History 
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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Losses on loans and advances    
€ m 2005 2004
Allocations to 1,156 918
provisions for loans and advances 1,087 865
provisions for contingent liabilities 69 53
Releases from –683 –553
provisions for loans and advances –543 –444
provisions for contingent liabilities –140 –109
Recoveries of loans and advances previously written off –45 –23
Direct write-offs of loans and advances 67 56
NET CHARGE FOR LOSSES ON LOANS AND ADVANCES 495 398

The risk/earnings ratio (losses on loans and advances as a percentage of net interest income) rose from 16.3% to 18.9%. Details are given in the risk report in note 42, in particular note 42e.

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