Frankfurt (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 12, 2007--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it affirmed the 'AAA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Austria. The outlook is stable. At the same time, the 'AAA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term issuer credit ratings on Austrian-based export credit agency Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OKB), motorway operator Autobahnen- und Schnellstrassen-Finanzierungs- Aktiengesellschaft (Asfinag), and rail infrastructure company OeBB-Infrastruktur Bau AG were also affirmed. A full analysis report on the Republic of Austria was published earlier today on RatingsDirect, the real-time Web-based source for Standard&Poor's credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. "The ratings on Austria are supported by its wealthy, modern, and competitive economy, its flexible labor and goods markets,
