Stagnation at Vienna Stock Exchange

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: March 13, 2012; 19:05 ♦ Updated: March 13; 19:11 ♦ (Vindobona)

At the moment, the Viennese Stock Exchange (VSE) has no new IPO´s to announce. The atmosphere in Vienna would be not investment-oriented enough, market observers say.

Stagnation at Vienna Stock Exchange / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to a study by Avco, a head organization of the financial industries, the Vienna Stock Exchange faces stagnation. Only three companies would currently consider launching an IPO. Moreover, competition from Frankfurt, Zurich and Warsaw arises.

Avco explains that not Vienna Stock Exchange itself is too unattractive. With the Mid-Market segment, VSE created a niche for…