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Income Report: Workers' Wages Fell in Real Terms

In its income report, the Audit Court presents the evolution of the income of the Austrians. Increasing differences can be identified.

December 24, 2010

Investigations Against Sanader Continue

The investigation of Austrian and Croatian authorities against the former Prime Minister of Croatia in the Hypo affair are being intensified. Many questions remain unanswered.

December 23, 2010

AustrianTourism Figures Increase.

According to Statistik Austria, the winter season started with positive figures in Austria: November breaks a new record in overnight stays with 3.8m..

December 23, 2010

Telekom Srbija: Minimum Price € 1.4bn

The Serbian Ministry of Economy announced today the minimum price for the majority stake in Telekom Srjbija. Telekom Austria is an interested party.

December 23, 2010

Raiffeisen Negotiates over Polbank

The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) negotiates actively for the Polish Polbank.

December 23, 2010

Production Increased over 5.2% in October

The production index for October 2010 of Statistik Austria shows an increase of over 5.2% compared with October 2009.

December 23, 2010

Porr: Turkish stake might increase

The Turkish Renaissance Group currently holds a 10% stake in Austria's third-largest construction group. This share could be increased significantly.

December 23, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-23)

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

December 23, 2010

Vienna Insurance Group Expands in Macedonia

Vienna Insurance Group granted life insurance licence in Macedonia. The project will be started with the Austrian bank Erste Group.

December 23, 2010

OMV Gas Project is Delayed

Austria's OMV is involved in a joint venture for a liquid gas project in Croatia. Delays are expected.

December 23, 2010

Good Prospects for the Vienna Stock Exchange

According to the analysts, the upward trend due to good economic data and corporate earnings on the Vienna Stock Exchange will continue.

December 22, 2010

Foundations: Greater Legal Certainty for Founders

A new amendment to Austrian private foundations law allows more clarity for private founders.

December 22, 2010

Hypo Group: Sanader Denies Payments of Commissions

The former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, questioned in Salzburg, denies having ever received money from the Hypo Group.

December 22, 2010

AAA Rating Confirmed for Austria

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s; leaves Austria’s credit status unchanged.

December 22, 2010

Austria's Export Economy is Booming

Given the high growth rates in the past year, the Austrian export economy shows itself also optimistic for 2011.

December 22, 2010

OMV Closes Acquisition of 54.14% in Petrol Ofisi

OMV, an Austrian energy group, completed the acquisition of a 54.14% stake in Petrol Ofisi A.S.

December 22, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-22)

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

December 22, 2010

Changes in Board of Bewag have been Completed

The energy supplier from Burgenland gets a new board after a seven-week long call for tenders.

December 22, 2010

Verbund Starts Restructuring in France

The Austrian energy company takes full control of the Poweo production subsidiary Poweo Production S.A.S.

December 22, 2010

Change in Magna´s Management

The Austrian-Canadian component supplier announces a change in its Board of Directors. Belinda Stronach leaves.

December 22, 2010

Leitl: Municipal Financial Problems Act as Growth Brake

The President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), Christoph Leitl, demands greater spending efficiency in the public sector in order to improve municipal finances.

December 22, 2010

BWT Speeds up Investment

BWT, an Austrian leader in water technology, is starting an extensive investment programme into brand and infrastructure.

December 22, 2010

Success For Siemens Austria in Norway

The Austrian Subsidiary of the German technology group received orders of 32 ecological threepart subway-trains for the Norwegian capital Oslo.

December 22, 2010

New Markets for Red Bull and Rauch

The Austrian Food companies Rauch and Red Bull open new distribution networks through the Croatian Atlantic Group.

December 21, 2010

Urgent Need for Capital at Austrian Banks

Walter Rothensteiner, Chairman of RZB as well as the Credit Division of the Economic Chamber, considers that domestic banks are under massive capital pressure.

December 21, 2010

Austrian Official Debt Level Rises

Due to the EU-wide commitment to a more transparent presentation of liabilities, the official debt ratio of Austria will continue to increase.

December 21, 2010

Austrian Supervisory Boards Come Out Favorably in Worldwide Comparison

According to a KPMG study, Austrian supervisory board members are informed timely and sufficiently about in-house operations.

December 21, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-21)

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

December 21, 2010

Bank Austria-Fund “Real Invest Europe” Opens as from 21 December 2010

Revaluation of property portfolio complete. Commercial property in Stuttgart sold at market price.

December 21, 2010

The KSV Publishes Austrian 2010 Insolvency Statistics

The Kreditschutzverband (KSV, Credit Protection Association) has established an 8% decrease in corporate insolvencies.

December 21, 2010

Austrian-Hungarian Know-How for Macedonia

The Hungarian and Austrian Stock Exchanges make their capital market know-how available to the Macedonian Stock Exchange.

December 21, 2010

Above-Average Labor Market Data for Austria

Compared with Europe, there are relatively a lot of people of working age employed in Austria. The proportion of unemployed is also low.

December 21, 2010

WIFI trains Russian leaders

The Austrian Institute for Economic Promotion (WIFI) functions as a partner of the Russian government in the framework of the management training program

December 21, 2010

Brain Force Reports Positive Turnaround

Brain Force Holding AG, an Austrian IT services provider, announced its business results for the 2009/10 fiscal year.

December 21, 2010

ÖIAG: Sale of the Post and Telekom is possible

Peter Michaelis, the departing CEO of the Austrian state holding company (ÖIAG) is considering the sale of interest holdings.

December 20, 2010

Order for Over € 100m for Voestalpine

The Austrian steel company receives an order for over € 100m by Daimler Trucks.

December 20, 2010

A-Tec Has to Divest Itself of Holdings

In the course of restructuring, several holdings of the insolvent conglomerate are sold in order to achieve an appropriate quota.

December 20, 2010

Meinl against Atrium: Up to 7,000 Lawsuits

The Austrian bank files lawsuits against the successor company of her former real-estate funds MEL.

December 20, 2010

Further Increases in Prices of Industrial Goods

Increase in industrial producer prices in October 2010 is, according to Statistik Austria, +4.0% compared with the same month last year.

December 20, 2010

New Project in Poland for Atrium

Atrium strengthens polish portfolio with € 168.5m acquisition of a shopping centre in Warsaw.

December 20, 2010

Immofinanz Records Increasing Revenues and Earnings

Revenues of the Austrian Real Estate Company were up by 3.3%. EBIT increased by 19%.

December 20, 2010

Potential of Austria's Creative Industries

Mitterlehner and Leitl: the Austrian creative industry accounts for 60,000 cross-industry jobs and acts as an export driver.

December 20, 2010

Higher Dividends at Telekom Austria

Telekom Austria Group Updates its Cash Use Policy and Provides Financial Outlook at its Capital Market Day.

December 20, 2010

Porr takes over TEERAG-ASDAG and starts reorganization

The Porr Group presents a new corporate structure. Focus is put on domestic civil engineering and road construction with TEERAG-ASDAG.

December 20, 2010

WIFO: Economic boom persists, but also risks

The export-driven boom of the Austrian economy continues. Growth will however slow down in the first half of 2011.

December 20, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-12-20)

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

December 20, 2010

JoWood is Deep in the Red

The Vienna game developer has to accept a loss of over € 25m in the first three quarters. Sales have fallen sharply.

December 17, 2010

French SNCF Participates in Westbahn Project

The French National Railways acquire a stake of 25% in the Haselsteiner project.

December 17, 2010

Austrian Economic Chamber focuses Growth Market China

Minister of Economy Mitterlehner presented together with the President of the Economic Camber, Leitl, strategies for the export market China.

December 17, 2010

FMA: Solid Performance of Austrian Pension Funds

The Financial Market Authority (FMA) publishes a report on the Austrian pension funds. The performance is diverse. .

December 17, 2010