KEY ISSUES Context: Austria did not experience a severe boom-bust cycle and came through the crisis relatively well …

companies in Austria appear well capitalized under the Solvency I regime. The industry remains profitable though margins have …

This paper presents details of Austria’s 2013 Article IV Consultation. Austria has been growing economically but is …

This Technical Note analyzes crisis preparedness and management framework in Austria. The global crisis revealed … weaknesses in Austria’s financial stability policy framework. Austria needs to put in place a special bank resolution regime to …

on Austria. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, some Austrian credit institutions had to be nationalized as an ad …

This Financial Sector Stability Assessment report reviews economic development and different fiscal policies in Austria …

This Technical Note discusses key results of stress testing of the banking sector in Austria. The Austrian banking …

demand and supply. Austria taxes labor heavily, and this practice explains in particular the limited labor supply of low …

A mix of solid economic policies, wage moderation, and an early orientation toward Eastern Europe explain Austria … have not resulted in sharp wage increases; instead negotiated wages for 2008 are up. Austria’s external position remains …