Ewald Nowotny: Crisis management – general reflections and the Austrian experience Speech by Mr Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Austrian National Bank, at the Conference “The cost of the financial crisis“, organized by the Bank of Greece, Athens, 27 May 2009.
*  *  *  Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking the organizers for giving me the chance to present some thoughts on the current financial and economic crisis from an Austrian perspective. It is a great pleasure for me to be here in Athens, that vibrant metropolis with its history of more than 4,500 years.