Dear Sir or Madam, We hereby would like to invite you to the upcoming VOSTA-Seminar with the title "Die Bank. Das Geld. Der Staat." Central Banking in Austria, 1816-2016 Date Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 at 3 p.m. Location Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna Veranstaltungssaal, Ground Floor Abstract Caught up in the costly Napoleonic wars, Austria went into sovereign default in 1811. Five years on, the public authorities founded a national bank to be financed and run by private shareholders, the idea being that an independent bank would help rebuild trust in money. During the 200 years that followed, the Nationalbank emerged from the treasury's banker of choice into a central bank, and from a private stock corporation into a public institution. Yet the challenges facing today's Nationalbank are a surprising echo of the past. At the occasion of this year's bicentennial, Clemens Jobst and Hans Kernbauer have undertaken to trace the monetary history of Austria, from the Nationalbank's predecessor, the Wiener Stadtbanco, to Austria's integration into the euro area today. In the presentation they will explain their approach to the Bank's history. The book has been published in German as well as in an English translation under the title "The Quest for Stable Money." Program · Introduction Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald (OeNB) · Presentation of the book Clemens Jobst (OeNB) und Hans Kernbauer (Economics University Vienna) · Comments Marc Flandreau (Graduate Institute Geneva) We ask you to reply by the latest of Monday, April 25th, 2016. We are looking forward to your participation and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours faithfully, Event-Management ________________________ Oesterreichische Nationalbank Abteilung für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Communications Division Event-Management Phone: +43-1-404 20-6620 Fax: +43-1-404 20-6697 E-Mail: event-management@oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> OeNB 1816-2016 - informieren Sie sich über 200 Jahre Stabilität und Sicherheit 200 Jahre OeNB<http://www.oenb.at/200JahreOeNB> Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und irrtümlich an Sie gelangt sein. In diesem Fall informieren Sie bitte sofort die Absenderin bzw. den Absender und vernichten Sie diese E-Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail oder von Teilen dieser Mail sind nicht gestattet.