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Austrian companies are innovative
More than half of domestic companies may be the labelled innovative.
July 6, 2010
Higher property tax could bring a billion
A convergence of calculation basis to real market values could, according to the Wifo, generate additional income of half a billion Euros.
July 5, 2010
Commercial Court - 17 illegal clauses at Bank Austria
17 clauses at Bank Austria conflict with the new payment service law, according to the Vienna Commercial Court.
July 5, 2010
Lending decreased in April
More long-term loans to enterprises, decline in foreign currency loans in private sector.
July 5, 2010
Short-time work massively reduced
At the height of the crisis in April 2009, 57 000 employees were short-time workers , there were only 8313 at the beginning of July 2010.
July 2, 2010
Unemployment in euro countries unchanged
Lowest rate in Austria - Spain and Latvia, most affected Unemployment in the 16 euro countries will remain unchanged at high levels. In May the rate was ten percent, as the European statistics agency Eurostat announced on Friday in Luxembourg.
July 2, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange - Weak week
With -6.2%, the ATX registers a weak week. The only positive factor is that recent annual lows were not crossed.
July 2, 2010
Agrana Beteiligungs-AG - AGM approves unchanged dividend
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend unchanged from the prior year - of EUR 1.95 per share for the completed 2009/10 financial year.
July 2, 2010
Eco with surcharge above Austrian average
"Since the Austrian real estate companies with an average of four to five percent return on equity do not currently earn their cost of equity, an evaluation of net asset value is not justified in not justified in our opinion."
July 1, 2010
EU needs a budget minister
For Austrian National Bank President Raidl, the Euro is a success story, however "the monetary union only functions as a political union "I think the Euro is a success story," said the President of OeNB and the Chairman of Voestalpine Claus Raidl to t
July 1, 2010
Unemployment significantly declines
For the first time since the beginning of the crisis the number of unemployed and trainees decreases significantly.
July 1, 2010
Construction output declines by 14%
The massive railway expansion in the first quarter prevents an even greater decline.
July 1, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange - The largest price gains and losers in the first Six months
Airport Vienna with largest share, Intercell leads losers list.
June 30, 2010
Nowotny strongly criticizes the Hungarian bank tax
The Austrian central bank chief Ewald Nowotny has practiced unusually sharp criticism of the Hungarian government, more specifically at the proposed Hungarian bank tax.
June 30, 2010
Energy must not be at mercy of shareholders
The only treasure of Austria must remain in own sphere of influence.
June 30, 2010
Austrian federal government - Massive fall in revenue
The federal government is missing €4b ($4.9b) in revenue, in the first four months of this year. In total a decrease of €6.1b ($7.5b) was registered.
June 29, 2010
European companies - Discrimination in China
In a survey of 500 European companies, 40 percent did not feel welcome in China. Accordingly, laws and rules would be unfavourable to non-Chinese companies.
June 29, 2010
IMF - Austria to save on expenses
Raise taxes, use the potential in the labour market and build a more effective social services system.
June 29, 2010
Bank Austria sees euro zone as main risk for growth
Institute raises forecast for 2010 slightly to 3.1 percent
June 28, 2010
OeNB - Stress tests discriminate against European banks
The Austrian banks have become more stable compared to the autumn of 2009, as analyzed by the Austrian National Bank. However, "stress tests" could cause lengthy aid procedures in Europe.
June 25, 2010
EU - Austria granted to extend bank aid package
The European Commission extended the authorization for the Austrian bank rescue package of €100b ($123b) for half a year.
June 25, 2010
KTM Power Sports AG - KTM speeds up earning rise in the third quarter
The KTM-group is expected to generate an EBIT of €12.4m in the 3rd quarter of 2009/10 and is heading for an overly positive business year 2009/10.
June 25, 2010
EU accuses Austria of hurdles in buying property
The European Commission refers Austria to the European Court of Justice. Reasons are fundamental barriers to the acquisition of agricultural land in Vorarlberg.
June 24, 2010
INSITO international symposium on the quality of work in Vienna
Securing and improving working conditions, health and safety at work in times of crisis will be discussed from today by international scientists and interest representatives from Vienna.
June 24, 2010
Bene AG - Results for the first quarter of 2010/11
In the first quarter of 2010/11 sales and earnings of the Bene Group were still affected by the difficult economic environment in most of the markets.
June 23, 2010
Publication of the stress tests on Friday
In the second half of July, the results of the stress tests for the 25 leading banks in the community will be published. Previously such reviews, as well as the national results of stress tests for all banks of a country, were kept top secret.
June 23, 2010
Migration barriers - Austria missing out on Human Capital
Due to existing migration barriers, Austria looses highly skilled workers who are hard to find, especially in the years of the boom in the domestic labour market.
June 23, 2010
Quo vadis Europe? Crisis summit at the University of Linz
Corporate crises, bank failures and bankruptcies of entire economies: Europe is struggling with the agenda of national and international restructuring plans.
June 21, 2010
Inflation or deflation?
According to Wolfgang Braun at BörseExpress, there is fear among the citizens: the fear that they might lose their savings through inflation.
June 17, 2010
Christoph Hinteregger new chief negotiator of metalworkers
Deputy chief negotiator is Alfred Hintringer - former chief negotiator Hermann Haslauer available as consultant.
June 17, 2010
Tumpel - No mass taxes!
Higher taxes would further boost inflation - rising prices mean less purchasing power and ultimately less growth.
June 16, 2010
Finance Minister Pröll against publication of stress tests
Finance Minister Josef Pröll has expressed his discontent at a press briefing this afternoon about the current European debate on the publication of stress tests of individual banks based on the U.S. model.
June 16, 2010
Austrian Chamber of Commerce - Fritz Aichinger is the new chairman of trade
Aichinger succeeds Erich Lemler – Deputy: Jutta Pemsel and Wolfgang Sauer
June 16, 2010
Slight fall in inflation in May 2010 to 1.9%
According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the inflation rate for May 2010 was 1.9%, slightly lower than in previous months (both 2.0% in April and March).
June 16, 2010
Hungary - Orbán's crusade has what it takes for an export success
Viktor Orbán could have used his appearance at the IIF conference in Vienna to refurbish the image of his bankrupt government.
June 15, 2010
Kogler accuses Leitl of fiscal incompetence
WKÖ chief to submit reorganization plan or to remain silent.
June 14, 2010
OMV could be an accomplice in war crimes and crimes against humanity
OMV produced oil from 1997 to 2003 in sector 5A in Sudan. The current report of the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS) provides new evidence that there is a direct link between oil production and the intensification of the conflict.
June 14, 2010
Survey - Restrictive lending in Austria
In a survey of the Credit Protection Association (KSV 1870) entrepreneurs declared, that borrowing is currently slow, and the allocation restrictive.
June 14, 2010
OeNB revises growth forecast for 2011 and 2012
Austria's economy will grow 1.6 to 2.1 percent from this year to 2012 to 2.1 percent, as estimated by the Austrian National Bank.
June 14, 2010
Austria has 39,077 dollar-millionaires
The number of dollar millionaires did not only rise in Austria but also increased substantially worldwide.
June 11, 2010
Pröll - Austria will introduce a bank tax in a solo attempt.
"The bank tax will be discussed together with the banks and it will be implemented, I stand for that," announced Finance Minister Pröll.
June 11, 2010
Hochhauser - Austria's business landscape is becoming more and more an female entrepreneur landscape
Special Prize of the Economic Chamber of Austria "women in leading positions" goes to Margaret Fürtbauer.
June 11, 2010
Green Party Vienna sharply criticises the Summit Bank
"Scandalous interplay of politics and banks'
June 11, 2010
Fresh money for upcoming infrastructure projects
If it was for the BZÖ party, parts of the ÖBB should by privatised by being listed.
June 10, 2010
Austria's economy further weakens
The gross domestic product of Austria fell in the first three months of this year by 0.1 percent.
June 10, 2010
Austrian President Dr. Heinz Fischer - banks should also make contribution to costs of the crisis
Austrian President Dr. Heinz Fischer said today at the IIF conference in Vienna "a developed social system and equitable distribution of income and wealth for the economic efficiency and political stability of a country are particularly important".
June 10, 2010
IIF Meeting - Viennese outcry against Basel
At its meeting in Vienna on Thursday, the World Bank Association IIF (Institute of International Finance) presented a study on the impact of stricter banking regulations.
June 10, 2010
Service sector achieved increase of turnover by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2010
According to Statistics Austria, based on results for the first quarter of 2010, turnover of Austrian services enterprises at nominal values rose by 1.2% compared to the first quarter of the year 2009.
June 9, 2010
Slight increase in trade deficit
In the first quarter of 2010, according to “Statistik Austria”, goods worth of €24.89b, were imported which is 3.8 percent more than last year.
June 8, 2010
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