Boris Groendahl

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Position: Chief Correspondent, Austria

Articles

Schoeller-Bleckmann Q4, Q1 could get worse -CEO November 19, 09:07am EST

VIENNA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Austrian oilfield equipment maker Schoeller-Bleckmann's <SBOE.VI> net profit in the next two quarters could be lower than that reported in the third quarter, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Full Article

Austrian watchdog orders Hypo to boost capital

Austria's Volksbanken plans 400 mln eur cap hike

Accelerated euro entry "not an option" -Almunia

ECB's Nowotny says crisis putting euro to the test

ECB's Tumpel: Euro entry strategy must be credible

Blog Posts

Haider's heirs disown troubled Hypo bank

The Austrian province that enjoyed a big payout from the part sale of Hypo Group Alpe Aldria during the reign of hard-right leader Joerg Haider now refuses to put more cash into the ailing bank. Full Article

Debt collecting gets…er, sexy?

Bank employees working in call centers and reminding clients of their overdue loans used to be as far to the bottom of the banking food chain as you could be. Not any more. Full Article

Debt collecting gets…er, sexy?

“You wouldn’t believe how hard it is these days to find good risk managers and to keep those that you have,” according to the CFO of Raifeissen International. “This is now one of the most sexy jobs in banking.” Full Article

Austrian subprime woes turn into political hot potato