The Importance of Migrant Businesses for Vienna's Economy

Lifestyle & Travel ♦ Published: August 8, 2022; 18:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

It is common to see migrants run and maintain many businesses in Vienna. They offer a variety of different products and services, but they all share one thing: they make a significant contribution to the Viennese economy. In a new study, migrant businesses were examined and their impact on Austria's capital was clearly demonstrated.

Vienna's streetscape is characterised by a multitude of small shops and businesses which are run and maintained by migrants. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vienna's streetscape is characterised by a multitude of small shops and businesses that give life to the city. Many of these businesses are run and maintained by migrants. From Asian supermarkets to Croatian plumbers, they are everywhere.

In addition to a variety of different products and services that such businesses offer to local residents, they have one thing in common:…