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The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 43.3 points in December.

Changed economic conditions do not allow a forward-looking continuation of the Kunstforum.

For the second consecutive year, FT's The Banker named UniCredit Global Bank of the Year 2024, Bank of the Year in Europe, Bank of the Year in Italy.

Global economic momentum expected to stabilise at just over 3 per cent in 2025/26.

Janit Daszenies succeeds Reinhard Madlencnik in this role, who is taking on new challenges after 25 years of supporting commercial property clients and 18 years as Head of Commercial Real Estate

In November, there were cautious signs of stabilisation in the industrial economy for the first time in months. 

Two branches of UniCredit Bank Austria in Vienna and Graz will be lit up in orange for 16 days as a sign against violence, and orange LED strips will be lit up in numerous other branches

The UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator deteriorated slightly to minus 2.5 points in October.

Persistently gloomy climate across almost all sectors in Austria.

The latest information on the UniCredit 3Q24 & 9M24 results can be found on the UniCredit website.

The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 42.0 points in October. Weakness in Austrian industry continues in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Joint commitment to more equal opportunities: more learning support for children and young people from families affected by poverty.

78 per cent of respondents are worried about inflation, with the significant rise in interest rates triggering a veritable boom in savings that will continue into 2024 

The UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator improved slightly in September to minus 2.4 points.

UniCredit economists expect the economies of EU-CEE to grow by around 2.3% in 2024 and 2.8% 2025, with the Western Balkans growing above 3%.

Continued weak development of the global economy with below-average growth of 3.2 per cent expected in 2024 and 2025, burdened by the slump in manufacturing.

With the help of over 1,600 supporters and a total amount of over 322,000 euros, the tenth year of UniCredit Bank Austria’s reward-based crowdfunding initiative is getting 31 Austrian art and cultural projects off the ground.

The fall in the UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in September to 42.8 points signals a deepening of the recession in the domestic industry, which has been ongoing for two years 

The Prof. Horst Knapp Prize 2023, which commemorates the doyen of Austrian business journalism who died in 1996, was awarded to Manfred Neuper, head of the business section for Styria at “Kleine Zeitung”, and Uwe Sommersguter, head of the business section and deputy editor-in-chief for Carinthia and East Tyrol at “Kleine Zeitung”.

Instant financing with up to 50,000 euros overdraft facility with 2 per cent fixed debit interest p.a. and a maximum term of 24 months for private customers and companies

The UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator improved slightly in August to minus 2.5 points 

Free donations now possible online, mobile and in all branches

With the GoGreen student account, environmentally friendly projects are financed with every euro in the account.

Despite a slight increase in the UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index in August to 44.4 points, the industry has now been in recession for exactly two years.

After stabilising at the beginning of the year, the climate deteriorated again in the middle of the year across almost all sectors - signs of an incipient improvement have evaporated.

The UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator fell to minus 2.7 points in July.

Bumpy start for industry in the second half of the year: UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 43.1 points in July 

Over the past 25 years, globalisation has led to a significant decline in the global market share of industrialised nations in favour of the emerging markets 

The latest information on the UniCredit 2Q24 & 1H24 results .

Triggered by high inflation in Austria, unit labour costs also rose at an above-average rate of 23%, five percentage points more than in the eurozone

UniCredit was recognised in a total of 18 categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024.

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator fell to minus 2.4 points in June.

“Treberei” from Austria was honoured as “Junior Achievement Europe Company of the Year” at Gen-E 2024 in Catania, Italy

UniCredit economists foresee the economies in EU-CEE to grow by around 2.7 percent in 2024.

Upward trend halted: UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 43.6 points in June.

The initiative "Bank Austria for Austria" is rolling out the offer in Austria

UniCredit was named as the Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as well as in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia.

As part of the cooperation with Teach For Austria, a special day for schoolgirls from socio-economically disadvantaged schools took place for the second time at the UniCredit Centre at Kaiserwasser.

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator rises to highest level in a year in May at -2.0 points.

The prize, which has been awarded by the Bank Austria Sponsoring Foundation since 1999, will again be awarded this year to students on the bachelor's programme in Economics -Management and Economics at the University of Innsbruck

The purchasing power of the euro, i.e. the holiday euro, has once again become an important indicator for summer holidays in 2024.

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index rose to highest level in 15 months in May at 46.3 points 

Women in Austria still earn less than men. Gender pay gap and part-time work mean that women are more affected by poverty in old age

CAPE 10, a social and health facility in Favoriten, Vienna's tenth district, opens its Education Academy, a low-threshold free learning and education programme for children and young people

UniCredit is thrilled to announce an exclusive offer for its clients, a 20% discount on tickets for the 2024 season of the Arena di Verona Opera Festival, excluding June 7th and 8th. 

The latest information on the UniCredit 1Q24 results can be found on the UniCredit website.

The Austrian tourism sector recovered again very quickly after the pandemic, achieving a remarkable comeback in 2022 and 2023.

The Austrian industrial sector has yet to emerge from recession and slow progress is being made with the ongoing regrouping of the economy.

Robert Zadrazil becomes Country Manager in Austria - with Ivan Vlaho, former CEO of Zagrebacka Banka to become new CEO

Pan-European bank is the first banking group to launch the card at scale in 12 markets and across all products

Bank Austria Social Prize will be awarded for the 15th time in 2024

Economic sentiment in Austria is slowly recovering, but the prevailing mood is still one of pessimism.

UniCredit Bank Austria has been offering charitable and non-profit organisations accounts with special conditions for years: the so-called “NGO account” with free account management.

UniCredit foresees the EU-CEE¹ economies to grow by around 2.6% in 2024 and 3.0% 2025, with the Western Balkans growing marginally faster. 

From 15 May 2024, Austrian creatives will once again have the opportunity to present their projects to a wide audience and receive up to 5,000 euros in funding.

Property prices in Austria fell for the first time in almost 20 years in 2023

Favourable fixed-interest loans for up to 500 families in Austria

The hesitant improvement in the industrial economy that began last autumn suffered a setback in the first quarter of 2024. 

Tomorrow, Saturday 23 March at 20.30 local time, the “WWF Earth Hour” will be celebrated for the 18th time

The economic situation in Austria has continued to improve at a very modest pace. 

Stefan Wenzel-Hirsch (48) has been appointed Head of Corporate Communications at UniCredit Bank Austria, strengthening the Identity & Communication team.

He succeeds Franz Weisz, who is moving to Schoellerbank and will assume the newly created position of Head of Sales at Schoellerbank on 1 March.

The results of this year's Euromoney Trade Finance Survey have once again confirmed UniCredit as one of Europe's leading banks for trade finance. 

The domestic industrial sector has now been in recession for a year and a half. Although now past the lowest point, improvement in the economic situation continues to be very slow. 

UniCredit is the Official Partner of the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships, which will take place in Rome from 7 to 12 June at the Olympic Stadium.

The Austrian economy is beginning to rise up from its low and show gradual signs of improvement.

The UniCredit Youth America’s Cup will take place from 17th – 26th September in Barcelona and is open to young people aged between 18 and 25.

The latest information on the UniCredit 4Q23 & FY23 results can be found on the UniCredit website.

Slight improvement in UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index at 43.0 points in January, which nevertheless continues to signal a recession in the industrial sector

Further deterioration of climate across almost all sectors in H2 2023 but cause for cautious optimism in coming months

UniCredit economists expect the economies in EU-CEE to grow by around 3.0% in 2024 and 2025, with similar growth rates in the Western Balkans. 

The Austrian economy was not able to climb out of recession before 2023 came to an end. 

Svetlana Pancenko will be newly appointed as Member of the Management Board of UniCredit Bank Austria for People & Culture as of 1 February 2024.
Hélène Buffin will become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of UniCredit Bank Austria as of 1 March 2024.
 

UniCredit Bank Austria has successfully placed another Green Covered Bond on the capital market, thereby continuing its sustainability strategy. 

Jochen Hauser was appointed Data Protection Officer of UniCredit Bank Austria.

Following two consecutive increases, UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls again slightly to 42.0 points in December

Marking significant progress in gender equity, the banks in Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, and Serbia received EDGE Certifications

After strong growth in all federal states the year before, regional economic output improved very little or even declined in most states

Bottoming out but no recovery as year ends

18 non-profit programs combating educational inequalities across 10 UniCredit countries announced as winners

UniCredit was hailed ‘Global Bank of the Year’ for 2023 at The Banker’s annual ceremony in London, in a first for the bank, as well as being named ‘Bank of the Year in Western Europe’, ‘Bank of the Year in Italy’ and ‘Bank of the Year in Bulgaria’.

The global economy is expected to lose further momentum at the beginning of 2024

Two branches of UniCredit Bank Austria in Vienna and Graz are lit up in orange for 16 days, as the bank sets a visible sign on the occasion of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”

In line with UniCredit's motto “Empowering Communities to Progress”, UniCredit Bank Austria promotes the financial literacy of young people and young adults as well as company founders. 

The economic situation in Austria remains very tense

This partnership with the global education network Teach For All aims at helping teachers at underserved schools across Europe

UniCredit wins nine further awards at Euromoney Awards for Excellence

After deterioration in previous month, UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index roses slightly in October

The latest information on the UniCredit 3Q23 & 9M23 results can be found on the UniCredit website

The bank remains committed to deliver best-in-class products and services to our clients in Slovenia

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 4.0 points in September

80 percent of those surveyed are worried about inflation

Revenue for 2023 is set to nominally exceed the pre-crisis level of EUR 30 billion due to significant price increases

Felix Haar assumed overall responsibility for UniCredit Bank Austria's corporate banking business in Salzburg as of 1 October 2023. 

The downturn in Austrian industry accelerated again at the beginning of autumn. 

MSCI, a leading international ESG rating company that assesses over 8,500 companies globally, has upgraded UniCredit to “AA” (leader), from “A” (average) previously

UniCredit Bank Austria has awarded the Bank Austria Social Prize for the fourteenth time this year and is supporting charitable initiatives in Austria with a total of EUR 90,000

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 3.4 points in August 

Unicredit as Global Partner and exclusive Global Banking Partner of the 37th America’s Cup 2024

With the help of 1,677 supporters and a total of 324,262 euros, 27 Austrian art and cultural projects were funded

With the GoGreen student account, environmentally friendly projects are financed with every euro in the account

Investment in construction has increased by a price-adjusted 14% over the last 30 years

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index up in August for first time this year – at 40.6 points

Residential property price increases in the eurozone have significantly outpaced average net earnings increases in recent years. 

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator stabilises in July at -2.9 points 

Industrial economy particularly impacted by losses in construction-related sectors 

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Manager's Index falls to 38.8 points in July, undershooting growth threshold of 50 points for twelfth successive month 

The latest information on the UniCredit 2Q23 & 1H23 results . 

A 6.5 million euro program to empower youth across 10 European countries

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 2.9 points in June

UniCredit was named Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence, while UniCredit Bank Austria secured the title of Best Bank in Austria.

Decline likely in printing sector in 2023 following sharp increase in nominal revenue of 12.8% in 2022

UniCredit Research publishes new study on economic development in Central and Eastern Europe

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 39.0 points in June 

The initiative will support programs combating educational poverty

Daniel Mayr, student of International Economics, receives the “Student of the Year in Management and Economics” award of the Bank Austria Sponsoring Foundation, which is endowed with 1,500 euros.

As part of the cooperation with Teach for Austria, a special day for schoolgirls from socio-economically disadvantaged schools took place at the UniCredit Center at Kaiserwasser

Janine Wukovits, 32, will assume the role of Head of Regulatory Affairs at UniCredit Bank Austria as of 1 July 2023, in addition to her current role as Head of Legal Governance & Digitalization.

While the number of people in employment in the eurozone has increased by around 30% since 1995, the number of working hours has only increased by around 23%

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 2.4 points in May 

UniCredit Bank Austria, in cooperation with the students’ organisation “AIESEC in Austria”, has held a case study competition on customers’ digital engagement. 

UniCredit has been named Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Central and Eastern Europe in Global Finance magazine’s annual awards, while also claiming six country awards for Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Austria, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovenia. 

All federal states posted robust to very healthy growth in 2022

Slovenia is an important part of UniCredit Group’s growth plan in Central Europe and further developing the opportunities of this market is a key tenant in the delivery of our strategy UniCredit Unlocked. For 

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 39.7 points in May, reaching its lowest level since April 2020 

Both sectors of the Austrian electrical industry – electronics and electrical engineering – are growing faster over the long term than the industrial sector as a whole, and faster than the comparison sectors in the rest of Europe.

Value increase of holiday euro abroad compared to 2022 driven partly by appreciation of the euro and by Austria's higher inflation

The latest information on the UniCredit 1Q23 results can be found on the UniCredit website.

Materials shortage improves and labour shortage worsens in industrial sector 

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 1.6 points in March

Bank Austria Social Prize to be awarded for the 14th time in 2023

The donations enable humanitarian aid for people in need after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in the form of heating material, food and emergency shelters

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 44.7 points in March, reaching its lowest level since May 2020 

Austria's automotive industry can expect growth in 2023, but is not expected to return to pre-crisis levels until 2024 

On Saturday 25 March at 20.30 CET, UniCredit will turn off the lights in 35 of its buildings across 12 Group countries for one hour 

The Austrian economy is slowly but steadily recovering from its low in sentiment. 

Forty UniCredit experts from 11 countries proudly graduated this week from the first multinational ESG Academy.

The emporiaSMART.5 smartphone has a large display, simple menu navigation and pre-installed apps such as the UniCredit Bank Austria MobileBanking app.

The third party financing business of Bank Austria Finanzservice with its sales partner cooperations will be integrated into UniCredit Bank Austria as of 1 April 2023 and will be continued unchanged

On 24 February, the Zero Project Conference, together with UniCredit Bank Austria, hosted the first ever Zero Project Technology Forum at UniCredit Center am Kaiserwasser. 

Difficult conditions and weak global demand are continuing to pose major challenges for Austrian industrial companies. 

By international comparison, Austria's mechanical engineering sector is highly competitive and posting strong growth. 

The results of this year’s Euromoney Trade Finance Survey have again confirmed UniCredit as a leading trade finance player across Europe, with the bank picking up 22 awards across various categories and geographies.

UniCredit Bank Austria has successfully placed a second Green Covered Bond on the capital market, thereby continuing its sustainability strategy. 

The UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator rose to minus 1.4 points in January

UniCredit Bank Austria supports Caritas' call for donations to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

The latest information on the UniCredit 4Q22 & FY22 results.

Competitive metal goods production industry consolidates international growth advantage over three year period.

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index rises for third consecutive month in January, 
to 48.4 points, but remains below growth threshold as in previous six months.

UniCredit Group Top Employer Europe for seventh consecutive year in 2023

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator increased to minus 2.5 points in December 

UniCredit economists expect a recovery in the CEE region after a winter of an atypical recession due to falling purchasing power and foreign demand, tighter financial conditions, and lower fiscal spending “A rebound is likely from 2H23 onwards if the eurozone economy recovers as well.

The decline in Austrian industry slowed towards the end of 2022. 

Raphael Hammerl will take over as Head of the Compliance Department on 1 January 2023 and will be responsible for the units Compliance Conduct Risk, CS Compliance & Market Integrity, Anti Financial Crime Compliance and the Data Protection Office. 

Chemical production in Austria has been in decline since September; in 2021, production in the industry increased by 5.8 percent and sales by around 26 percent to EUR 16.7 billion

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator at minus 2.9 points in November, as in previous month

Euromoney has recognized UniCredit's leadership in its 2022 European Markets Leaders Survey, an independent global assessment of the leading financial service providers conducted across 100 markets.

UniCredit Bank Austria will benefit from a EUR 90 million guarantee amount from the European Investment Fund in order to improve the access to finance for Austrian SMEs, across two thematics.

UniCredit relaunches its Foundation with a renewed focus on youth and education

Headwinds from monetary tightening, high inflation and ongoing geopolitical tensions to slow global economy sharply in 2023 and allow only tentative recovery in 2024 

Two branches of UniCredit Bank Austria in Vienna and Graz are lit up in orange for 16 days, as the bank sends a visible signal on the occasion of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”

The reported manpower shortage is therefore also due to a lack of available working time from the labour supply

Austria’s economy lost significant growth momentum in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the first half of the year. 

The outlook for the Austrian real estate market remains positive

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls only slightly in October to minus 3.0 points 

Client-led survey names UniCredit as either the ‘Market Leader’ or 'Best Service Provider' in Central and Eastern Europe and a further eleven countries

The platform represents a new approach to asset management that puts the needs of clients at the very centre

High energy costs significantly impacting energy-intensive sectors such as aviation and chemical, paper and steel industries, responsible for 45% of commercial energy consumption.

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Manager’s Index falls to 46.6 points in October, placing it below growth threshold for third consecutive month

The latest information on the UniCredit 3Q22 & 9M22 results.  

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to minus 3.0 points in September, its third consecutive month in negative territory.

The Group remains committed to fostering gender equity and inclusion in the workplace

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index stabilises just below growth threshold in September at 48.8 points 

Tourism industry seeing slowdown since July following strong revival in H1 2022 

UniCredit and Teach For All are proud to join forces to advance education for children in a foundational pan-European partnership reaching across six UniCredit core countries.

The cooling of the economic climate in Austria continued into the beginning of Autumn. 

Emilio Manca, 49, will become new Management Board Member of UniCredit Bank Austria in the role of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) as of 1 September 2022

In cooperation with UniCredit Bank Austria and the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, the Board of Education for Vienna successfully implemented the project “Financial Education at Schools in Vienna” at a total of 51 Vienna schools. 

Michael Kaltenbeck assumed overall responsibility for UniCredit Bank Austria's corporate banking business in Lower Austria and Burgenland as of 1 June 2022. 

With the free GoGreen student account, every euro in the account is invested in environmentally friendly projects

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index drops to lowest level in more than two years in August, at 48.8 points 

UniCredit Bank Austria has supported, collected and raised about 260 projects, 21,200 supporters and 2.7 million euros since the launch of its “reward-based” crowdfunding initiative in 2015.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UniCredit Bank Austria will support investments in small and medium-sized renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Austria. 

The automotive trade in Austria is currently suffering its worst crisis in decades. 

At the Disability Matters Europe Conference 2022, UniCredit Bank Austria received the Disability Matters Award in two of three categories: “Marketplace” and “Workforce”. 

The situation in the Austrian industrial sector remained challenging at the start of the third quarter. 

The latest information on the UniCredit 2Q22 & 1H22 results . 

Services sector unable to maintain strong momentum in H2 2022

Persistent supply problems for over two years with problems in global value chains leading to rapid extension of delivery times for primary materials

This year's Prof. Horst Knapp Prize, which commemorates the doyen of Austrian business journalism who passed away in 1996, goes to Gerhard Hofer, head of the business editorial department of the daily newspaper "Die Presse".

The latest UniCredit Bank Austria retail sector report reveals that consumer spending in Austria has held up well in Q1 2022 despite strong price hikes. 

The deterioration in economic sentiment since the beginning of spring continues to accelerate. 

The decline in the value of the holiday euro abroad compared to 2021 is due to slightly higher inflation in Austria and partly to the depreciation of the euro

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 56.6 points in May

The prize, which has been awarded by the Bank Austria Sponsoring Foundation since 1999, is again going to students of the Bachelor's programme in Economics - Management and Economics at the University of Innsbruck.

The third edition of the “Call for Europe” initiative of UniCredit and its Foundation aimed at supporting non-profit organisations focused on children in the 12 different European countries where the Group operates, has come to an end

100 per cent participation in a rising price of the “Energy Transition Strategy Index”

UniCredit Bank Austria has successfully issued its first Green Mortgage Covered Bond under UniCredit's Sustainability Bond Framework

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to lowest level in a year in April at 0.7 points 

UniCredit Bank Austria crowdfunding for cultural projects with social added value starts on 17 May 2022

Increasing material shortages and growing economic uncertainties putting brakes on production growth in industrial sector 

Within the Green Finance Alliance, UniCredit Bank Austria intends to contribute its expertise and to exchange views on an ongoing basis with experts from the Ministry of Climate Protection, the Federal Environment Agency and the financial industry.

100 percent participation in a rising price of the “Ethik Evolution Strategy Index”

The latest information on the UniCredit 1Q22 results can be found on the UniCredit website.

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index falls to 57.9 points in April.

Food price increases in 2022 approach record levels

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator falls to 1.3 points in March, lowest level in a year.

Leading status in over twenty categories reflects the strength of the bank's unique pan-European network

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index rises to 59.3 points, signalling continuation of strong growth in domestic industrial sector in March.

Lights will be switched off for one hour at two buildings in Austria and in 50 buildings across the Group.

Ukraine conflict accelerates rise in living costs for Austrian households, especially for residential energy.

UniCredit Bank Austria Business Indicator improves to 3.8 points ahead of outbreak of Ukraine crisis in February.

Dieter Hengl, currently CEO of Schoellerbank and Head of Wealth Management of UniCredit Bank Austria, will assume responsibility for the Corporates Division at UniCredit Bank Austria as of 10 March 2022. Marion Morales Albiñana-Rosner is appointed as new Management Board member for Wealth Management & Private Banking
 

UniCredit Bank Austria was certified as a family-friendly employer for the fifth time in a row and awarded the state quality label “workandfamily”.

Wholesale prices up 480% for gas and 330% for electricity in 2021.

UniCredit Bank Austria has supported the Zero Project from the very beginning and, as a sponsoring partner of the Zero Project Conference, plays a leading role in the presentation of the Financial Inclusion Award.

Unique promotion: UniCredit Bank Austria offers the "green" account from 28 February 2022 to 27 March 2022 with free account management for life for new customers

UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index decreases to 58.4 points in February.

Zero Project Conference is the world's largest conference on inclusion and accessibility

UniCredit Bank Austria has been named the Best Investment Bank in Austria for the second time in a row by the US corporate financial magazine "Global Finance"

Austria's construction industry reached record levels in 2021. 

Philipp Gamauf, previously Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of UniCredit Bank Romania, is appointed new Chief Financial Officer in the Management Board of UniCredit Bank Austria as of 1 March 2022.

The Austrian economy was showing signs of cautious optimism as 2022 began. 

Within the ”Bank Austria Studios” initiative, young artists are supported with an extensive programme, a studio, more visibility and financial expertise

The latest information on the UniCredit 4Q21 & FY21 results.

The upwards trend in the industrial economy continued at the start of 2022, despite the spread of the new Omicron variant throughout Austria. 

UniCredit has ranked first in Italy as well as coming in second in its global peer group (751 companies) in the Corporate Knights’ 2022 ranking of the World’s Most Sustainable Corporations. The bank’s overall rank in the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 Index for 2022 is 59.

High level of orders at the end of 2021 still resulting in high capacity utilisation in the construction industry in early 2022.

The coronavirus crisis has provided an additional impetus to the sharp rise in residential property prices in Austria. After an average increase of 7 percent in 2020, property prices are likely to have risen by more than 10 percent in 2021.

New bond with 90% minimum repayment based on the "ISTOXX® Europe Responsibility Low Vol 30 Decrement 3.5 % Index (EUR)" offers scope to take maximum benefit from positive average index developments (two average values are compared, 13 observation dates are used at the beginning of the term and 13 observation dates at the end of the term)

New bond with 93% minimum repayment based on the “Infrastructure Strategy Index” offers scope to take maximum benefit from positive index developments