Private company

BAWAG

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Austrian bank

BAWAG was a bank in Austria founded in 1922. On October 1, 2005, it merged with the separate Österreichische Postsparkasse (PSK) to form the "Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG", shortened to BAWAG PSK. In October 2017, BAWAG Group AG, the holding company of BAWAG PSK, became a listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector, financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, financial services1
  • HeadquartersVienna1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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BAWAG (Abbreviation of German: Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft, pronounced [baŋk fyːɐ̯ ˈʔaʁbaɪt ʊnt ˈvɪʁtʃaft], lit. 'Bank for Labor and Economy') was a bank in Austria founded in 1922. On October 1, 2005, it merged with the separate Österreichische Postsparkasse (PSK) to form the "Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG", shortened to BAWAG PSK. In October 2017, BAWAG Group AG, the holding company of BAWAG PSK, became a listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange.2

Acquisitions

  1. 2004Acquired Max banka1
  2. Succeeded by BAWAG1

Timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2005Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1922Founded Founded1

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