Austria Remains One of the Biggest CESEE Investors

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: July 6, 2012; 19:03 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria is still an important net investor in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. However, the global importance of the region did not increase.

Austria Remains One of the Biggest CESEE Investors / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Since 1989, Austria could establish itself as important investor in the Central, Eastern and Southeatern Europe (CESEE). For about ten years, Austrian investors pursue a regionally more balanced strategy. In 2010, most direct investments were made in Germany, Russia and Turkey.

Since the beginning of 2011, OeNB recorded 1,334 Austrian investors (+7.0%) with 4,735 foreign…