A former BAWAG PSK (BAWAG) manager could take over at Volksbank AG (ÖVAG), according to reports. Business dailies claim today (Weds) that ex-BAWAG vice chief Stephan Koren – whose late father Stephan sen. served as Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) finance minister between 1968 and 1970 – could be asked by the state to succeed Gerald […]
Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) managed a solid performance, according to its CEO. Gottwald Kranebitter said yesterday (Mon) the bank could have reached the black in 2011. Kranebitter stressed that final figures for the past year would not be released before March. He said the current course was increasing the chance to find a new […]
Volksbank AG (ÖVAG) plans to dismiss one in five employees in a desperate attempt to avoid going bust. The loss-making bank, which received an emergency injection of one billion Euros from the state three years ago, said yesterday (Thurs) around 250 employees would lose their jobs in the coming months. This figure means that 20 […]