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Vassilakou - 50,000 new green jobs in Vienna possible
"50,000 new green jobs are possible in Vienna," says the club chairwoman of the Greens Vienna, Maria Vassilakou, in reference to a study by Greenpeace presented today in Berlin, that the world could produce 8.5 million jobs in the renewable energy.
June 7, 2010
National Board of Machine Trade has a new chairman - Ulrich Fuchs
At the inaugural meeting of the National Board of Machine Trade, Ulrich Fuchs was elected Chairman by top representatives.
June 7, 2010
Austrian Export Day - Summit of the Austrian export industry
In these economically challenging times for companies, greater efforts are needed to internationally to take off.
June 7, 2010
Wholesale prices in May 2010 - plus 4.9% compared to the previous year
The index of wholesale prices, (GHPI 2005), for the month of May 2010, registers 110.6 (provisional figure), an increase of 0.4% over that of the previous month according to calculations of Statistics Austria.
June 7, 2010
Institute of International Finance meeting in Vienna - Soros, Papandreou, Ackermann participating
The IIF expects a large gathering of the world’s leading bankers and investors to attend the 2010 IIF Spring Membership Meeting.
June 7, 2010
Rosenbauer International AG - The new AT - the municipal fire service vehicle of the future
The AT from Rosenbauer has been a byword among fire services for more than 15 years. Moreover, ever since the first generation, it has been subject to ongoing improvements and in the meantime, over 2,000 vehicles are in operation worldwide.
June 7, 2010
Vienna Stock exchange remaining at low
The ATX currently commutes listlessly at a low level. Although we had missed the best trading day due to a bank holiday, no noticeable performance compensation was observed on Friday.
June 4, 2010
Schieder wants ban on short selling
The Financial Secretary sees Germany as role model.
June 4, 2010
Presentation of local top companies to institutional investors in New York
A roadshow will be presented in New York for the first time a cooperation between Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux and the Vienna Stock Exchange.
June 4, 2010
EVN scores a gas deal in Croatia
A new gas pipeline built by Austrian energy provider EVN will provide thousands of Croats.
June 2, 2010
WIFO - Economy of the industrialized states in 2009 is suffering greatly from export decline
The economic situation in the Austrian Provinces in 2009 was hit by the economic crisis especially the manufacturing sectors.
June 2, 2010
Tumpel - draw lessons from the crisis
"The financial markets and their actors have brought the worst economic crisis since the Second World War "says Austrian Chamber of Labour President Herbert Tumpel...
June 2, 2010
STRABAG wins new large orders worth € 156 million in Romania and Abu Dhabi
STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, has won two new large orders in Romania and Abu Dhabi.
June 2, 2010
Tumpel pleased with labour market revitalization
"The recovery in the labour market is a welcomed development. This shows that the economic stimuli programmes and actions of the Minister of Social Affairs are important and correct, "says AK President Herbert Tumpel.
June 1, 2010
Voestalpine - Difficult business year 2009/10 successfully mastered
Due to the extremely challenging economic circumstances, in the business year 2009/10, the voestalpine Group incurred a significant decline in revenue and operating result compared to the previous year.
June 1, 2010
Bösendorfer hopes for profit from 2012
With the return to profitability Bösendorfer will again produce 300 grand piano annually in Wiener Neustadt.
June 1, 2010
Bene AG - Change in the composition of the management board
Roland Marouschek has resigned his mandate as a Member of the Management Board and Director of Sales and Human Resources.
June 1, 2010
Transport volumes of rail transports decreased significantly by 18.7% in 2009
The economic crisis affected transportations on the Austrian railway network as well.
June 1, 2010
Provisional number of new passenger car registrations in May 2010: -1.9%
According to provisional results, a total of 29167 new passenger cars were registered in May 2010, representing a decrease by 1.9% compared to May 2009.
June 1, 2010
C.A.T. Oil AG further improves profitability and earnings under abnormally harsh weather conditions
C.A.T. oil AG (O2C, ISIN: AT0000A00Y78), one of the leading providers of oil and gas field services in Russia and Kazakhstan, today has published its results for the first quarter 2010.
May 31, 2010
Annual Economics Conference of the OENB discusses “Central Banking after the Crisis”
Each spring, the Economics Conference of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) provides a forum for policymakers, academics and the interested public to discuss topical issues in economic policy.
May 31, 2010
Lauda wants to sue Republic of Austria
FlyNiki boss Niki Lauda wants to sue the aeronautical authorities of the Republic of Austria for damages because of the loss for his airline due to the bans as a result of the Icelandic ash cloud.
May 31, 2010
Banks are approaching reunification
Raiffeisen International, the listed Ostbankenholding of the sector, has ended the first quarter of 2010 better than expected.
May 31, 2010
Chief Justice - AvW to pay investors
The Supreme Court declined a revision. The ruling is regarded as indicative of the current 400 million euro investment scandal.
May 31, 2010
Eurostat confirmed steady deterioration of Austria to the electricity and gas prices
The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) recently released the latest budget for electricity and gas price.
May 31, 2010
Telekom Austria approves dividend of 75 cents
Austria's telecommunications service provider Telekom Austria decided at its regular meeting today, a dividend of 0.75 euros for 2009.
May 28, 2010
Uniqa - First quarter with more profit and premium income
The listed company Uniqa insurance managed to increase first quarter profit and premium income.
May 28, 2010
Vienna Stock exchange - Turbulent week with a strong rebound
The Vienna Stock Exchange experienced a shortened, but no less dramatic week. Although on Tuesday after Pentecost a new low was registered, it was followed by a strong rebound.
May 28, 2010
Hypo-Alpe-Adria - Carinthia and Bayern to co-operate
For the first time in the history of judicial prosecution, Munich and Klagenfurt agreed to a formation of a "joint investigation team ", in the case of Hypo-Alpe-Adria-scandal.
May 28, 2010
The transport volume in road freight transport decreased in 2009 by almost 9%
According to calculations by Statistics Austria 336.6 million tons of goods were transported by road vehicles for the transport of goods registered in Austria on 26.0 million laden journeys.
May 28, 2010
Women’s Report 2010 - Women’s earnings still lower than men’s
Women earn 25.5% less than men in Austria. This is the result of an analysis carried out by Statistics Austria on the situation of women in Austria for the "Women’s Report 2010".
May 28, 2010
Austrian federal government is now sole owner of the Federal Reserve
The price fluctuations in international currency markets helped the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) in 2009 to a strong profit increase.
May 27, 2010
Lufthansa and AUA launch cargo subsidiary in Vienna
The two subsidiaries, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines (AUA) have established a joint cargo subsidiary in Vienna.
May 27, 2010
Petrol price boards
Last summer’s petrol price regulation came into force, whereby the oil companies can raise prices only once a day. This should be extended in an improved form.
May 27, 2010
Telekom Austria AG - Results for the First Quarter 2010
Revenues decline by 5.9% to EUR 1,126.0 million primarily driven by lower revenues in domestic operations and Bulgaria.
May 27, 2010
New FMA standards against money laundering
In the future, all transfers in Austria can be traced back; donations to certified organizations and payments of up to € 1000 are exempt.
May 27, 2010
Warimpex successfully completes capital increase
In a difficult environment on the financial markets Warimpex successfully completed its capital increase by placing 14,400,001 new ordinary shares, representing approximately 36% of the existing share capital.
May 27, 2010
OeNB Raised its Operating Profit to EUR 318 Million in 2009
In 2009, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) achieved a somewhat higher operating profit than in 2008.
May 27, 2010
AGM of C-QUADRAT Investment AG
C-QUADRAT Investment AG achieved a significant year-on-year increase in its consolidated net profit for the year and looks back on a successful financial year 2009.
May 27, 2010
BWT AG - AGM agrees on all items of the agenda
The AGM of BWT Aktiengesellschaft passed all items of the agenda. The dividend was raised to EUR 0.40 per share after EUR 0.38 last year and will be discounted on May 31st and paid on June 2nd.
May 26, 2010
Conwert shows satisfactory operating development in the first quarter of 2010
Conwert Immobilien Invest SE recorded a satisfactory operating development with stable rental income and service revenues in the first quarter of 2010.
May 26, 2010
SW Umwelttechnik - Quarter 1 results
Quarter 1 turnover reached the same level as that of the previous year even though it was a severe and snowy winter - the result was noticeably improved due to the instigated cost saving measures and focusing on locally financed projects.
May 26, 2010
Austria's energy - unilateral emission reduction not purposeful
“The European Commission’s statement on a planned unilateral act on emission reduction is rejected by the Austrian energy sector, "said Secretary General Schmidt.
May 26, 2010
Leitl - No to Bank tax charged - European financial transaction as better solution
"The economy needs a permanently stable financial system. But not at the expense of savers and Investors"
May 26, 2010
Strabag to team up with Lafarage
Strabag boss Hans Peter Haselsteiner said today his company wanted to protect itself from volatile cement market prices as the firm is set to cooperate with the cement production’s world market leader.
May 26, 2010
Jank - Vienna also requires No. 1 for business friendliness
Chamber of Commerce Vienna President Brigitte Jank is delighted about Vienna’s top spot in the current Mercer survey. For international managers, Vienna continues to claim the title as the city with the highest quality of life.
May 26, 2010
Mitterlehner referring to OECD forecast - Export strength is key to real growth
OECD provides good evidence from Austria - to promote exports even further to play off long-term growth projection.
May 26, 2010
Austria - Economic Outlook Country Summary
The recovery is expected to gather momentum in 2010 and 2011 as foreign demand firms and policies remain broadly supportive.
May 26, 2010
Balda AG extends supervisory board
At the 11th general annual meeting the shareholders of the specialist in plastics Balda consistently approved the proposals of the company´s board of directors by a clear majority despite critical voices from shareholders.
May 25, 2010
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