BAWAG

Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG
Company typePublic
WBAG: BG
ATX Index component
ISINAT0000BAWAG2
IndustryBanking
Founded1922
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
Key people
Anas Abuzaakouk (CEO)
ProductsRetail and corporate banking with focus on Austria and select Western European countries
Total assets€ 60,3 billion (31.12.2023)
Number of employees
3,305 (31.12.2023)
Websitewww.bawagpsk.com

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 (P.S.K.) to form the "Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG", shortened as BAWAG P.S.K. In October 2017, BAWAG Group AG, the holding company of BAWAG P.S.K., became a listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Largest shareholders are GoldenTree Asset Management (21.8%) and T. Rowe Price (5.6%).

BAWAG has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.