Austria
Liebscher says ECB job not finished yet
European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher said in an interview published Monday 12 March the bank can't consider its job done after seven interest-rate increases because inflation remains a threat.
Tumpel-Gugerell on tripartite protocol
In a speech given on 16 February Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell of the ECB said over the next six months, the ECB and eight central banks will be working closely with the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a needs assessment programme funded by the…
Paper on central bank interventions
The December 2006 Working Paper "Central bank interventions, communication and interest rate policy in emerging European economies" analyses the effectiveness of foreign exchange interventions in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia…
Bank of Slovenia joins Central Bank Gold Agreement
The central bank of Slovenia has joined the Central Bank Gold Agreement which limits gold sales by central banks, the European Central Bank said Friday 22 December.
A deliberative independent central bank
This Working Paper from the National Bank of Austria develops a communication game that is applied to the question of central bank policy and independence.
ECB's Liebscher sees December rate hike
European Central Bank governing council member Klaus Liebscher told the FAZ newspaper on Wednesday 18 October that market expectations of a December interest rate increase are accurate, but said the ECB has no pre-determined view on rates for 2007.
EU confirms Slovenia's 2007 euro entry
EU leaders ended their spring summit Friday 16 June by welcoming Slovenia as the 13th member of the euro single currency.
National Bank of Austria - Annual Report 2005
According to the National Bank of Austria's Annual Report 2005, Austria's real GDP grew by 1.9% in 2005, mainly fuelled by strengthened exports and the dynamic development of the industrial sector.
ECB plans meetings in Dublin, Vienna in 2007
The European Central Bank said on Friday 2 June that it will hold meetings of its governing council in Dublin and Vienna next year.
Liebscher says ECB worried on inflation
Austrian national bank governor Klaus Liebscher told reporters Friday 19 May that the European Central Bank is worried about risks to the eurozone's inflation outlook.
Austria's Liebscher says oil biggest eurozone risk
Austrian national bank governor Klaus Liebscher told reporters on Thursday 11 May that high oil prices pose the biggest threat to the eurozone economy.
Liebscher hints at ECB rate rise
European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher signalled in an interview published Monday 10 April that the euro zone central bank may raise interest rates in June to curb inflation.
ECOFIN's Grasser says Slovenia may join euro in 07
Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said Slovenia has a good chance of joining the euro on 1 January 2007.
ECB's Liebscher sees strong stable growth
Growth in the euro zone remains stable and strong even after the European Central Bank's interest rate hike, ECB Governing Council member Klaus Liebscher said in an interview published on Wednesday 15 March.
Liebscher says EU integration must not be hampered
National Bank of Austria governor Klaus Liebscher said in an interview that EU integration must not be hampered by protectionist measures to fight cross-border mergers in some countries.
Report says CB gold sales won't meet quota
HSBC analyst Alan Williamson told Dow Jones on Friday 27 January that European central banks are highly unlikely to sell the total 2,500 tons of gold allowed under the current agreement.
ECB's Liebscher sees no more hikes 'at the moment'
ECB Governing Council member Klaus Liebscher said in a media interview that the eurozone central bank is not planning any further rate rises for now but will keep a close watch on new economic data.
Euro ministers warn against rate hikes
Finance ministers meeting in Brussels renewed their calls for the European Central Bank to refrain from interest rates hikes.
Liebscher says property prices won't influence ECB
European Central Bank Governing Council member and Austrian Central Bank Governor Klaus Liebscher said in an interview that the ECB would not raise interest rates solely as a result of rising real estate prices in some eurozone countries.
Liebscher on financial services in Austria
In the speech 'Overview of financial services in Austria' given on 17 June, Klaus Liebscher of the Austrian National Bank said Basel II is regarded a necessary instrument to meet the fundamental changes in the banking industry.
Austria's Grasser says ECB criticism unhelpful
Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser said in an interview that criticism of the European Central Bank by some eurozone countries is diverting attention away from Europe's real economic problems.
National Bank of Austria - Annual Report 2004
Austria's economy gathered considerable steam in the first half of 2004, mainly driven by booming external trade, according to the National Bank of Austria's Annual Report 2004.
Euro dip not caused by EU rejection says Liebscher
The euro hasn't been affected by the crisis facing the European Union following the rejection of its proposed constitution, the governor of Austria's Central Bank said on Tuesday 21 June.
Liebscher: Austria after 10 years of EU membership
In a speech on 'Austria after 10 years of EU membership - a review from a central banking perspective' given on 1 April, Klaus Liebscher of the Austrian National Bank said the country's EU entry and its participation in the currency union have "shaped"…