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Austria has EU-Wide Most Franc Loans
In absolute terms, Austria has the most franc foreign currency loans in the European Union.
January 19, 2015
Austrian Minister of Economics Criticizes Hungary
On the occasion of a bilateral meeting between the Hungarian and the Austrian Minister of Economics Reinhold Mitterlehner repeated his critics regarding Hungarian foreign currency loans.
November 21, 2011
Austrian Households Control Assets worth € 471bn
Despite a declining savings rate, households remain the most important provider of capital to domestic banks.
November 3, 2011
Bank Austria Rethinks Expansion in Hungary
The subsidiary of Italian UniCredit reviews its activities in the country. A withdrawal is not ruled out.
October 12, 2011
RBI: Capital Injection for Hungarian Subsidiary Likely
The Austrian bank’s losses from the conversion of foreign currency loans will amount to approximately € 100m.
October 7, 2011
RBI Defies Hungary’s Banking Tax
The Austrian bank is not planning to pull out of Hungary. Losses from the conversion of foreign currency loans cannot be estimated yet.
September 22, 2011
Massive Increase in Municipalities’ Foreign Currency Debt
The amount of foreign currency debt has doubled since 2009 and surpassed € 2bn in February 2011. Swiss franc denominated loans accounted for almost 100%.
July 25, 2011
Credit Monitor: Further Decline in Foreign Currency Loans
Such is the development of domestic loans to non-banks in July 2010
October 6, 2010
Lending decreased in April
More long-term loans to enterprises, decline in foreign currency loans in private sector.
July 5, 2010
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