Egbert Dierker

Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The firm was founded in 1927 by Friedrich August von Hayek and Ludwig von Mises. WIFO provides applied empirical economic research in Austria with a strong commitment at the European level. The mission of the firm is to build a bridge between academic basic research and economic policy application in order to contribute to solving socio-economic challenges and to create a factual basis for decisions in business and society. Their bridging function also goes hand in hand with an intermediary role between economic policy institutions, university institutions and advisory and consulting companies. WIFO is the point of contact for international organizations (EU, OECD and IMF) and rating agencies with regard to national economic development and the assessment of economic policy measures.

Concorde Securities Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The firm was founded by György Jaksity in 1993. Concorde Securities provides its clients with integrated financial services, including securities trading, research, corporate financing advisory, capital market transactions, wealth management and investment advisory.

Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd. manufactures powder metallurgy products. It provides complex closed die forgings & forged discs and proprietary forward-and-backward extrusion produced shafts and cylinders primarily for OEM and Tier 1 aerospace & defense engine customers. The company was founded on September 10, 1919 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Research) (Raiffeisen RESEARCH) is the investment research division of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (VIE: RBI) in Austria. Headquartered in Vienna, the firm was founded in 2018 and provides corporate and institutional clients with in-depth, timely and actionable research covering a broad spectrum of markets, industries, and companies. Raiffeisen RESEARCH brings value through its unparalleled specialist knowledge and market expertise on the euro area, global markets and Central and Eastern Europe. The firm’s research focus is on macro, interest, currencies, government bonds, corporate bonds, financials, covered bonds, stocks, bond and equity markets as well as asset allocation.