Press Releases 2008

12.12.2008 - Capital Markets Day: Erste Group continues to see solid growth prospects in CEE

10.12.2008 - CEE insurance: outstanding premium growth of the last years gone, but double digit growth rates still on the table

04.12.2008 - Economic and Capital Market Outlook for 2009

02.12.2008 - Extraordinary General Meeting of Erste Group approves planned issue of participation capital

25.11.2008 - Ukraine faces challenging times yet sees economic recovery on the horizon

24.11.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: Very attractive ATX valuation, but financial crisis not yet over

11.11.2008 - Erste Group: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

06.11.2008 - New CEO appointed to Slovenská sporitelna

30.10.2008 - Erste Group achieves strong operating profit in a difficult market environment

30.10.2008 - Erste Group further strengthens its core capital base by EUR 2.7bn

29.10.2008 - Erste Group Analysts: CEE pharma companies, antidote to market malaise

23.10.2008 - Erste Group analysts: The robust credit quality of CEE corporates outperforms the sector indices

13.10.2008 - Erste Group welcomes Austrian Federal Government banking package

13.10.2008 - Erste Group analysts: CEE economic growth to decelerate in 2009, but no recession in sight

10.10.2008 - Erste Group: Information on Island exposure

07.10.2008 - Erste Group adjusting 2008 net profit outlook to reflect current financial market environment

06.10.2008 - Serbian economy grows steadily, but further reforms and capital inflows needed

29.09.2008 - Changes to divisional reporting of Erste Group

29.09.2008 - CEE equity markets sentiment remains volatile, but region keeps appeal in terms of risk

26.09.2008 - Franz Hochstrasser appointed Deputy CEO of Erste Group

25.09.2008 - Valuations of property companies in CEE look particularly attractive in a historical comparison

24.09.2008 - CEE oil & gas sector hit by global equity sell off, but profitability still strong in 2008

22.09.2008 - Financial crisis not yet over – Keep stock positions underweighted

22.09.2008 - Slavko Caric appointed as new CEO of Erste Bank Serbia

16.08.2008 - Erste Group closes sale of insurance operations to Vienna Insurance Group

11.08.2008 - New organisation of Erste Group complete

30.07.2008 - Strong performance continues in H1 2008: operating profit up 25%, net income rises to EUR 637 million

29.07.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: CEE pharma companies, opportunity for long-term, fundamentally oriented investors

14.07.2008 - Erste Bank analysts: ATX valuation in very attractive range Aftereffects of financial crisis expected to be felt even in 3Q 08

11.07.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: Outlook for insurance markets in CEE better than stock prices indicate

07.07.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: The overall situation remains challenging with still good prospects for CEE

01.07.2008 - Erste Bank acquires 9.8% stake in Russian Bank Center Invest

30.06.2008 - Erste Bank Management Announcement

25.06.2008 - Erste Bank Research: “In gold we trust”

20.06.2008 - Banking sector in Central Eastern Europe: Pace to slow down slightly on indirect sub-prime crisis effects

10.06.2008 - Eurovisionen

08.05.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: Slovakia in the Eurozone - a benchmark for the assessment of other CEE candidates

08.05.2008 - Euros in the wallets of the Slovaks, but who will be next?

30.04.2008 - Erste Bank continues growth: record operating result as Q1 net profit rises to EUR 315.6 million in 2008

21.04.2008 - Manfred Wimmer to join Erste Bank Management Board

18.04.2008 - Dominic Bruynseels appointed CEO of Banca Comerciala Româna

17.04.2008 - Erste Bank Analysts: Stock markets to remain volatile – Insecurity not yet over

07.04.2008 - Erste Bank analysts: Austria and Poland are the best places within the CEE Equity markets to await better weather in Q2

03.04.2008 - Erste Bank analysts: Ukraine shows strong growth, but has yet to find a way to battle inflation

01.04.2008 - Erste Group analysts ranked Nr. 1 in investment recommendations for Central and Eastern Europe

26.03.2008 - Erste Bank sells insurance operations for EUR 1,445m and signs 15 year distribution agreement with Vienna Insurance Group

26.03.2008 - Erste Bank analysts: Serbian economy on growth path, but needs institutional framework reforms and further FDI

18.03.2008 - CEE oil sector: solid USD earnings, but partly due to US currency depreciation

14.03.2008 - Identify opportunities of home and emerging markets instead of analysing problems in US, say Erste Bank analysts

14.03.2008 - Identify opportunities of home and emerging markets instead of analysing problems in US, say Erste Bank analysts

11.03.2008 - Erste Bank's UTX-Certificate: Profit from the Ukraine's rapid growth

29.02.2008 - Erste Bank ends 2007 on a record quarter, beating target with net profit of EUR 1,174.7 million

19.02.2008 - Banking sector in South East Europe

19.02.2008 - Banking sector in South East Europe

31.01.2008 - Erste Bank receives admission to trade on the Bucharest Stock Exchange

22.01.2008 - Romanian Stock Exchange: Long term growth potential of local companies

09.01.2008 - Growth differential supporting