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Real Income Development: Austrian Central Bank Opposes to UBS
According to OeNB (Austrian Central Bank), real income rose by 12.2% from 2000 to 2010. UBS recently published a study, which reported that the real income fell by 25%.
August 23, 2012
Austrian Companies Boost Service Sector
A massive 85% of the 26,172 business start-ups in Austria are operating in the promising service sector.
August 23, 2012
Kapsch Sees Austria´s Main Problem in Education Sector
In the last years, Austria fell behind in all competitive rankings. For the President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Georg Kapsch, education is the key factor.
August 22, 2012
Lithuania Suffers From Crisis in Eurozone
The Baltic country has to lower GDP growth forecasts. As foreign trade grows not as fast as expected, the Bank of Lithuania becomes more cautious. This year, Lithuania´s GDP is expected to grow by 3.0%.
August 22, 2012
Bulgaria Installs Debt Brake
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance prepared a new Public Finances Act. The budget deficit must not exceed 2.0% of GDP.
August 22, 2012
Croatia: Non-Performing Loans on the Rise
Almost one out of seven loans is classified as “non-performing.” A further aggravation is rather likely.
August 22, 2012
Is the Euro Bad for Austria?
According to UBS, the Austrian real income was down by 35% since 2000. The introduction of the euro is the main reason, UBS says. UniCredit and the Federation of Austrian Industries oppose to the study.
August 22, 2012
New Property Tax in Croatia
Slavko Linic, Finance Minister of Croatia, confirmed that Croatia will introduce a property tax in 2013. There would be no need for an IMF loan, Linic argues.
August 21, 2012
Czech VAT to Increase
In order to increase public revenues, the Czech government may increase value added taxes.
August 21, 2012
Ukraine's Banking System Demonstrates a “Sustainable Development”
Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine Igor Sorkin commented on the situation in the Ukraine’s banking system for the first half-year 2012. Lending is on the rise.
August 21, 2012
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