At the turn of the year, the boss of the National Bank Robert Holzmann (73) talks about a “bear year” and the long-awaited upturn, the bank’s own violins at the New Year’s concert and the introduction of Styrian pumpkin seed oil at the OeNB.
The governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank is in a good mood as he greets us on the 5th floor of the late classical building on Otto-Wagner-Platz in Vienna. Blue suit, red and white tie – a colorful tribute to the new euro member Croatia. His office reflects a penchant for unrest: alongside historic clocks and two landscape paintings (the native Alps and Marseille, where Holzmann once lived), a garish portrait of a woman by Austrian artist Michaela Spiegel catches the eye. “Do you know who that is?” asks the head of the central bank mischievously, revealing it himself in the next second.
Source: Krone
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