Active Direct Investments Higher than Passive Direct Investments

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: July 5, 2012; 12:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian enterprises make more investments abroad than foreign countries do in Austria, Austrian Central Bank announced.

Active Direct Investments Higher than Passive Direct Investments / Picture: © Vindobona.org

For the first time in history, Austria became a net investor in 2010. The value of investments made by foreign enterprises in Austria stagnated. By contrast, the value of foreign direct investments was up rapidly.

Since the beginning of 2011, OeNB recorded 1,334 Austrian investors (+7.0%) with 4,735 foreign subsidiaries or interests (+6.0%). The value of the investments reaches…