Covid-19 in Austria: Lockdown-reversal and its economic implications

Apr 16, 2020 | Economics

By Gunter Deuber and Matthias Reith, RBI Vienna After a phase of exponential spreading of COVID-19 infections in Austria, lasting several weeks in March, the curve has significantly flattened since the beginning of April. Now it is only linear. More importantly, in...

COVID-19 in Czech Republic: State of emergency and economic prospects

Mar 31, 2020 | Economics

By Helena Horska, Raiffeisenbank a.s. Czech Republic, Gunter Deuber and Matthias Reith, RBI, Vienna | COVID-19 infections are spreading globally and exponentially. In developed countries, incl. the Czech Republic, a crisis of healthcare systems seems imminent. As a...

Payment of the future – How SEPA Instant Payments and SWIFT gpi revolutionize the payments market and make life easier for corporate customers

Mar 18, 2020 | Business, Trends

Interview by Alexandra Jocham, RBI | Sabine Zucker, Head of Trade Finance and Transaction Banking at RBI, explains the payment innovations SEPA Instant Payments (SCTInst) and SWIFT gpi and their benefits for the customers.   SEPA Instant Payments (SCTInst) and SWIFT...

Green bonds: spearhead of effective investing

Feb 5, 2020 | Economics

By Dieter Aigner, Raiffeisen Capital Management | In recent years, green bonds have become a permanent feature of the investment universe of sustainable investors. Why? Because these bonds are specifically dedicated to financing green projects. This means that the...

Finance will have a green future! – Part II

Jan 29, 2020 | Economics

CEE and Austria with a lot of catching up to do By Jörg Bayer, RBI | Read the first part of this article here. What applies to the European financial market as a whole, applies even to a larger extent to the CEE and CIS region including Austria. Currently the total of...