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Alpine: Bondholders to Lose Assets
On Monday evening the decision was made for the financial reorganization of the Austrian construction company.
June 18, 2013
EU Abandons Quarterly Reports
Listed enterprises in the European Union do not have to present quarterly reports from 2015 on.
June 12, 2013
RBI: Karl Sevelda Named New CEO
Raiffeisen Bank International AG named Karl Sevelda as its new chief executive, following Herbert Stepic's recent offer to resign the post.
June 7, 2013
Zagreb: In-depth Analysis of SEE Infrastructure Development Plans
Many countries of Southeast Europe are outlining ambitious infrastructure development plans within transport, social, energy and environmental projects.
June 1, 2013
Austria: Hypo Alpe Adria Group and Anadi Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd. Signed Deal
After a successful restructuring of the bank the signing is an important step towards the privatization of the banking institute.
May 31, 2013
Hypo: Contract Could Be Signed Today
Today the Austrian affiliate of Hypo Group could be transferred to the property of Indian Srei Group. The company is a fast-growing listed enterprise with around 30,000 clients.
May 31, 2013
Zeman Demands Stock Exchange for CEE
Czech President Milos Zeman has declared himself in favor of the merger of the stock exchanges in Prague and Warsaw.
May 24, 2013
FCC Wants Guggenheim Partners As Financial Ally
With debts having amounted to more than € 8bn, Spanish parent company of Alpine is now looking for potential financial partners.
May 24, 2013
Hypo to Require € 1bn This Year
The ailing banking institute Hypo Group in the province of Carinthia will need € 1bn. On Friday, the managing board of Hypo Group will present a restructuring plan to the Finance Minister.
May 17, 2013
Poland: PZU to Acquire Croatia Osiguranje
After years of looking for an opportunity to invest further, PZU, Poland’s major state-owned insurance company, is focusing on aquiring a controlling stake in Croatia Osiguranje.
May 14, 2013
Main Investors at CEE Stock Exchange Group from US
Institutional Investors and the CEE Stock Exchange Group in 2012.
May 13, 2013
Slovenia Likely To Require More State Funds Than Expected
According to Morgan Stanley, the Slovenian national treasury will need a further amount of € 11bn until 2016. Slovenian Finance Minister Cufer is expected to present the new program in Brussels today.
May 13, 2013
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul Second Most Lucrative in The World in March
The Borsa Istanbul 100 (BIST 100) index provided the second biggest yield in March worldwide, following the Buenos Aires Bourse.
April 25, 2013
Vienna Stock Exchange: Head of GPW Denies Takeover.
Vienna Stock Exchange, which has already acquired several stock markets in Central and Eastern Europe, has been interested in the Warsaw exchange GPW (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych).
April 19, 2013
Bank Austria: Focus on Major Clients in CESEE
In an interview with Austrian newspaper Standard, Head of CESEE division of Bank Austria, Gianni Papa, explains why the banking institute wants to focus on its core market.
April 18, 2013
Romania: Surplus € 327m in Balance of Payments
Balance of payments and external debt, February 2013
April 16, 2013
Vienna: Attractive Financial Center
GFCI confirms Vienna's attractiveness as a financial center.
April 15, 2013
Austria: Highest Rate of Foreign-Currency Debts
No other country in Europe exhibits such a high amount of private foreign currency credit users. In 2014, when the next wave of repayments is due many debtors might be in for a shock.
March 25, 2013
Czech Republic: Confidence in Domestic Economy Inreased Marginally
Overall confidence in domestic economy increased slightly in March. The composite confidence indicator (economic sentiment indicator) increased by 0.2 points compared to February.
March 25, 2013
Czech Republic: Corporate Finance Leaders Meet at the CFO Forum in Prague
If it were possible to predict the future, corporate financiers really could be relegated to mere "bean counters." Amid continuing global economic volatilty, however, considerably more advanced skills are required.
February 25, 2013 · Sponsored Content
Vienna Stock Exchange Cooperates with Kazakhstan Stock Exchange
Vienna stock exchange could enlarge its network to 17 exchanges. With the recently agreed index cooperation with the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, the Vienna Stock Exchange has enlarged its international network once again.
February 15, 2013
Budapest Stock Exchange: One of the Region's Most Liquid Markets
Despite the globally dwindling capital market activity, the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) still remained one of the region's most liquid markets in 2012.
February 1, 2013
Index Cooperation between Vienna Stock Exchange and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange
(The Vienna Stock Exchange has acquired a new index cooperation partner with the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).
January 29, 2013
Erste Group´s CEO Wants to Create CESEE Stock Exchange
Andreas Treichl, CEO of the Austrian banking group, would like to create an alliance between CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) and Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).
January 23, 2013
U.S. Investors Dominate Viennese Prime Market
Vienna Stock Exchange Road Shows in Zurich and New York Garner Great Interest.
November 19, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange Wants Further Privatizations
CEE Summit of the Vienna Stock Exchange: “Privatizations as a Driver of the Economy and the Capital Market”.
October 11, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange welcomes first trading member from Ireland
As of today, Virtu Financial Ireland Limited is the first trading firm from Ireland to join as direct trading member the cash market of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
September 21, 2012
BNP Paribas Joins the Vienna Stock Exchange as new Trading Member
As of today, the French BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C, headquartered in Paris, and BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. in London joined the Vienna Stock Exchange as new trading members.
September 17, 2012
Slovak Leasing Industry Shrinks
In the first half of 2012, sales in the Slovak leasing market were down by 5%.
September 15, 2012
Bad Times for Vienna Stock Exchange
Compared to August 2011, stock turnover fell by 66% last month. Turnover only reached € 2.3bn.
September 4, 2012
Foreign Investors Dominate at WSE
Warsaw Stock Exchange: The share of foreign investors in trade on the alternative market has increased substantially. WSE’s Main Market has remained stable after the previous period with foreign investors still in the lead.
September 1, 2012
Austrian Leasing Business Shrinking
In the first half year of 2012, the Austrian leasing industry recorded a new leasing business of € 2.6bn. Against the reference period of 2011, this is a decrease by 19.2%.
August 23, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange: „Too Early for Investments“
VSE´s CEO Birgit Kuras explains why listings at Vienna Stock Exchange are declining. In the medium term, the conditions for the equity market would be favorable, however.
July 26, 2012
WSE Remains European Leader by Number of IPOs
Warsaw Stock Exchange is the leader by the number of IPOs and Europe’s third market by the value of IPOs in Q2 2012.
July 11, 2012
Massive Decrease in Turnover at Vienna Stock Exchange
In June, turnover fell by 50%. This is the lowest turnover since 2003. RCB recorded the second-highest turnover figure behind Deutsche Bank.
July 7, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange: New Trading System for Gas Exchange
Trayport ETS: New trading system on CEGH Gas Exchange of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
July 6, 2012
C-Quadrat to Acquire UK Fund Management Company
The Austrian Investment Fund intends to take over the British BCM Group, which manages assets of € 800m.
July 2, 2012
Boom in New Listings at Prague Stock Exchange
The CEESEG member Prague Stock Exchange is pleased about new listings despite the current economic crisis.
July 2, 2012
CEESEG: Harsh Environment Depresses Earnings for 2011
CEE Stock Exchange Group reports a massive cut in earnings, which is mainly due to impairment losses of Budapest Stock Exchange.
June 15, 2012
VSE Records Profit Decrease
Vienna Stock Exchange announces results for 2011 and changes to supervisory board.
June 14, 2012
New Equities at Budapest Stock Exchange
The 23 largest and most liquid European equities from 6 countries and 15 various industries will be available in forints via Hungarian exchange members.
June 13, 2012
CEESEG/Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Squeeze-out Proceedings Closed
The CEESEG AG (CEE Stock Exchange Group) would like to announce the successful close of the squeeze-out proceedings concerning the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
June 5, 2012
Rising Bond Issue at VSE
Booming corporate bonds on the Vienna Stock Exchange: the total volume came at € 1.0bn in 2012.
June 1, 2012
Positive Result at Austrian Pension Funds
Assets under management rose by 5.6% in the first quarter of 2012. The yield was beyond the long-term average of 2.8%.
May 31, 2012
Zsolt Katona is the new CEO of BSE
The Board of Directors of the Budapest Stock Exchange appointed Zsolt Katona to be the new Chief Executive Officer from 15 May 2012.
May 11, 2012
Reduced Net Income at C-Quadrat
“Satisfactory result despite continuing uncertain market environment”. The Austrian investment fund C-Quadrat´s operating income reached € 10.9m.
May 7, 2012
Budapest Stock Exchange´s CEO Resigns
György Mohai ceases his position as chief executive officer of BSE (Budapest Stock Exchange), a member of CEESEG.
May 2, 2012
Strong Growth at UniCredit Leasing Austria
Volume of new business rises by 23.6 per cent to about € 943m. In 2011, UniCredit Leasing Austria expanded its market lead in Austria to a market share of 14.9 per cent
April 12, 2012
Massive Cut in Stock Turnover
In March, the Vienna Stock Exchange recorded a dramatic decrease in stock turnover. The first three months of 2012 brought a decline in sales by 40%.
April 3, 2012
Strong Growth of Austrian Leasing Market
Last year, Austrian leasing business recorded a 10.3% market growth. 183,111 new contracts were concluded.
March 31, 2012
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