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Pecik Aims to Become Telekom´s Biggest Shareholder
The second-largest shareholder of Telekom Austria, the investor Ronny Pecik, wants to enlarge his stake further in order to initiate a restructuring.
March 17, 2012
Japanese NTT to Enter Telekom?
Telekom Austria will get a new partner. Newest rumors say that NTT could buy Pecik´s stake. Norwegian Telenor is still interested.
March 16, 2012
Downsizing of Nabucco Plans
The companies behind the proposed 3,900km Nabucco pipeline that would carry natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe have pitched a slimmed-down version of the project.
March 16, 2012
Pecik Content to Hold Telekom Stake
The shareholder at Telekom Austria will not sell his stake in the near future. Norwegian Telenor is said to be interested in entering Telekom Austria.
March 15, 2012
Austria Wants More Leeway for Hungarian Budget
The Austrian Minister of Finance Maria Fekter criticizes the EU. Hungary is not treated equally, Fekter says.
March 13, 2012
RHI Exceeds Expectations
The Austrian producer of fire-proof ceramics could raise revenues by 15.5%. EBIT was up by 19.8%.
March 6, 2012
Beyrer Aims For Strategic Investor at Telekom Austria
The head of the state holding ÖIAG and Telekom Austria´s supervisory board believes that Ronny Pecik will not remain as shareholder. A strategic partner is desired.
March 5, 2012
Decision on Nabucco Again Postponed
The natural gas consortium „Shah Deniz II“ postpones its decision by one year. OMV´s CEO Gerhard Roiss underlines the importance of a pipeline to the Austrian hub Baumgarten.
February 24, 2012
Austria Will Not Get „AAA“ Back in Near Future
The economist at the German Deka bank, Ulrich Kater, does not think that Austria will be upgraded within the next years.
February 22, 2012
Nabucco Still Competes For Gas in Azerbaijan
The gas pipeline project, in which the Austrian oil company OMV is engaged, now enters the critical phase.
February 21, 2012
Innovation Index: Austria Falls Behind
Austria again loses in competitiveness: among the EU member countries, Austria occupies the eighth rank.
February 7, 2012
Alpine Received Major Order from Germany
The Austrian construction company was awarded for the construction of a motorway bridge in Germany with an order value of € 32m.
February 7, 2012
Pecik Aims for Reaching Blocking Minority
The Austrian investor Ronny Pecik intends to re-organize the supervisory board. Nevertheless, operating functions are not targeted.
February 4, 2012
Spanish FCC Sole Owner of Alpine
The Salzburg-based construction group Alpine now has the Spanish FCC as sole owner. The industrialist Dietma Aluta-Oltyan sold his 13.5% stake.
February 3, 2012
No Further Rise in Insolvencies Expected
The bad debt insurers Euler Hermes and Prisma expect business insolvencies to stagnate in 2012.
February 2, 2012
Enso Hydro Looking for Hydro Power Plants in SEE
The Austrian hydro power specialist aims for collecting € 70m of Deutsche Bank´s subsidiary DWS. Currently, enso hydro searches for new hydro power projects.
February 1, 2012
Pecik Aims For Becoming Chairman of TA´s Supervisory Board
The Austrian investor Ronny Pecik is said to put effort in replacing the current chairman of Telekom Austria´s supervisory board, Markus Beyrer.
January 31, 2012
Lutz Enters Croatia
The Austrian furniture store group opens its largest center in the SEE region. Market leader Ikea follows in autumn 2012.
January 26, 2012
H&M Registers Sales Decrease in Austria
The Swedish clothing chain records a decrease in sales in Austria.
January 26, 2012
“Europe, quo vadis?”
Today, the 9th Vienna Congress com•sult takes place in Vienna. The central issue “Challenges of Leadership in Europe” is discussed, among others, by Lech Walesa, Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Avigdor Liberman.
January 24, 2012
New Records for Viennese Tourism
In 2011, the Austrian capital registered 11.4 million guest nights, which is a new record.
January 24, 2012
TGW to Expand in China and Brazil
The Austrian storage logistics supplier gained a first contract from China after having established a distribution company. In Brazil, TGW agreed on a joint venture.
January 20, 2012
Dotter Takes Over Management of Alpine
The second-largest Austrian construction company has a new Chief Executive Officer, the 50-year-old Johannes Dotter.
January 12, 2012
New Record for Austrian Wine Exports
Although the quantity of wine exports is shrinking steadily, the export volume worth € 126m reached a new record.
December 28, 2011
Tele2 Finalizes Acquisition of Silver Server
The Austrian Internet service provider is taken over for € 12.3m after the competition authority has approved the deal.
December 23, 2011
Pecik Extends Stake in Telekom Austria
The Austrian investor Ronny Pecik is told to become the largest shareholder in Telekom Austria. Up to 29% are possible.
December 20, 2011
Rumors Say Raiffeisen Looking for New Investors
According to newspaper reports, the Austrian Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) has talks with banks in Sweden and Norway. RZB denies such information.
December 19, 2011
Norwegian Telenor to Enter Telekom Austria
The core shareholder at Telekom Austria, Ronny Pecik, could re-sell its recently acquired stakes. Telenor and the Russian Sistema are interested.
December 17, 2011
Airport Zagreb: Strabag Not Awarded
Two offers for were submitted for the enlargement of Zagreb Airport. Strabag´s offer has been rejected.
December 13, 2011
Austria Considers to Employ South Europeans
Especially the tourism and the construction industries are ready to take on high-skilled workers from Spain, Greece or Portugal.
December 8, 2011
FCC Acquires Remaining Shares in Alpine
Supervisory board chairman Aluta-Oltyan will sell his 20% stake in Austria’s second largest construction company to the Spanish majority owner.
November 23, 2011
Strabag Strengthens Brand Presence in Sweden
The Austrian construction group renames two local subsidiaries. Planned national output for 2011 amounts to approximately € 350m.
November 17, 2011
Austria Ranked 32nd in the “Doing Business 2012” Ranking
Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies.
October 20, 2011
Ikea Austria Reaches Over € 600m in Sales
The Swedish furniture corporation raised its market share in Austria to 13.9%. Sales grew by 1.6% up to € 604.2m.
October 15, 2011
Hostile Takover of Telekom Austria?
According to market rumors, Telekom Austria prepares measures against a potential takeover. Currently, the corporation faces several troubles.
October 3, 2011
Potential for Austrian Suppliers in Spain
The Austrian AWO started a market exploration journey to Spain in order to create first business contacts. In the first term of 2011, exports to Spain grew by 6.6%.
October 3, 2011
World Tourism Day 2011: Guests from 50 Countries Visit Austria
According to statistics Austria, the diversification of the guest´s nationalities further increased. Culture-oriented travels become increasingly important.
September 26, 2011
Andritz to Supply Hydropower Equipment to Norway´s Statkraft
The Austrian Andritz Hydro has received a major order from Çetin Enerji A.S., a subsidiary of Norway's state owned electric utility company Statkraft,
September 21, 2011
Alpine Reports Drop in Earnings
Austria’s second largest construction group incurred a loss of € 3.1m in the first half of the year. Strong growth in construction output was offset by increasing material and personnel expenses.
August 31, 2011
Strabag Awarded Three Infrastructure Projects in Sweden and Finland
The Austrian construction group’s Swedish subsidiary has won the contracts for two projects in Sweden and one in Finland with a total volume of € 76m.
August 9, 2011
Warimpex Sells Hotel in Warsaw
The Austrian real estate company sells the Sobieski Hotel in Warsaw, together with an adjacent 6,000 square meter office building to Wenaasgruppen, headquartered in Norway.
July 28, 2011
Bronze Medal for Austria’s Economy
According to a study by Allianz, Germany is the euro zone country with the healthiest economy. Luxembourg comes on the second rank followed by Austria.
June 21, 2011
Building Project for Strabag in Sweden
The Austrian construction company is going to develop over 15,000 m² of residential and retail space. The project has a volume of SEK 600m (€ 67m) and will be completed in 2013.
June 16, 2011
Swedish Investor Buys Insolvent JoWood
The Austrian computer game producer will resume business after its acquisition. A payout plan ratio for the creditors has not yet been determined.
June 6, 2011
Stable PIGS-Exposure of Austrian Banks
The last quarter of 2010 has brought only minor changes in the total amount of lending to the four countries in southern Europe by Austrian banks.
June 6, 2011
RHI: Expansion of European Raw Material Supply through Acquisition
RHI signed a contract to acquire SMA Mineral Magnesia AS (SMA), Norway.
May 12, 2011
Erste Group Wins Lawsuit in Sweden
In a legal dispute over shares in a Swedish bank worth € 225m, the position of the Austrian Erste Group was able to prevail.
April 21, 2011
Austria’s Exposure to Portugal: € 433m
France is clearly the larges creditor of the troubled country. Portugal owes Austria € 433m.
April 8, 2011
Andritz: Order from Finland
The Austrian technology company Andritz supplies a biomass boiler island for Hämeenkyrön Voima, Finland.
March 22, 2011
AMAG: € 170m Special Dividend before IPO
The owner of the Austrian metal company will sell 60% to 80% of the shares. Moreover, a capital increase is planned.
March 15, 2011
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