https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A formal investigation into the possible manipulation or serious negligence of statistics in the province of Salzburg was launched yesterday by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.at/20160504/eu-launches-investigation-into-salzburg Wed, 04 May 2016 10:59:49 +0200 eu-launches-investigation-into-salzburg The head of a Austrian regional bank became on Thursday the latest casualty of the Panama Papers scandal, announcing his resignation but denying any wrongdoing. https://www.thelocal.at/20160407/austrian-bank-boss-latest-panama-papers-casualty Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:59:08 +0200 austrian-bank-boss-latest-panama-papers-casualty Two Austrian banks caught up in the Panama Papers leak that exposed how some of the world’s most powerful public figures hide money in offshore bank accounts are to be investigated by financial authorities. https://www.thelocal.at/20160405/austrian-panama-papers-banks-to-be-investigated Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:10:04 +0200 austrian-panama-papers-banks-to-be-investigated Austrian banks have become entangled in one of the biggest ever data leaks exposing how the some of the world’s richest and most powerful public figures hide their wealth in secretive offshore bank accounts. https://www.thelocal.at/20160404/austrian-banks-caught-up-in-panama-papers-leak Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:24:30 +0200 austrian-banks-caught-up-in-panama-papers-leak The credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded the sovereign debt of Austria - specifically for long term foreign and local currency ratings - from AAA to AA+, with a stable outlook. https://www.thelocal.at/20150213/austrias-credit-rating-downgraded Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:50:00 +0100 austrias-credit-rating-downgraded If you have an Austrian ATM card and plan to withdraw cash whilst travelling outside of Europe and the US you will soon be asked to authorise your card before travelling, in an effort by banks to prevent card fraud. https://www.thelocal.at/20141117/austrian-banks-up-card-security-for-foreign-travel Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:55:00 +0100 austrian-banks-up-card-security-for-foreign-travel According to an article in cointelegraph.com, Austria now has its first Automated Teller Machine (known locally as a Bankomat) that dispenses the world-wide Bitcoin electronic currency. https://www.thelocal.at/20140703/first-bitcoin-atm-arrives-in-austria Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:11:00 +0200 first-bitcoin-atm-arrives-in-austria