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Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-10)
Daily News Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
December 10, 2010
Miba Increases Both Sales and Earnings
At € 313.7m, revenue of the Austrian component supplier is up 37 percent from the previous year. Number of employees of the Miba Group up by 20 percent.
December 10, 2010
Doubts Over Kovats’s Restructuring Plan
The value of AE&E Group is dubious. Kovats could have problems with the quota.
December 10, 2010
AUA: Negotiations Failed, Imminent Protests
Collective agreement negotiations between employee representatives and top leaders of Austrian Airlines had to be interrupted without results.
December 10, 2010
OMV: Operating Result of Over € 2.0bn Expected
The CEO of the Austrian oil group, Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer says: "2010 was a good year for OMV”.
December 10, 2010
It is Official: Telekom Austria Bids in Serbia
What has only been suspected until now, is official: Telekom Austria bids against well-known competitors for the privatized part of Telekom Srbija.
December 10, 2010
AUA: Significant Passenger Growth in November
Austrian Airlines transported 6.8 percent more passengers than 2009/11. Plus 9.9 percent in the first eleven months this year
December 9, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-09)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers
December 9, 2010
Conwert Appoints Volker Riebel as New CEO
Chairman of the Administrative Board, Johannes Meran: “With Mr. Riebel, we won an internationally recognised real estate professional as CEO.”
December 9, 2010
Strabag: Haselsteiner Confirmed as CEO
Hans Peter Haselsteiner has been reappointed, Siegfried Wanker acts as new technical board member in Special Divisions & Concessions segment.
December 9, 2010
Andritz: Major Order from Taiwan
Andritz receives major order for annealing and pickling line for stainless steel strip in Taiwan.
December 9, 2010
Volksbanken: State Aid to be Repaid
The Austrian Volksbanken (ÖVAG) will reportedly pay back more than the agreed € 300m of state aid in 2010.
December 8, 2010
Mayr-Melnhof: Bankruptcy in Switzerland
The Austrian manufacturer of packaging materials is preparing bankruptcy proceedings for the Swiss sawmill in Ems.
December 8, 2010
Strabag Hopes for Projects in Russia
Russia will hold the 2018 World Cup, expected to be the most expensive of all times. Numerous construction projects will be awarded.
December 8, 2010
Turkey: Verbund Fails in Privatization
The Austrian-Turkish joint venture was unable to participate in the privatization of the Turkish power grids. The Group's objectives remain valid nonetheless.
December 8, 2010
High Expectations about the New AUA Chairman
The Frenchman Thierry Antinori, is to complete successfully for Lufthansa the restructuring of the Austrian subsidiary.
December 8, 2010
Bavaria: "Hypo-Sale was Correct"
The issue Hypo Alpe Adria preoccupies not only the Austrian justice: Bavaria's Prime Minister Horst Seehofer defended the sale to Austria.
December 8, 2010
Austrian Resistance Against Euro Bonds
Massive criticism comes from Germany, the Netherlands and Austria against the proposal to implement euro bonds to stabilize the currency in the EU.
December 8, 2010
Austrian National Bank: Credit Shortage Has Been Overcome
The analysis of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB, Austrian National Bank) on loan growth shows slowly recovering credit dynamics in Austria.
December 8, 2010
A Las Vegas for Europe
On the Austria-Hungarian border, the European “EuroVegas” gaming metropolis is to be built for € 5.0bn.
December 8, 2010
Financing Requirements for Building Societies
According to Basel-III regulations Austrian building societies will require amounts in the hundreds of millions to equip themselves with sufficient equity.
December 8, 2010
Kovats Has to Increase Quota
The remaining divisions of the insolvent A-Tec Group are being valued. Kovats will not be able to avoid an increase of the quota for the creditors.
December 8, 2010
Romania Sells Stake in Petrom
The state share in the Romanian Petrom, a subsidiary of the Austrian OMV, is to be reduced. OMV is interested.
December 7, 2010
Increase of Austrians’ Purchasing Power
Despite higher taxes and lower benefits, the purchasing power of the Austrian people will grow in 2011 by an estimated 2.6%.
December 7, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-07)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
December 7, 2010
Sales Gowth in the Services Sector
In the third quarter, trade and services reached a revenue growth of 7.2% over the previous quarter of this year and of 5.2% over the same quarter of the previous year.
December 7, 2010
Strong Sales Growth at Infineon Austria
The semiconductor manufacturer increased sales by 47% in 2009/10. The Austria location will be expanded.
December 6, 2010
Kovats Remains CEO of A-Tec for the Time Being
Despite the resignation offer to the creditors Mirko Kovats, majority owner and founder of bankrupt A-Tec, stays on as CEO.
December 6, 2010
Raiffeisen Bank International's direct bank Zuno launches in Slovakia
Zuno, which target Internet-focused customers, launches operations in Slovakia. Additional CEE countries will follow in 2011.
December 6, 2010
BDI - BioEnergy Builds Biodiesel Plant in Belarus
The Styrian company expands its operations to Belarus. The order value amounts to € 10m.
December 6, 2010
Sattler AG Expands to the U.S.
The Austrian specialty textiles manufacturer based in Graz, acquires the American brand Outdura in North Carolina.
December 6, 2010
Economic Chamber in Tokyo: Biotechnology as an Opportunity
The President of the Vienna Economic Chamber, Brigitte Jank, sees above all great opportunities for Austria in Japanese biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
December 6, 2010
Andritz Criticized Because of Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant
After being sharply criticized by church organizations because of a construction project in Brazil, the plant manufacturer now turns to the public.
December 6, 2010
Voestalpine: Doubling of Sales in Five Years
By 2015, the Chairman of the Board of the Austrian steel group, Wolfgang Eder, intends to achieve sales over € 15b billion through expansions.
December 6, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-06)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
December 6, 2010
Vienna Insurance Group Expands in Albania
The Acquisition of Interalbanian by the biggest Austrian Insurance company is successfully completed.
December 6, 2010
Failure of Austria's Software Industry
The President of the VÖSI, Peter Kotauczek, draws a sobering summary of the efforts of domestic software manufacturers.
December 6, 2010
Significant Losses at JoWood
The Vienna computer game manufacturer JoWood released its semi-annual report. The loss amounts to € 24 million.
December 5, 2010
New Regulations for Bank Managers' Bonuses
Additional compensations for managers in the banking sector are subject to new regulations approved by the Austrian National Council. Payments will be deferred in time.
December 5, 2010
Vienna Airport Board Sees no Fault of Their Own
The controversial directors of Flughafen Wien (Vienna International Airport) defend themselves against public criticism of the construction project "Skylink".
December 5, 2010
Hypo Group: Motives for Purchase of BayernLB Unexplained
In 2007, when the Carinthian Hypo Group Alpe Adria was sold to the BayernLB, there were many critical technical opinions. The Bavarians bought despite them.
December 5, 2010
Passing On of Bank Information: FMA Defends Itself
Since, according to Wikileaks, the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has passed on bank data to the U.S., a position has been taken about the issue.
December 5, 2010
Andritz Purchases and Restructures AE&E Austria
The Styrian plant builder buys the A-Tec subsidiary for rumored € 10 million. Restructuring plan is to be financed by Andritz.
December 3, 2010
Michaelis Leaves Austria's State Holding Company
The contract of Peter Michaelis, Chairman of The State Holding Company OIAG, expires in June 2011. There is disagreement over the succession in the government.
December 3, 2010
Triple-A Rating: Treichl vs. Nowotny
The Chairman of the Erste Group is not convinced anymore by Austria's financial policy; the Governor of the National Bank however, still stands on "AAA".
December 3, 2010
Stable Recovery of Austrian Economy
The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB, Austrial National Bank) is assuming a growth of the economy of 1.9% for 2010. Further acceleration is possible for subsequent years.
December 3, 2010
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-03)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
December 3, 2010
Vienna Stock Exhange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-02)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
December 2, 2010
DO & CO - Good Results in a Difficult Environment
The Austrian catering company Do&Co; currently achieves high growth in profits. Globally, Do&Co; however remains a small player.
December 2, 2010
Strike threat at AUA
Salary negotiations at Austrian Airlines falter. The staff wants at least a salary increase equivalent to inflation.
December 2, 2010
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