Austria
National Bank of Austria reshuffles governing board
Governor Ewald Nowotny reappointed for second term; executive director Peter Zöllner departs for BIS, and two new executive directors are chosen
Moody’s alters sovereign debt ratings of nine EU countries
Austria, France and the UK see outlooks on Aaa ratings changed to negative; Spain and five other countries’ ratings are downgraded
ECB paper captures effect of eurozone sovereign risk on bond spreads
European Central Bank study says both country-specific and contagion risk contributed to widening of sovereign bond spreads against the German Bund during the financial crisis
European uncertainty reflected in central bank decisions worldwide
Germany, Austria, India and South Korea lower growth estimates as a slew of countries hold interest rates; world looks on and waits to see if Europe can agree a solution to the sovereign debt crisis
Austria's Nowotny under scrutiny in banknote bribery case
Governor Ewald Nowotny and members of the central bank’s supervisory board under investigation; accused of having knowledge of bribery of foreign officials in race to win banknote printing contracts
Austria pushes ahead with Basel III
National Bank of Austria announces plans to require banking groups to comply immediately with Basel III's higher capital requirements; sets restrictions on loan issuance
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
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
ADB discusses stability, inflation and the dollar at AGM
Annual general meeting of the Asian Development Bank touches on core issues for the region; stability, inflation and reforming the international monetary system
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
National Bank of Austria – Research Update newsletter
National Bank of Austria publishes latest Research Update newsletter
Austrian banks well capitalised
National Bank of Austria says stress tests reveal banks sufficiently capitalised to withstand severe recession
Austria's Nowotny assesses banks' health
Austrian banks have little exposure the American subprime market, but they have been indirectly affected by the credit crisis, Ewald Nowotny, the governor of the National Bank of Austria, has said.
Austria's Nowotny - no EU lead supervisor please
Creating a pan-European supervisor to deal with the monitoring of individual firms would not be the right way to develop the European Union's supervisory regimes, said Ewald Nowotny, the governor of the Austrian National Bank.
Vienna poised to take control of Bank Medici
The Austrian government is preparing to take control of Bank Medici, a Vienna-based private bank, which has revealed losses on funds that invested with Bernard Madoff, the disgraced financier.
Former Austrian governor dies
Wolfgang Schmitz, a former president of the National Bank of Austria, has died at the age of 85.
Euro not the key to stability: CNB's Tomsik
Adopting the euro will do little to enhance macroeconomic stability, said Vladimir Tomsik, a member of the Czech National Bank's rate-setting board.
ECB's Liebscher: we could hike again
Klaus Liebscher, the governor of the National Bank of Austria and a member of the European Central Bank's (ECB) rate-setting council, said rates could rise again in the coming months.
OeNB - Annual Report 2007
Austrian banks were only marginally affected by the US subprime crisis, the country's central bank states in its latest Annual Report.
Austria names new governor
Ewald Nowotny, a former chief executive of BAWAG, an Austrian Bank, is to replace Klaus Liebscher, at the helm of the country's central bank.
Cyprus and Malta join gold agreement
Cyprus and Malta, the two newest members of the eurozone, have signed up to the Central Bank Gold Agreement, which limits the amount of gold cooperating institutions can sell.
ECB sticks to inflation line amid OECD cut calls
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, and fellow members of the rate-setting governing council have defended the central bank's decision to fight inflation, in spite of increasingly vociferous calls for them to cut rates.