Press Releases 2010

22.12.2010 - Erste Bank wraps up 1,000 “Gruft winter packages” for the homeless , PDF , Opens In New Window

14.12.2010 - Christmas trading gets cashiers jingling: Austrians spend around 2.5 billion Euros on gifts , PDF , Opens In New Window

09.12.2010 - Thomas Sommerauer appointed as new Head of Group Investor RelationsB] , PDF , Opens In New Window

03.12.2010 - Erste Group awarded as “Bank of the Year in CEE” , PDF , Opens In New Window

02.12.2010 - EURO VISIONS: Economic and Capital Market Outlook , PDF , Opens In New Window

25.11.2010 - Price gains tax: Erste Bank und Sparkassen fear capital outflow , PDF , Opens In New Window

24.11.2010 - Standard & Poor’s upgrades outlook for Erste Group and confirms rating , PDF , Opens In New Window

22.11.2010 - ATX stands to profit again in 2011 from an improved environment in CEE , PDF , Opens In New Window

18.11.2010 - Johann Lassacher moves to the executive board of the s Tourismus Fonds , PDF , Opens In New Window

12.11.2010 - Erste Bank wants to help local businesses with mezzanine capital , PDF , Opens In New Window

10.11.2010 - CEE companies generate double return on capital compared to Western counterparts , PDF , Opens In New Window

29.10.2010 - Erste Group posts net profit of EUR 737 million in the first three quarters of 2010 on strong operating income, strict cost control , PDF , Opens In New Window

28.10.2010 - Gernot Mittendorfer joins Erste Group Management Board; Pavel Kysilka appointed CEO of Česká spořitelna , PDF , Opens In New Window

21.10.2010 - Financial Markets under the Influence of Government Debt , PDF , Opens In New Window

19.10.2010 - World Savings Day: Empty Your Piggy Banks, Fill Up the Savings Passbook , PDF , Opens In New Window

14.10.2010 - Erste Bank Asset Allocation: Investment experts increase share percentage again , PDF , Opens In New Window

14.10.2010 - Erste Group Management Announcement , PDF , Opens In New Window

11.10.2010 - Study: Burgenland savers put aside 176 Euros per month , PDF , Opens In New Window

11.10.2010 - Study: Austrian Savers Put EUR 165 Aside Every Month , PDF , Opens In New Window

06.10.2010 - Mandatory Identification for Withdrawals from Savings Passbooks with Codeword , PDF , Opens In New Window

05.10.2010 - Georg Schramm manages Erste Bank’s Key Accounts Department , PDF , Opens In New Window

04.10.2010 - Summary on Erste Group’s 7th Capital Markets Day , PDF , Opens In New Window

30.09.2010 - Oil price set to climb up, refining still lags behind , PDF , Opens In New Window

29.09.2010 - Erste Bank: iPhone App makes banking mobile , PDF , Opens In New Window

29.09.2010 - Financial knowledge only “satisfactory” in Austria , PDF , Opens In New Window

28.09.2010 - Erste Bank: Stephan de Giacomo, new regional head in Vienna , PDF , Opens In New Window

28.09.2010 - Erste Bank: Hans Peter Rucker new regional head for Burgenland , PDF , Opens In New Window

24.09.2010 - CEE Real estate properties on the rise , PDF , Opens In New Window

23.09.2010 - Erste Bank now offering advisory services in Croatian, Serbian and Turkish , PDF , Opens In New Window

09.09.2010 - Bruised by recession, facing new investments , PDF , Opens In New Window

07.09.2010 - Erste Bank und Sparkassen: EUR 9,000 in scholarships for students , PDF , Opens In New Window

06.09.2010 - Erste Bank Eishockey-Liga 2010/11 Season starts! , PDF , Opens In New Window

27.08.2010 - Save money at OMV Free bank account and 5% fuel bonus for a year , PDF , Opens In New Window

17.08.2010 - Study: 40% of Austrians want to renovate and budget 40,000 Euros for this , PDF , Opens In New Window

05.08.2010 - 10 Years of Erste Group Summer University Danubia , PDF , Opens In New Window

04.08.2010 - Brilliant Investment: “Gold Performance Garant III” , PDF , Opens In New Window

02.08.2010 - Erste Bank founds its own “Social Banking” staff unit , PDF , Opens In New Window

30.07.2010 - Erste Group posts net profit of EUR 472 million in H1 2010 on higher operating income and lower costs , PDF , Opens In New Window

23.07.2010 - Erste Group – solid capitalisation confirmed by stress test results , PDF , Opens In New Window

14.07.2010 - From export-led recovery to more diversified growth in CEE in 2011 , PDF , Opens In New Window

13.07.2010 - ATX sleeping through the summer: 2,650 points by year-end , PDF , Opens In New Window

07.07.2010 - Separating wheat from chaff: CEE seen as a value-driven play , PDF , Opens In New Window

01.07.2010 - Erste Bank and Sparkassen with New Advertising Concept , PDF , Opens In New Window

01.07.2010 - New Top Management at Erste Bank Oesterreich , PDF , Opens In New Window

29.06.2010 - Erste Bank Asset Allocation: Investment experts recommend keeping a small cash reserve , PDF , Opens In New Window

23.06.2010 - Gold – soft metal, hard currency , PDF , Opens In New Window

22.06.2010 - Erste Bank: Paying the right way saves you money , PDF , Opens In New Window

17.06.2010 - 2010 provisions study: Austrians pay provisions of 111 Euros/month and bequeath assets worth 80,000 Euros , PDF , Opens In New Window

15.06.2010 - Boring, but secure and earns returns: The new “s Wohnbauanleihe” (housing construction bond) , PDF , Opens In New Window

11.06.2010 - New banking service points generate EUR 220,000 liquidity per day , PDF , Opens In New Window

01.06.2010 - EURO-VISIONS: Economic and Capital Market Outlook Euroland, U.S., CEE , PDF , Opens In New Window

28.05.2010 - Erste Bank and Sparkasse Oberösterreich: Cross-guarantee Agreement Approved by Antitrust Authorities , PDF , Opens In New Window

28.05.2010 - Investment in Erste Group yields EUR 98 million in dividends for the Republic of Austria , PDF , Opens In New Window

12.05.2010 - Erste Group finances the extension of the third largest airport in Croatia - Dubrovnik , PDF , Opens In New Window

05.05.2010 - Austria; the land of home builders – 40% live in their own home , PDF , Opens In New Window

05.05.2010 - European Commission Spring Economic Forecasts 2010: "European Commission raises forecasts for CZ, SK, PL, HU und RO" , PDF , Opens In New Window

03.05.2010 - Erste Bank and Sparkassen with workshops in 110 schools around Austria , PDF , Opens In New Window

30.04.2010 - Erste Group’s net profit rises by 10% to EUR 255 million in Q1 2010 on higher operating income and lower costs , PDF , Opens In New Window

27.04.2010 - Erste Bank sells insurance broker VMG to GrECo , PDF , Opens In New Window

21.04.2010 - Prolonged Iceland volcano eruption to harm the tourism industry and the oil price , PDF , Opens In New Window

16.04.2010 - Fill up with cash at OMV in the future , PDF , Opens In New Window

08.04.2010 - CEE equity markets move up, Asia is taking a break , PDF , Opens In New Window

07.04.2010 - Global Strategy 2nd Quarter 2010 , PDF , Opens In New Window

31.03.2010 - Erste Group finances the completion of Phase III of the M6 motorway in Hungary , PDF , Opens In New Window

24.03.2010 - Austrian capital market: ATX and investor interest on the rise , PDF , Opens In New Window

19.03.2010 - Rupert Dollinger retires, Markus Posch new head of Human Resources at Erste Group , PDF , Opens In New Window

17.03.2010 - Erste Group reinforces its retail focus by establishing a dedicated position on the Group’s Management Board , PDF , Opens In New Window

16.03.2010 - Erste Bank: Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren retires from the Management Board , PDF , Opens In New Window

09.03.2010 - The era of cheap oil is over, natural gas in the spotlight , PDF , Opens In New Window

08.03.2010 - SME study: Austria’s companies optimistic despite crisis , PDF , Opens In New Window

02.03.2010 - Erste Bank named best “Private Bank” in Austria , PDF , Opens In New Window

26.02.2010 - Caritas and Erste Bank start national Coffee To Help day of action , PDF , Opens In New Window

26.02.2010 - Erste Group achieves solid net profit of EUR 903.4 million despite higher risk costs , PDF , Opens In New Window

18.02.2010 - Can CEE countries afford their public debt? , PDF , Opens In New Window

25.01.2010 - Erste Group´s Top Executive Development Program gets internationally awarded , PDF , Opens In New Window

20.01.2010 - Secure over the long term: The new s Wohnbauanleihe housing bond , PDF , Opens In New Window

13.01.2010 - Study on Austria:Banking market retains growth prospects , PDF , Opens In New Window

12.01.2010 - Investing in energy: Best Garant Energie III , PDF , Opens In New Window

11.01.2010 - Sentiment remains strong – ZEW/Erste indicator taking a second wind , PDF , Opens In New Window

05.01.2010 - Erste Bank increases savings deposit rates , PDF , Opens In New Window