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Slight Upward Trend in Austrian Tourism
Tourism in 2010: 0.4% more overnights; all-time-high in number of arrivals.
January 27, 2011
Meinl Bank: New Attacks Against Atrium
The dispute between the Austrian bank and the American-Israeli real estate fund is getting fiercer. Meinl is calling a bond.
January 21, 2011
Pfizer Austria: First Sustainability Report Published
Pfizer Austria published its first sustainability report based on the recognized guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative.
January 20, 2011
Citigroup Trades on Vienna Stock Exchange
Vienna Stock Exchange gives admission to trading of Citigroup Global Markets Limited, London (UK).
January 18, 2011
Bawag and Post Share 520 Branches
Investments in the common branch network of the Austrian Post and the U.S. fund Cerberus owned Bawag are running.
January 14, 2011
Austria's Competitiveness Increases Slightly
Austria rose one place, to the 21st, in the ranking of the most liberal economies.
January 14, 2011
OMV: Moody´s Warns Against Downgrade
The Austrian energy group has to refinance its acquisitions in Turkey and Tunisia. The American rating agency puts pressure on OMV.
January 10, 2011
Recovery in Austria´s Labor Market Continues
The domestic labor market´s data for 2010 were better than expected. The number of job-seekers declined by 3.7%
January 8, 2011
Management Change at IBM Austria
Tatjana Oppitz is the new Director-General at IBM Austria, replacing Leo Steiner.
January 7, 2011
WIFO and IHS Foresee Economic Weakness
The two major Austrian Economic Research Institutes, WIFO and IHS, expect an economic slowdown in 2011.
January 5, 2011
Spindelegger: Turkey's Joining the EU Will Not Happen Before 2024
In an interview with the "Wirtschaftsblatt", the Austrian Foreign Minister stresses the relevance of Turkey. Croatia should come into the EU much earlier EU.
December 29, 2010
AUA has to Cancel Flight to the U.S.
Persistent snowstorms in the eastern United States, have forced Austrian Airlines to cancel a flight to New York, as local airports there are closed.
December 27, 2010
NXP Sells Sound Solutions Business
The major electronic company NXP moves to the Styrian Gratkorn. The former Philips-subsidiary has sold its division for speakers located in Vienna, Austria.
December 26, 2010
Contradictions about Sanader's Connection to Carinthia
The connection between the former Croatian Prime Minister Sanader and the Carinthian Hypo Group is multifaceted, but also full of contradictions.
December 14, 2010
Madoff Proceedings: Billion Lawsuit against Bank Austria
The former chairman of Bank Medici, Sonja Kohn, is said to have managed the Madoff system for years. A lawsuit has been filed from the US.
December 13, 2010
Lenzing Expands Fiber Production Capacity
The Lenzing Group, an Austrian actor in man-made cellulose fibers, sets the course for the future expansion of its fiber production capacity.
December 13, 2010
Sattler AG Expands to the U.S.
The Austrian specialty textiles manufacturer based in Graz, acquires the American brand Outdura in North Carolina.
December 6, 2010
Wikileaks: Criticism of Austrian Politicians by the U.S.
The critical view on Austria's leading politicians on part of the U.S. is written down in the recent revelations of the Wikileaks platform.
December 5, 2010
Passing On of Bank Information: FMA Defends Itself
Since, according to Wikileaks, the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has passed on bank data to the U.S., a position has been taken about the issue.
December 5, 2010
U.S. Sees Money Laundering Activities at Austrian Banks
Wikileaks has published notes of the U.S. Embassy in Vienna. There were allegedly money exchanges between Austrian banks and criminals.
December 2, 2010
Bawag is Profitable Again
The Austrian bank Bawag PSK, now owned by the U.S. fund Cerberus, is to have profits again this year: € 100m are expected.
December 2, 2010
Encouraging Development of Austrian Tourism
The summer 2010 season ended successfully: the number of guests reached an all-time high record of 17.9 million, 62.5 million overnight stays are the best value since 1995.
November 24, 2010
WKÖ: China Overtakes the U.S. as the Most Important Overseas Austrian Trade Partner
The volume of foreign trade (exports and imports) with China in the second third of the year was 5.6 billion euro compared to 5.1 billion euro with the U.S.
November 16, 2010
Austria's Exposure in Ireland: 3.4 Billion Euro
Since September 2009, Austrian banks have halved their exposure in Ireland. The most affected countries are the United Kingdom and Germany.
November 15, 2010
ATX: Institutional Investors Remain a Central Component
According to a study from Ipreo, especially Anglo American institutional investors are involved in ATX companies in addition to Austrian investors.
November 15, 2010
Kapsch TrafficCom Acquires Mark IV IVHS
Mark IV IVHS is the largest supplier of electronic toll collection (ETC) equipment in North America. Kapsch pays USD 70 million.
November 6, 2010
Production of BMW X3 Shifts From Styria to USA
In Graz, where the BMW X3 has been manufactured until now, production will focus on Minis.
October 14, 2010
The American Chamber of Commerce in Austria is celebrating its 50th Anniversary
For over 50 years AmCham Austria has been promoting economic and trade relations between Austria and the United States of America.
September 13, 2010
Russians buy Klausner
The financially ailing Tyrolean Wood Company Klausner has sold two of their last four German plants to the Russian competitors Ilim Timber.
August 25, 2010
Voestalpine back in black
The Austrian steel company Voestalpine has benefited from strong economic recovery in the first quarter of 2010/11 and has by far exceeded earnings expectations of analysts.
August 20, 2010
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