On Feb. 12, 2007, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its '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, and its increasing fiscal flexibility through
