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Moody´s Downgrades Slovenia
Today, the U.S. rating agency has downgraded the Western Balkan country by three notches to „Baa2“ from „A2“.
August 3, 2012
Slovenian Abanka Vipa Needs Fresh Capital
The third-biggest Slovenian bank needs a capital injection of € 50m. In total, Abanka Vipa has a risky assets of € 600m.
July 31, 2012
Slovenian Banking Crisis Aggravates
This week, the rating agency Moody´s downgrades the three biggest banks of Slovenia. Slovenia is threatened of becoming a bail-out candidate.
July 27, 2012
Poland as CESEE´s Locomotive
This year, the CESEE region should record a growth rate of 1.7%. However, the situation is highly different.
July 25, 2012
RBI: Bad Development in Hungary
Herbert Stepic, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank International expects that the development of non-performing loans is stable this year.
July 21, 2012
Slovenia in Financial Distress
In order to prevent becoming a bail-out candidate, the Slovenian government aims to resolve a „debt brake“. It turns out that this goal is highly uncertain.
July 21, 2012
Slovenian Banking Industry „One of the most Burdened in CEE Region“
About 11.5% of total loans are non-performing. Slovenia is one of the few countries suffering a crunch, RCB states.
July 18, 2012
Bail-Outs: Is Slovenia Next?
The Slovenian banking industry becomes an increasing problem for Austria´s Southern neighbour. Non-performing loans may total up to € 6.0bn.
July 17, 2012
Slovenia Remains in Recession
According to estimations, the recession in Slovenia will sharpen this year. A turnaround is expected in 2013. The banking sector is an enormous burden for the Souteastern European country.
July 12, 2012
IMF: New Central and Eastern European Constituency
Austria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Turkey have established a Central and Eastern European Constituency at the International Monetary Fund.
July 11, 2012
Southeastern Europe Faces Recession
According to the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), Southeastern Europe is the weak point among European emerging countries.
July 7, 2012
Austria Remains One of the Biggest CESEE Investors
Austria is still an important net investor in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. However, the global importance of the region did not increase.
July 6, 2012
Infineon to Invest € 250m in Austria
In 2012, Infineon Austria´s CEO Monika Kircher-Kohl wants to make investments of € 250m. The high tech company is already looking for new staff.
June 28, 2012
Real Estate Crisis in the Balkans Has Deepened
Due to the economic crisis in Southeastern Europe, real estate prices are still falling. Since 2008, prices fell by up to 50%.
June 28, 2012
CEESEG/Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Squeeze-out Proceedings Closed
The CEESEG AG (CEE Stock Exchange Group) would like to announce the successful close of the squeeze-out proceedings concerning the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
June 5, 2012
Downsizing: Hypo Group Aims to Achieve Proceeds of € 1.5bn
The nationalized Austrian banking group Hypo Group Alpe Adria starts its sales program in SEE countries and wants to achieve proceeds of € 1.5bn
May 21, 2012
Improved Business Atmosphere in CESEE Region
According to a survey by OeKB (Oesterreichische Kontrollbank), expectations of investors are beyond the level of January. Austrian exports to the CESEE region may increase.
May 4, 2012
Vavti Appointed new CEO of UniCredit Bank Slovenia
With Stefan Vavti, the subsidiary of Bank Austria, UniCredit Bank Slovenia gets a new chief executive officer.
April 26, 2012
Strabag Builds Waste Incineration Plant in Slovenia
The Austrian construction group was awarded to build an incineration plant near Ljubljana. The order volume is about € 112m.
April 21, 2012
Gorenje Considers Setting Up Headquarters in Vienna
The Slovenian producer of household appliances is said to move to Vienna. The company does not comment this information.
April 19, 2012
Austrian Railways Aims for Expansion in SEE
ÖBB (Austrian Railways) wants to establish a new freight subsidiary operating in Southeastern Europe. In Austria, ÖBB performs better than expected.
April 16, 2012
Lutz Continues Expansion Program
The world´s second largest furniture house intends to grow in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
April 7, 2012
EStAG Reports Moderate Rise in Earnings
The Styrian energy supplier Energie Steiermark AG could raise revenues by 9.0% to 1.37bn. Operating profits were down, though.
March 30, 2012
Foreign Direct Investment in Austria Increasing
In 2011, a moderate decline in new enterprise settlements was registered. Investments grew by 34%.
March 8, 2012
Austrian Economy Appreciates Serbian Approach to EU
Serbia officially became candidate for the EU-access. Christoph Leitl, President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the importance of the “European perspective” for Serbia.
March 2, 2012
Gigasport Withdraws from Czech Republic and Slovakia
The Austrian sports brand closes twelve branches in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 280 workers are affected.
March 1, 2012
Sberbank Upgrades VBI´s Headquarter in Vienna
After the acquisition of the Austrian VBI, the Russian bank wants to expand massively in Europe.
February 20, 2012
Austrian Green Building Group Acquired Stake in Slovenian Lumar
The Austrian investment company acquired the Slovenian market leader in environmentally friendly construction.
February 7, 2012
Hypo Group to Cut Jobs
The Austrian Hypo Group Alpe Adria continues its downsizing program. 800 employees will be laid-off.
February 1, 2012
3E Group Grows in Eastern Europe
The Austrian building material company´s revenues were up by 3.2% in 2011. Total sales reached € 546m.
January 30, 2012
Hypo Group´s Result „Close to Zero“
CEO Gottwald Kranebitter announced that Hypo Group Alpe Adria could reduce its losses significantly in 2011.
January 30, 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
Takeover of Ljubljana Stock Exchange Completed
The Austrian CEE Stock Exchange Group widens its stake in the Slovenian Ljubljana Stock Exchange to 99.85 %.
January 21, 2012
CEE Investments Recommended
According to Erste Group, equities to become more attractive in 2012 compared to 2011. Turkey is seen as highly interesting investment location.
January 4, 2012
Sale of Croatian OMV Petrol Stations Begins
OMV´s current market share in Croatia is 13%. Almost every major oil company in Europe shows interest.
December 9, 2011
OMV Sells Croatian and Bosnian Subsidiaries
In line with the strategy of the Austrian oil and gas company, the sale of the retail and commercial business in Croatia (OMV Hrvatska d.o.o) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (OMV BH d.o.o) is under consideration.
December 6, 2011
Increasing Gap in Incomes
Although Austria´s Gini coefficient is relatively low, the gap between high and low incomes becomes larger.
December 6, 2011
Weak Development for Austrian Private Insurers
After a substantial growth in 2010, this year shows only a slight upward trend for the insurance industry. The outlook however is rather pessimistic.
November 1, 2011
Negative Results for S&T
The Austrian IT service provider S&T had to report losses in the third quarter of 2011. Sales were below expectations.
October 22, 2011
Still Danger of Overheating in SEE Property Markets
According to the “Bank Austria Real Estate Country Facts”, commercial property markets in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia are gaining ground, but risks of overheating remains.
October 15, 2011
Slovenian Blue Chips to Double List at Vienna Stock Exchange
In order to align with international capital markets the Ljubljana Stock Exchange wants to offer Slovenian companies the chance of double listing.
September 16, 2011
BKS Bank Continues Expansion Course
The Carinthian/Styrian regional bank recorded an increase in profit of 11.7%. Step-by-step expansion in international markets will be continued.
August 19, 2011
Green Light for Strabag’s Cooperation with Lafarge
The Austrian construction company has wrapped up the acquisition of a 30% stake in the joint venture with the French building material supplier.
August 5, 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
Good Prospects for Kärntner Sparkasse
The regional bank was able to improve its operational result significantly last year. But Slovenian results still hinder profits.
March 16, 2011
Increasing Profits for BKS
The Carinthian/Styrian regional bank could increase net earnings after taxes by 14.8%.
March 4, 2011
Hypo Group: Losses up to € 1.3bn
The emergency-nationalized Hypo Group is deep in the red zone as the result of high provisions and value adjustments.
February 19, 2011
Spar: Moderate Growth in Market Share
The Austrian food trade group recorded a sales increase of 4.4% in the previous year. Growth in the CEE region turns out weaker.
February 18, 2011
Strong Growth for bauMax
The do-it-yourself group increased its sales in Austria and Eastern Europe in 2010.
February 18, 2011
Porr Enters Alliance in Slovenia
The Austrian construction company establishes a joint venture with SCT, the dominant construction company in Slovenia.
February 17, 2011
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