Financing Domestic Investments (Contract Investment or Export Investment)

The Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft (OeKB) enables Austrian companies and their domestic suppliers to sustainably strengthen their export activities through financial support for investments made domestically. Divided into Order Invest (without AWS funding option) and Export Invest (from a 20% export quota and a minimum volume of EUR 2 million), new and replacement investments in machinery, equipment, as well as real estate or movable asset leasing are realized through the house bank under favorable conditions. With a promissory note guarantee, OeKB, acting on behalf of the Republic, assumes part of the credit risk and refinances the loan on attractive terms. The funding rate can range between 20% and 100% of the investment costs depending on the export quota. Special green variants support sustainable measures and investments in renewable energies with increased liability quotas and more favorable conditions. Applications are possible until 31.12.2040; only investments not already supported by AWS are eligible for funding.

Support through the house bank takes place in five steps: submission of key data, application review and forwarding to the federal government, decision on liability assumption, offer preparation, and disbursement. Required documents include various application forms depending on the product (Order/Export Invest including leasing), promissory note guarantee agreement, SEPA direct debit mandate, borrower’s declaration on investment financing, as well as a calculation form for indirect export turnover. As a public-law credit institution with excellent creditworthiness, OeKB aims to sustainably promote the competitiveness of Austrian SMEs in the international environment. Further information is available directly from Export Services customer advisory.