“The glass ceiling exists only in your mind”

Apr 22, 2021 | Business, People

By Alexandra Jocham, RBI and Ivan Tolić, Raiffeisenbank in Croatia | Women are still rare as CEOs of companies. We talked to Liana Keserić, CEO of Raiffeisenbank in Croatia, about her path, glass ceilings and her motivation. You have been the CEO of Raiffeisenbank in...

7 things women need to know before starting their own business

Apr 15, 2021 | Business

By Ivana Matić, Women in Adria | Want a better work-life balance? You see some of your friends who have left the corporate world and started their own business lying on the beach playing with their kids while you are stuck in the office doing useless paperwork? You...

Inflation worries in east and west – what is there, what is sustainable?

Apr 12, 2021 | Business, Economics

By David Vagenknecht, Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic and Gunter Deuber, RBI Vienna | The topic of inflation is popping up everywhere now. It haunts the economic gazettes, and some inflation data are currently higher than expected. This is true for both, Western and...

Women, start to provision for the future!

Mar 25, 2021 | Business, Trends

By Pia Oberhauser, RBI | Even as we enter the third decade of the 21st century, the gender wealth gap is still serious in many countries. The most recent figure for Austria dates back to 2017*, when it was 23 per cent. Now, this figure may have improved somewhat in...

Room for improvement: The situation of female founders in Europe

Mar 22, 2021 | Business

By Benedikta Schlange, RBI | International Women’s Day, which took place on March 8, inspired me to find out what the situation of female entrepreneurs in Europe is actually like. How many are there? Where are they most represented? Do they get as many...

Cyber Security: Threats almost any company faces after 1 year of home office

Mar 18, 2021 | Business

By Peter Gerdenitsch, RBI | Peter Gerdenitsch After one year of COVID-19, many of us have become accustomed to the home office. However, the increased demand for “remote working” has significantly changed the framework conditions for cyber security....