By Michael Heller, RBI | Financial markets had for a long time prepared themselves for an initial interest rate hike by the European Central Bank (ECB) in 2019, but developments in the first half of the year were almost diametrically opposed – with corresponding bullish implications for the local real estate market. The financing environment […]
By Linda Struckl, RBI, and Heidi Aichinger, Forbes Austria | Gender equality has many facets: the level of education, the quota of women in certain male dominated professional areas as well as the salary gap and many more. Discover CEE took a closer look at a very specific aspect of the topic: the number of […]
Discover CEE asked the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, about his views on the economic significance of the opening of the East and the importance of CEE for Austria. Maybe you are interested in…
By Christof Danz, RBI | The rise of Vienna to a modern cosmopolitan city at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century is inseparably linked with its Jewish community. Important Jewish writers, artists and scientists such as Gustav Mahler, Arthur Schnitzler, Sigmund Freud or Arnold Schönberg, to name but a few, […]
By Katja Fiedler, RBI | Florian Gschwandtner, co-founder of the fitness app Runtastic, talks about creating motivation out of an investor’s “no”, being an investor himself now and how to learn from setbacks. Mr. Gschwandtner, you are one of Austria’s most successful start-up founders. In retrospect, what was the biggest challenge in founding Runtastic? The […]
By Andreas Ecker, RBI | The Vienna State Opera is the musical business card of Austria and one of the most important opera houses in the world. It stands for outstanding artistic achievements and tradition as well as innovation. The Frenchman Dominique Meyer has been the director of the renowned opera house since 2010. He […]
By Anja Knass, RBI | Dr. Claudia Witzemann is the Managing Director of weXelerate – Austria’s leading start-up and innovation hub. We talked with her about the Austrian start-up ecosystem, the importance of disruption and Austria’s role as a bridge between East and West. weXelerate is Austria’s largest start-up hub and located in the center […]
By Florian Stadtthaler, RBI | Andreas Bene, member of the board of Raiffeisen Factor Bank AG, talks about factoring, customer benefits, trends in factoring and his recommendations for exporters. What exactly is export factoring and what are the differences to conventional factoring? Export factoring is the purchase and therefore the financing of […]
By Andreas Ecker, RBI| Snail farmer and manufacturer Gugumuck aims at a future-oriented urban agriculture Ten years ago Andreas Gugumuck started breeding escargots on the vegetable field of his family’s farm. Today, his Viennese Escargots, the “Wiener Schnecken”, are a well-established culinary brand served in Austria’s top restaurants and his “Future Farm” in the South […]
In November, the Discover CEE spotlight is on Austria! Watch out for several blog posts on Austrian business, culture and success stories. Today, we have the most interesting economic data and cultural facts about Austria at a glance for you. The fact sheet is also downloadable in print version. Click here to print the […]
Matthias Reith and Gunter Deuber, both analysts at RBI, analyze the impact of the fall of the Iron Curtain on the Austrian economy and its banks: Maybe you are interested in…
Veronika Novakova, Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic | Alza.cz, the largest online retailer and recognized market leader in online sales in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has recently opened its branch in Austria. Its main objective is to address customers with high quality goods and a wide range of services. We asked commercial manager Petr Bena in which […]