Press Releases 2009

04.12.2009 - The Banker names Erste Bank und Sparkassen the "bank of the year" in Austria

03.12.2009 - Erste Group Wins Universität Wien as Education Partner

02.12.2009 - 1 billion Euros placed temporarily in Austria’s savings accounts

30.11.2009 - Young&Rubicam wins advertising account of Erste Group Media account goes to Mediaedge:cia

26.11.2009 - Vienna Stock Exchange Robust in 2009 - ATX Expected on Moderately Positive Trend in 2010

20.11.2009 - Zweite Sparkasse starts up in Burgenland

17.11.2009 - Erste Bank looking for apprentices

11.11.2009 - Emerging Markets still High Flyers – Austria also on Long-term Uptrend

30.10.2009 - Erste Group demonstrates strength in the crisis – operating result increased by 26.6% in the first three quarters 2009 – net profit of 720.1 million reflects higher risk costs

20.10.2009 - Erste Bank: World Savings Day – Austrians Fill Up Their Savings Passbooks

14.10.2009 - Central and Eastern Europe - to grow or not to grow?

07.10.2009 - Changes made to pension and salary payments by the new Payment Services Act

07.10.2009 - Real estate stocks awake investor’s appetite, CEE still seen as a poison pill

06.10.2009 - Investing with a good conscious: Best Garant Nachhaltigkeit

06.10.2009 - Taking a look at smaller companies and markets

05.10.2009 - The savings passbook: 190 years old and invented in Austria

02.10.2009 - Erste Bank and Caritas offer a non-chargeable training fund account

28.09.2009 - Oil price set to stabilize, refining still to struggle

24.09.2009 - Key Factor Security - Renaissance of Capital-guaranteed Products

16.09.2009 - Sparkassen Group: ATM card with student ID valid worldwide

07.09.2009 - Start of 2009/10 season for Erste Bank Eishockey Liga

02.09.2009 - Quicker transfers right across Europe from 1 November 2009

28.08.2009 - Erste Group announces short-listed creative and media agencies in the pitch for Austria and CEE accounts

27.08.2009 - Erste Group and leading US broker cooperate to introduce listed companies in CEE to major institutional US investors

26.08.2009 - Erste Bank: Sebastian Erich named head of key accounts

13.08.2009 - New Capital Market Web Portal Goes Online

31.07.2009 - Erste Group to tender creative and media accounts for Austria and CEE

30.07.2009 - Thanks to solid business model Erste Group posts net profit of EUR 492.1 million in H1 09, despite higher risk costs

28.07.2009 - CEE pharmas to post positive growth in 2009 and remain safe haven investments

28.07.2009 - Birte Quitt heads up Branch Networks at Erste Bank

23.07.2009 - Erste Bank expects assets to grow again in 2009

08.07.2009 - Erste Group receives award for best investor relations in Austria

07.07.2009 - Fundamentals and valuations make their return to the table in CEE equity markets

06.07.2009 - A healthy investment: Best Garant Pharma & Biotech II

03.07.2009 - Insurance sector sees non-life segment more stable, life business still volatile in 2009

02.07.2009 - Erste Bank Analysts: “Gold Fever Not Yet Over”

01.07.2009 - Study: Only 7% of young people believe in government retirement provisions

30.06.2009 - Erste Bank: 4 % fixed interest rate for eight years on a savings account

29.06.2009 - Savings bank group launches new information campaign

29.06.2009 - Erste Bank: Financial transactions in native languages29.06.2009 - Erste Bank: Financial transactions in native languages

24.06.2009 - CEE8 countries should not face problems with external financing due to sharply shrinking C/A deficits

23.06.2009 - Erste Bank warns against wrong payments on holidays

17.06.2009 - Krankenanstalten Immobiliengesellschaft mbH 4.25%

17.06.2009 - CEE Telecom sector: safe haven, though not immune to recession [

04.06.2009 - Criteria Caixa Corp increases stake in Erste Group

02.06.2009 - Green light for takeover of Weinviertler Sparkasse by Erste Bank

20.05.2009 - EIB bolsters SME financing in CEE via Erste Group’s network by EUR 440 million

06.05.2009 - Erste Bank equips customers for the economic crisis: Series of events on crisis and financial coaching as further stage of “Helping Hands”

05.05.2009 - With solid prospects largely immune to financial crisis, CEE pharmas are critical for investment portfolios this year

04.05.2009 - Study: 1 in 4 Austrians is renovating or planning to retrofit an existing building

30.04.2009 - Erste Group posts net profit of EUR 232 million in Q1 09 –Continued strong operating result; higher risk costs

23.04.2009 - Utilities in East and West: Safe haven in stormy times

20.04.2009 - Wave of start-ups continues despite crisis / Erste Bank supports TV documentary on start-up entrepreneurs

16.04.2009 - Erste Bank aids thermal retrofitting of existing buildings

14.04.2009 - Erste Group launches participation capital offering

09.04.2009 - Annex – Selected stocks, CEE Equity strategy Q2 2009

02.04.2009 - Erste Bank: Loan interest rates fall, interest on savings deposits remains the same for the time being

01.04.2009 - Equity positions weighted neutral again for the first time since 4Q 2007 – but the crisis is not over yet

30.03.2009 - Erste Group to strengthen Management Board / Johannes Leobacher joins as member for GCIB

23.03.2009 - Erste Bank supports unemployed customers Free account - the first stage of “Helping Hands”

09.03.2009 - Gross misrepresentation of BIS data on CEE - Separating fact from fiction on region’s indebtedness]

27.02.2009 - Erste Group: Strong increase in operating result in 2008 - Financial crisis impacts net profit

17.02.2009 - Upside for wind energy worldwide – but financial crisis is slowing growth

17.02.2009 - The era of cheap oil is coming to an end: oil prices set to rise over long term

11.02.2009 - New dual leadership at Finanzpartner GmbH: Manfred Schwebler is the new managing director alongside Hanspeter Nimmerrichter

10.02.2009 - Starmania on Tour powered by spark7

10.02.2009 - Erste Group provides update on performance - closes profitable 2008 with 19% operating profit growth

04.02.2009 - Renewables: going green will get profitable

03.02.2009 - Erste Bank and Vienna Insurance Group further expand cooperation in Austria

02.02.2009 - CEE government bonds see their appeal boost in the upcoming period

30.01.2009 - Erste Bank: Gregor Deix new director of corporate banking

30.01.2009 - Erste Bank and Sparkassen do not see credit crunch

29.01.2009 - CEE pharmaceutical companies see healthy prospects in the year ahead

19.01.2009 - Erste Bank: Private Credit with Protection Against Non-Payment

14.01.2009 - Erste Group signs framework agreement for bond issues guaranteed by the Republic of Austria

08.01.2009 - CEE is not to Europe what sub-prime is to US