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FCC Wants Guggenheim Partners As Financial Ally
With debts having amounted to more than € 8bn, Spanish parent company of Alpine is now looking for potential financial partners.
May 24, 2013
Turkey Wants FTA with US
Turkey is eager for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S.
May 24, 2013
bwin.party to Concentrate On Ten Markets Only.
After the weak figures in the first quarter, bwin.party CEO Norbert Teufelberger wants to get the online gambling provider back on track. However, the company also cast an eye to enter the US market.
May 23, 2013
Austria: Special Commission to Trace Tax Evaders
Finance Minister Maria Fekter announced the establishing of a special commission which is supposed to use data distributed by the US tax authority.
May 23, 2013
US and Turkey to Establish High-Level Committee For Trade and Investment
US and Turkey intend to boost bilateral relations and trade, President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan announced.
May 17, 2013
Three Major Energy Companies to Withdraw from Poland
After ExxonMobil two other huge energy enterprises left Poland after unsucessfully drilling for shale gas.
May 16, 2013
Ukraine and Poland Could Be Future Leaders in Shale Gas Production
Management consultant enterprise A. T. Kearney regards Poland and Ukraine as the future European leaders in the productin of shale gas.
May 15, 2013
US Software Producer Oracle to Invest in Romania
US software producer Oracle will invest approximately € 100m in Romania
May 14, 2013
US: Kerry Announced Support of Ukraine’s EU Integration
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced his support for Ukraine’s move towards an EU membership.
May 13, 2013
Main Investors at CEE Stock Exchange Group from US
Institutional Investors and the CEE Stock Exchange Group in 2012.
May 13, 2013
Slovenia Likely To Require More State Funds Than Expected
According to Morgan Stanley, the Slovenian national treasury will need a further amount of € 11bn until 2016. Slovenian Finance Minister Cufer is expected to present the new program in Brussels today.
May 13, 2013
Romania Seeks Energy Independence
The Black Sea has huge deposits in gas which Romania wants to use to achieve energy autonomy.
May 8, 2013
EU Commission: Action Plan for Steel Industry in Europe
During his visit to Linz, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani announced measures for the steel industry in Europe.
May 7, 2013
Magna Negates Downsizing
The Canadian-Austrian automotive component supplier Magna has rejects the alleged cut in workstaff in its plant in Graz.
May 6, 2013
Semeta Confident Austria and Luxembourg Stop Blocking
EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta does not expect any blocking by Austria for the loosening of the bank secret for foreigners and the transition to the automatic exchange of information.
May 6, 2013
Magna: Workstaff in Europe to be Reduced
According to CEO Walker the factory in Graz needs to become more efficient.
May 6, 2013
Success for Slovenian Bonds at US Market
Slovenia was able to gain some of the required funds for the restructuring of its banking sector through the US bond market.
May 3, 2013
Dacic to Promote for Serbian Economy in US
Serbia's Prime Minister plans economic trip to United States.
May 3, 2013
RHI: US Proceedings Completed
Chapter 11 proceedings of the US companies deconsolidated in 2001 completed
May 2, 2013
Romania: US Chevron to Explore for Shale Gas
Chevron gets green light for exploration of shale gas in Dobrogea blocks.
May 2, 2013
Lopatka: „Poland Important Economic Partner and Ally of Austria in EU“
Austrian State Secretary encourages bilateral relations and trade between the two Central European countries as well as improved relations between EU and US.
April 30, 2013
US: Kapsch TrafficCom Opens TDM Protocol
Kapsch and E-ZPass® Group paves the way for nationwide electronic tolling interoperability
April 26, 2013
US: Most Important Export Market for Austrian Wine
The United States have replaced Germany as the most important export market for Austrian wine.
April 25, 2013
NCR to Expand Business Activity in Serbia
US corporation National Cash Registers is to employ a further 300 staff members.
April 25, 2013
Czech Republic: New Rounds of Negotiations for Temelin Tender
Czech power provider CEZ has started another round of talks with bidders in the offer to extend the Temelin nuclear power plant in southern Bohemia.
April 24, 2013
US KFC And Pizza Hut Brands Officially Sold In Turkey
US Corporation Yum! Restaurants International, which is active in more than 125 countries, has officially acquired 65 KFC and 41 Pizza Hut restaurants in Turkey from Szer Group.
April 23, 2013
Serbia: Telekom Srbija to Be Privatized
According to reports by the media, the Serbian government wants to take another try to privatize Telekom Srbija.
April 23, 2013
Eurozone: Trade Surplus € 1.3bn Y/Y
Euro area international trade in goods surplus € 10.4 bn
April 15, 2013
Bulgaria: New Coca-Cola Headquarters in Sofia
The world’s largest soft drink producer Coca-Cola is to relocate one of its competence centers from Belgium to Bulgaria.
April 15, 2013
Russia: Most Important Future Market for Opel
Head of General Motors, Dan Akerson, regards Russia as the most important future market for Opel.
April 15, 2013
Slovakia: US Steel to Keep Producing in Kosice
US Steel and the Slovak government have come to an agreement which allows the steel manufacturer to stay in Eastern Slovakia.
April 8, 2013
Keuschnigg Forecasts End of Bank Secret in Austria
Head of the Austrian Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Christian Keuschnigg expects the end of the bank secret in Austria.
April 3, 2013
Austria: Number Nine in Innovation Ranking
On the EU innovation ranking list Austria loses points and slips back on ninth place.
March 26, 2013
Roiss: “A European Concept and Joint Investments Are Needed“
In an interview with the Austrian newpaper Kurier, CEO of OMV explains why Europe needs other sources of energy and why there is a growing competitive disadvantage compared with the USA.
March 25, 2013
Hungary: In a Debt Crisis Soon?
New all-time high in debts was reported. Hungarian populations hopes for fast political turn-around.
March 22, 2013
Vienna: One of the Most Innovative Cities
According to a ranking by the Australian agency 2thinknow, Vienna is the most innovative city in Europe and scored 3rd place in the cities worldwide, succeeding Boston and New York.
March 22, 2013
Austria: How to Keep Enterprises (from Drifting Away)
At the moment, there is a subtle fear in Austria’s economy that large enterprises are going to outsource to foreign countries which is currently the case with voestalpine.
March 19, 2013
Voestalpine Constructs Direct Reduction Plant in Texas
The decision on the location of the Austrian steel group´s direct reduction plant in North America has been made.
March 13, 2013
Austria: Elsner Files Lawsuit in US Supreme Court
Former BAWAG CEO Helmut Elsner filed a lawsuit over $ 1.8bn against members of the Austrian Social Democrat party (SPÖ).
March 7, 2013
Bulgaria „Protests are Useless“
In an interview with the Austrian daily newspaper „Standard“, Bulgarian author Ilija Trojanov explains why the situation in Bulgaria is rather hopeless.
March 1, 2013
Agrana Expanding in the US
The Austrian sugar, starch and fruit company Agrana is expanding its market presence in North America by constructing a fruit preparation plant in the Northeastern Region of the US.
February 22, 2013
Austria Has High Hopes in Free Trade Agreement with the U.S.
Austria´s exporting sector may benefit substantially, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) says.
February 16, 2013
“Austria’s interests are best represented in a competitive EU”
State Secretary Lopatka underlines the necessity of maintaining competitiveness in the EU.
February 14, 2013
Spindelegger Hopes for “Speedy Conclusion of Free Trade Treaty”
Following the speech by US President Barack Obama, Austria´s Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger hopes that negotiations on a free trade area between Europe and the US will be initiated shortly.
February 14, 2013
Voestalpine to Announce Decision on Expansion Into North America
The Austrian steel group plans a major investment in North America. According to voestalpine´s CEO Wolfgang Eder, the decision will be announced in February.
February 9, 2013
Schwarzenegger Calls for a “Sexy, Hip” Approach at the Vienna R20 Conference
Arnold Schwarzenegger called for an end to “doom and gloom” environmentalism and more of a “sexy, hip” approach at the Vienna R20 Conference.
February 1, 2013
Erdogan Considers Joining „Shanghai Five“
Turkey´s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan increases the pressure on the EU. He considers a political re-orientation towards the east.
February 1, 2013
“Germany overestimated, USA and China underestimated”
Trade with USA and Italy just as crucial for Austrian economy as trade with Germany, Bank Austria reports. "Made in Austria" products count for above-average proportion of Austrian exports.
January 26, 2013
EU Wants Austria to Give Up Bank Secret
Commissioner Algirdas Semeta threatens with a complaint against Austria. According tom him, Austria and Luxembourg are blocking the automatic information exchange.
January 25, 2013
Austrian Exports to U.S. Growing Massively
Compared to the reference period of 2011, exports to the U.S. grew by 10.4% in the first three quarters of 2012.
January 24, 2013