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Kommunalkredit within the Profit Sector
After the split of the former Kommunalkredit in November 2009, the KA has exceeded profit targets with a provisional net profit of € 24.7m.
April 14, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-04-13)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
April 14, 2011
Austria's Small Caps with Above Average Performance
In the EU comparison, as well as to Large Caps, Austria’s Small Caps record large gains.
April 14, 2011
Vice-Chancellor Pröll Resigns
The Minister of Finance and Vice-Chancelor of Austria, Josef Pröll, decides to leave the political arena.
April 13, 2011
Decline in Sales for Salzburg AG
The Salzburg AG for energy, transport and telecommunications could hold its profits stable despite falling sales.
April 13, 2011
Cargo-Partner Invests 21.5 Million Euro in Slovakia
The Austrian shipping company cargo-partner sets up a logistics center in Slovakia. The first phase - a 7,300 m² large warehouse of 30,000 square meters - will be finished in early 2012.
April 13, 2011
Austria's Labor Costs above EU Average
An hour of work costs an Austrian employer an average € 28.00 - six euro more than the EU average.
April 13, 2011
Telekom Austria Receives an Extension
Telekom Austria has been granted an extension of the deadline for submitting a revised offer for 51% of Telekom Srbija.
April 13, 2011
Resch &Frisch - Expands to Italy
The baked goods producer was able to increase its sales in 2010 again. The market is to be expanded to the south.
April 13, 2011
AutoBank‘s Figures Slightly Negative
The Austrian specialist bank could improve its results and market position slightly. The forecasts were exceeded, according to AutoBank.
April 13, 2011
Austrian Construction Industry Aims at the Czech Republic
Despite the current downturn in the Czech construction market, the Economic Chamber presently recommends making use of the traditionally good relations with the Czech Republic.
April 13, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-04-12)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
April 12, 2011
Increase in Passengers at VIA
Vienna International Airport: 4.9% higher passenger traffic in March 2011
April 12, 2011
Kapsch CarrierCom Starts in Algeria
The Austrian provider of telecommunication solutions enters the African market: major GSM-R project in Algeria.
April 12, 2011
Strabag Consortium Wins PPP Contract in Germany
The Austrian construction company has been awarded to upgrade a highway-section in Bavaria, Germany.
April 12, 2011
Monthly Expenditures of Austrian Households: € 2,910
Household Budget Survey 2009/10: Monthly expenditures for housing and energy account for 24%.
April 12, 2011
Substantial Financing Needs for S&T Again
The Austrian software company still suffers financial turmoil. New funds for € 3.5m are urgently required.
April 12, 2011
Russia is a New Promising Market for Kapsch
The Austrian technology group has reaped its first contract in Russia. The market has great potential, according to sources from Kapsch.
April 12, 2011
Cineplexx Expands
The Austrian cinema operator intends to establish itself in Croatia. A location in the capital was already functioning, and two more have been added now.
April 12, 2011
No Rush Expected on the Labor Market after the End of the Transitional Periods
After 30 April 2011, an additional access to the Austrian labor market of about 11,500-16,500 people annually from Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia is expected.
April 12, 2011
Occupational Pension Funds: Deposits in Investment funds +32%
By the end of 2010, the volume of pension rights of the ten occupational pension funds operating in Austria amounted to € 3.56bn, representing an increase of 26% compared with the end of December 2009.
April 12, 2011
Strong Growth in Earnings for Generali Austria
Trhough a slightly above-average growth in premiums and lower claims, the third largest insurance provider in Austria was able to maintain its market position.
April 12, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-04-11)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
April 11, 2011
Passenger Decrease at AUA
Austrian Airlines Traffic Result for January to March 2011: Crisis in the Middle East and in Japan burden the result.
April 11, 2011
Registration of new passenger cars increased by 7.8%
New vehicle registrations in Austria in first quarter 2011: +15.4%; passenger cars +15.7%, almost one-third more lorries.
April 11, 2011
Intercell: Vaccine Development to Suspend
Update on Phase II/III Clinical Trial of Investigational Staphylococcus aureus Vaccine, V710. The share of Intercell crashed seriously.
April 11, 2011
Erste Bank takes over Intermarket Bank
With the acquisition of the Polish subsidiary of Commerzbank, Erste plans to significantly expand its corporate business and invests in factoring.
April 11, 2011
Hundstorfer and Leitl Promote Increase in Retirement Age
The Austrian Minister of Social Affairs as well as the Head of WKÖ (Austrian Economic Chamber, Christoph Leitl, want to reduce public payments for pensions.
April 11, 2011
Team 7: Tripling of Sales by 2020
The natural furniture manufacturer is on the rise. The goal is to reach € 200m in sales by 2020.
April 9, 2011
Styria: "The crisis is over"
The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) considers that the federal province hit extremely hard by the economic crisis has resumed the upward trend.
April 9, 2011
ÖVAG Participates in the Stress Test
Unlike last year, the Austrian Volksbanken group (ÖVAG) is to participate in the EU-wide stress testing of banks. 5% equity is assumed as lower limit.
April 9, 2011
Leitl: Export Year 2011 Started in a Fulminant Way
Exports increased in January by 26%; the target for the full year is to achieve the pre-crisis year’s record export volume of € 117bn.
April 9, 2011
Criticism on AMAG IPO
The placement of the shares before today's initial public offering has not been undertaken correctly, according to bank representatives. On the first day of trading the shares lost 6% of the issue price.
April 9, 2011
Environmental Technology Industry in the Czech Republic Holds Hopes for Austrian Companies
The neighboring country, despite making progress, continues to lag behind in energy efficiency and environmental technology.
April 9, 2011
Raiffeisen Bank International Posts Consolidated Profit of € 1.1bn in 2010
Consolidated profit rises 141.5 per cent year-on-year to € 1,087 m (pro forma 2009: € 450 m)
April 9, 2011
AMAG Quotes at Vienna Stock Exchange
Vienna Stock Exchange: Initial listing of AMAG stock on prime market today.
April 9, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-04-08)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
April 9, 2011
Corporate Banking: Bank Austria still dominant
Corporate banking is an important pillar of business for Bank Austria, generating € 899 m or one fourth of the total operating result. The market share is 89%.
April 9, 2011
Speculations on Improvement of Bid of Telekom Austria in Serbia
Telekom Austria (TA) has time until 12 April to increase the bid for a majority stake in Telekom Srbija. TA does not seem to be totally uninterested.
April 8, 2011
ÖIAG Provides Increased Revenue for the Sate
The Austrian state holding company will deliver about 250mby means of higher dividend payments to its owner, the Republic of Austria.
April 8, 2011
Profit Decline at Zürich Austria
The Swiss insurance group Zürich Versicherung managed to increase its premiums, but the results decreased.
April 8, 2011
Kern: "We are Struggling for Survival"
The CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Christian Kern, paints a dramatic picture of the largest domestic transport company.
April 8, 2011
Austria’s Exposure to Portugal: € 433m
France is clearly the larges creditor of the troubled country. Portugal owes Austria € 433m.
April 8, 2011
Coface: Profit of the Group Better than Before the Crisis in 2010
Austria and the CEE surpasses the international trend: increasing sales, decreasing management costs and lower claims ratio improve financial strength.
April 8, 2011
Leitl: "Austria is Very Well Positioned for the Opening of the Labor Market"
Experts estimate immigration potential to be between 15,000 to 25,000 people; gains from migration for Austria, as from 1 May, about € 900m.
April 8, 2011
AMAG: Issue Price set at € 19 per share
Trading on the official market (Prime Market) of the Vienna Stock Exchange commences on April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011
Austrian R&D Expenses on the Rise
R&D expenditures of Austrian firms increased by 3 per cent in 2009 despite the crisis.
April 8, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-04-07)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
April 8, 2011
AUA: Additional Savings Needed
The restructuring program of AUA is not sufficient to bring the company into positive numbers in view of the events in Japan and North Africa.
April 7, 2011
Red Bull Mobile now also in Belgium
The Austrian beverage company strives to develop a new business area within the telecom sector. After Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and South Africa, Belgium is to be established as its fifth market.
April 7, 2011
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