free-ride US bailout: National Bank of Austria paper
National Bank of Austria study says spillover effects of banking crisis provide an element of free-riding for some countries
Austria’s Ittner calls on domestic banks to raise capital buffers
National Bank of Austria executive director Andreas Ittner says country’s largest banks will need to raise their Tier I capital ratio to meet foreign competition
National Bank of Austria - Annual Report (2009)
National Bank of Austria’s 2009 Annual Report shows massive gains in reserves due to rise in gold prices
ECB to assist Bosnia’s bid for EU accession
European Central Bank will help Bosnian central bank improve key areas such as statistics and research to prepare for the country’s accession to the European Union
ECB names new statistics head
European Central Bank says Aurel Schubert of the Austrian central bank will be the new chief of its statistics directorate
Austria’s Nowotny: power of rating agencies unacceptable
National Bank of Austria’s Ewald Nowotny says agencies’ role in fate of Greece too great
Austria nationalises failing lender
Austrian government takes over Hypo Group Alpe Adria from state of Bavaria as central bank financial stability report shows tier 1 capital ratios in the sector are set to drop
Euro an anchor of stability: Austria’s Nowotny
Austrian National Bank’s governor says euro-area economic activity could surpass the US
Data filtering methods impact model estimates
National Bank of Austria shows that different detrending methods impact model outcomes
National Bank of Austria – Research Update newsletter
National Bank of Austria publishes latest Research Update newsletter
Wolfgang Schmitz: an innovator of exchange rate policies
In this obituary, Karl Socher recalls the contribution of the former governor of the Austrian central bank to the development the post-Bretton Woods system
Why central banks should look at liquidity risk
Recent legal and market developments have alerted public authorities and industry bodies to the perils of liquidity risk risk, write Stefan W. Schmitz and Andreas Ittner
Austrian mint ready to recycle notes and coins
AUSTRIA - Austrian federal mint Muenze Oesterreich, a subsidiary of central bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank (ONB), is preparing to begin melting down schilling coins following the introduction of the euro on 1 January.
Austrian central bank warns of forged euro notes
AUSTRIA - Wolfgang Duchatczek, a director of central bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank (ONB), has warned Austrian consumers to be on the look-out for forged euro banknotes following the launch of the new European single currency on 1 January 2002.
Speech by Bank of England Governor
SPEECH - The Governor of the Bank of England, Edward George, has spoken at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank Economics Conference in Vienna.
ECB's Liebscher calls for c.bank supervisory role
SPEECH - ECB council member Klaus Liebscher called for Europe's national central banks to continue to play a key role in banking supervision, saying their close contact with commercial banks helped to prevent crises.
Current role of national central banks in the ESCB
This paper by Eduard Hochreiter describes in some detail the tasks currently performed by the national central banks of the Eurosystem, using the Oesterreichische Nationalbank as an example. it does so against the background of the regime shift to the…
M&A Bank attracts attention of Austrian regulator
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Austrian finance supervisory authority has decided to bring forward a routine inspection of M&A Bank, a Vienna-based institution specialising in managing the assets of wealthy private customers. M&A Bank has attracted…
Austrian central bank expects record 2000 profit
Austrian central bank expects to post a record profit in the region of Sch 22bn in 2000. Of this figure, around Sch 18bn will be transferred to the federal government in the form of a dividend. This compares with a profit of Sch 18bn in 1999.
EDS, Orga win Austrian gov't smartcard contract
The Austrian government yesterday provisionally awarded a much delayed smart card contract to US-based Electronic Data Systems Corp and German chipcard manufacturer Orga Kartensysteme. The smart cards will be issued to the approximately eight million…
The euro - a stable anchor for Europe: Liebscher
Dr Klaus Liebscher, governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, gives a speech at a conference in Budapest entitled "Hungarian capital markets: On the verge of convergence".