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Austria and Eastern European countries - Latest headlines about bilateral relations in the areas of economy, business, diplomacy, culture and tourism
Hungarian burden for Austro-banks
Raiffeisen International (RI) CEO Herbert Stepic expressed his concerns during a general conference.
July 9, 2010
Siemens - Major contract in the Czech Republic
Siemens to build a photovoltaic system for about €10m
July 8, 2010
Hungary rejects amendments to bank levy
At the start of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Hungarian government ruled out an amendment of the introduction of the controversial bank tax.
July 7, 2010
Strabag loses job over €3b ($3,7b) in Bosnia
Strabag will terminate its order for a highway bypass in Bosnia. The project was not advertised, which is why the EBRD did not participate in the financing. The Austrian construction group Strabag is negotiating the resolution of a €3b motorway contra
July 5, 2010
Antitrust accusations against Polish subsidiary
The Polish Strabag subsidiary is under investigation for cartel collusion in public tenders.
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
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
Liquid-gas-project in Croatia delayed
The liquid-gas-project in Croatia, Adria LNG, in which OMV is involved with about one third will be postponed for at least three years.
June 21, 2010
Gazprom plans to enter Slovakian market
The gas company will take over the subsidiary Energo Vemex in Slovakia.
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
SW Umwelttechnik - Order intake - First Bulgarian and Moldovan projects
A new canalisation system consisting of a sewer drain and a wastewater treatment plant is being constructed in Rousse with the help of EU aid programmes.
June 10, 2010
Raiffeisen launching Zuno
Raiffeisen International is starting a direct bank with the pretty name Zuno, which will start this year in Slovakia.
June 8, 2010
EVN scores a gas deal in Croatia
A new gas pipeline built by Austrian energy provider EVN will provide thousands of Croats.
June 2, 2010
STRABAG wins new large orders worth € 156 million in Romania and Abu Dhabi
STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, has won two new large orders in Romania and Abu Dhabi.
June 2, 2010
Telekom Austria AG - Results for the First Quarter 2010
Revenues decline by 5.9% to EUR 1,126.0 million primarily driven by lower revenues in domestic operations and Bulgaria.
May 27, 2010
Strabag to team up with Lafarage
Strabag boss Hans Peter Haselsteiner said today his company wanted to protect itself from volatile cement market prices as the firm is set to cooperate with the cement production’s world market leader.
May 26, 2010
Lafarge and Strabag to create a common company in cement in CEE
Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, and STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe´s largest construction company, are combining their cement activities in several countries of Central Europe.
May 25, 2010
CEE oil & gas - MOL releases Q1 2010 financial results
The Hungarian-based MOL, one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in Central and Eastern Europe, today posted its Q1 2010 unaudited financial results.
May 21, 2010
CEESEG - Institutional Investors’ Demand Increasing Again
The institutional investors’ demand for the companies listed on the member exchanges of CEESEG is growing again after the difficult market situation following the financial crisis.
May 19, 2010
Romania - BRD Groupe Société Générale to overtake the largest bank Banca Comercială Română (BRC)
Ambitious goals for the Development Bank Romania (BRD): The second-largest institute of the country that belongs to the French Societe Generale (SG) wishes to ascend to the largest bank in Romania by 2015 - and thus pass “Erste” subsidiary BCR.
May 18, 2010
