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Austria Ranks Third in EU Productivity Study

The report points out structural weaknesses and suggests more effective public spending in the fields of education, research and innovation.

October 14, 2011

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-10-14)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.

October 14, 2011

CRM of Doka Group Awarded

An international jury awarded prizes for the best customer-relationship management projects, ranking Doka among the top three companies, at the Customer-Relationship Management (CRM) Expo in Nuremberg, Germany.

October 14, 2011

Inflation Rises to Highest Level in Three Years

Consumer price inflation rose to 3.6% in September, the highest value since September 2008. Mineral oil products remained the main price driver.

October 14, 2011

VBAG Expects Massive Loss

The Austrian bank has to write off € 700m on the book value of its participations in Investkredit and Volksbank Romania. The state’s participation capital will not be repaid this year.

October 14, 2011

Binder+Co Presents Promising Technology

The Austrian machine and plant manufacturer and a Chinese partner together developed a new method for production of lightweight materials.

October 13, 2011

Slovakia Approved EFSF

After unsuccessful voting on Tuesday, Slovak lawmakers supported today the enlargement of the European Financial Stability Fund.

October 13, 2011

Innovation Indicator 2011: Austria Has Improved Markedly

In a ranking of 26 industrialized countries, Austria has risen to the eighth place. The R&D ratio has climbed to 2.8% of GDP.

October 13, 2011

Polish Foreign Trade Will Increase by 125% by 2025

The world trade will increase only by 73%, states the report of HSBC Trade Connections. The document presents forecasts for the international trade in the perspective of several years.

October 13, 2011

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-10-13)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.

October 13, 2011

Warsaw Ahead of Vienna and Prague in the Ranking of the Most Attractive European Business Cities

Warsaw moved up three places in the ranking of the most attractive European cities to locate a business, prepared by Cushman & Wakefield.

October 13, 2011

CA Immo Commences Hotel Construction in Berlin

The Austrian real estate company invests € 53.2m in the Europacity development project. The hotel is scheduled for completion in 2013.

October 13, 2011

Private Insolvencies on the Rise

The number of private insolvencies rose by 6%, while the number of companies filing for bankruptcy declined by the same rate from January to September.

October 13, 2011

Vienna Insurance Group Has Its Own Funds to Buy the Polish Insurer Warta

Guenter Geyer, the head of the Austrian insurance company quoted by the Polish daily Gazeta Prawna confirmed the interest in an auction of the Warta Insurance and Reinsurance Company.

October 13, 2011

Palfinger Plans Capital Increase

The Austrian crane producer is gearing up for further growth. An extraordinary General Meeting has been called for 3 November.

October 13, 2011

Bargaining Suspended – Metal Workers Take Industrial Action

Employees of more than 140 Austrian companies went on strike after negotiators had failed to agree on wage increases.

October 13, 2011

Greiner Packaging Expands its Network in Romania

The Austrian packaging producer took over the major share of S.C. Amplast Co S.A. from a group of private owners.

October 13, 2011

Agrana: Strong Results for First Half of 2011|12

The Austrian sugar and starch company expects a significant increase in pre-exceptionals operating profit for the full year.

October 13, 2011

Mars Austria Invests EUR 33 million

The candy and pet food producer Mars Austria is investing EUR 33 million in its existing plant located in Lower Austria.

October 13, 2011

Performance of Investment Funds Drops Further in September

The average one-year performance was -3.74%. Only 526 out of 1,614 funds showed a positive performance.

October 12, 2011

International Russia - Austria Conference

Austrian Standards hosts a conference on 2 and 3 November in Vienna. Its topic: International standards as a basis for successful economic co-operation.

October 12, 2011

OeEB Grants Credit to Azerbaijani Bank

DemirBank receives $ 25m from the Austrian Development Bank, RBI and other lenders to support entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan.

October 12, 2011

OeNB: Austrian Economy Is Stagnating

Uncertainty about the global economic development has reduced business and consumer confidence in Austria.

October 12, 2011

Immofinanz Opens Shopping Center Extension in Poland

The Austrian real estate company invested € 50m in the project, making it one of the top five shopping centers in Poland.

October 12, 2011

Debt Crisis Reaches Steel Industry

The CEO of Austrian voestalpine expects stagnation in European steel production volumes. Declining commodity prices might reduce margin pressure.

October 12, 2011

Bank Austria Rethinks Expansion in Hungary

The subsidiary of Italian UniCredit reviews its activities in the country. A withdrawal is not ruled out.

October 12, 2011

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-10-12)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.

October 12, 2011

AUA with Strong Traffic Results in September

The total passenger number of the Austrian carrier increased by 5.8% compared to September 2010. European routes showed a plus of 8.8%.

October 12, 2011

Slovakia Against the Enlargement of the Euro Zone Bailout Fund

After six hours of heated debate Slovak lawmakers failed to approved the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF).

October 12, 2011

Czech Consumer Price Index Increased by 1,8% Compared to September 2010

According to research released by the Czech Statistical Office, consumer prices decreased in September by 0.2 %, month-on-month.

October 12, 2011

Increase of Car Production in Czech Republic and Slovakia

Last week, the Czech Statistics Office announced that industrial production since the beginning of the year increased by 3.5 percent mainly due to the automotive industry.

October 12, 2011

Hungarian Consumer Price Index Increased by 3,6% Compared to September 2010

In September 2011 consumer prices increased by 3.6% compared to September 2010, it was the same rate as in the previous month, registered the Hungarian Central Statistic Office.

October 12, 2011

Drop in Car Production in Poland

In September 2011, the production of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Poland amounted to 70,521 units, an increase by 63,24% (27,319 units) compared to August 2011 reported the Samar Institute.

October 12, 2011

Austrians Save € 168 per Month

With a share of 86%, the savings passbook is still the most popular form of saving while the interest in ecological, ethical and social investments is growing steadily.

October 12, 2011

OMV Promotes Nabucco Project Abroad

The Austrian oil corporation OMV pushes the gas pipeline project Nabucco in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

October 11, 2011

Verbund´s Subsidiary Expands in Italy

Sorgenia, the Italian subsidiary of the Austrian energy group Verbund, now provides electricity also for private households.

October 11, 2011

„Austrian Banks Are Robust“

Ewald Nowotny, the head of the Austrian Central Bank (OeNB) as well as the Minister of Finance, Maria Fekter, appreciate the announcement of Erste Group.

October 11, 2011

Major Pumped-storage Power Plant Commissioned

Austrian Verbund invested € 405m invested in expansion of hydro power. The construction ofa new hydro power plant in the Austrian Alps has been finished.

October 11, 2011

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-10-11)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades and Downgrades, Winners and Losers.

October 11, 2011

Bank Austria Optimizing its Activities in Russia

Sergey Sidorov to remain CEO until year end and to support the organizational and strategic Changes. Alexander Cheporov to become Head of Equity Brokerage Operations.

October 11, 2011

Zumtobel Invests in New Production Facilities

The Austrian lighting company expands its capacities as part of the company’s global growth strategy. Internal plans for up to 200 new jobs by 2020.

October 11, 2011

Skoda’s Domination in Poland

According to research conducted by Samar, Skoda has been the unquestionable leader of the Polish car market during last 30 months.

October 11, 2011

Gloom Over Clothing Industry in Poland

In the first half of this year over 13 thousand of clothing shops disappeared from the Polish market.

October 11, 2011

Santander Close to Become a Leading Player in Poland

According to the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, Santander, the Euro zone’s top lender, made a binding offer for Polish Kredyt Bank.

October 11, 2011

UniCredit is Optimistic For ATX

Despite several uncertainties, UniCredit sees the potential of a positive long-term development for the Austrian main index ATX. The new ATX target is 2700 points for the next 12 months.

October 11, 2011

Car Registrations Still on the Rise

First three quarters 2011: new car registrations increased by 8.8%; September 2011 +9.4% in Austria. Motor vehicle registration was up by 7.7%.

October 11, 2011

Increase in Passengers at Vienna Airport Again

Vienna International Airport: 7.7% increase in passengers during September 2011. Cargo volumes decreased substantially.

October 11, 2011

Chamber of Labor Claims Substantial Wage Increase

The Austrian Chamber of Labor calls for a massive rise in wages for metal workers. The union refers to increase profits of the metal industry.

October 10, 2011

€ 2.7bn Profits Due to Rededications

According to a new study by Kreutzer, Fischer & Partner, 280km2 of agricultural area were rededicated into building area from 2007-2011. Yearly profits therefrom amount to € 2.7bn.

October 10, 2011

NKE Expands in Spite of Stagnation

The Austrian engineering company invests massively and created further jobs. The entry to China should bring growth again.

October 10, 2011