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The following information was audited by the Auditing Board of the Savings Bank Auditing Association, by KPMG Austria GmbH and by Österreichische Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH.

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In 2005 and 2004, the Bank Austria Creditanstalt Group employed the following average numbers of staff (full-time equivalents):

Employees*)    
  2005 2004
Salaried staff 30,141 29,462
Other employees 194 226
TOTAL 30,335 29,688
of which: in Austria 11,291 12,211
of which: abroad 19,044 17,477
*) average numbers (full-time equivalents) of staff employed in the Bank Austria Creditanstalt Group (consolidated companies), excluding apprentices and employees on unpaid maternity or paternity leave
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