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Economic Upward Trend Continued in Second Quarter
From April to June, Austrian GDP grew by 1% compared to the first three months of 2011 while the euro zone average was only 0.2%.
August 16, 2011
Further Increase in Construction Cost
Construction cost continued to increase in July 2011: +2.1% against 2010, +0.1% compared to June 2011.
August 16, 2011
Lenzing Nanjing Starts Up New Fiber Production Line
With the opening of the new line, the Austrian fiber manufacturer almost doubled its production capacity in China to 140,000 tons per year.
August 16, 2011
Atrium with Significant Increase in Profit
The real estate company achieved a plus of 19.4% in net rental income in the first half of the year. Profit before tax increased by 8.9% to € 113.7m.
August 16, 2011
Intercell: Restructuring Is Progressing
Sales of the company’s only product on the market increased by 85% in the first six months of the year. Net loss was down 44.2%.
August 16, 2011
Stock Market Forecast: ATX at 2,350 Points at Year End
The expected year-end value of the Austrian index was revised downwards from 3,000 to 2,350 points. Analysts predict continued weak development well into 2012.
August 13, 2011
Financial Market Authority Terminates Inquiry against CEO of Immofinanz
The head of the Austrian real estate group had been accused of insider trading and delayed shareholder information.
August 12, 2011
Economic Growth to Slow Down Significantly
Industry and consumer sentiment is at its lowest level since mid-2010. The GDP growth rate is predicted to fall to 1.8% in 2012.
August 12, 2011
Hypo: New Charges against Former CEO Kulterer
The Carinthian bank’s former CEO and three other persons are accused of having caused a damage of € 5.5m.
August 12, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-08-12)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
August 12, 2011
Strabag to Cooperate with German Engineering Company
The Austrian construction group entered into a co-operation in the field of power engineering. The agreement is expected to strengthen the group’s position in existing markets.
August 11, 2011
Positive Half-Year Results for A-Tec
The Austrian conglomerate achieved a net profit of € 24.6m in the first six months of the year. Revenue increased by 15.8%.
August 11, 2011
Constantia Flexibles Acquires Turkish Asaş
The subsidiary of Constantia packaging took over 93% of the Turkish company. The deal has already been approved by the cartel authorities.
August 11, 2011
Telekom Austria: Ex-Manager Applied for Leniency
Internal investigations also revealed dubious real estate transactions in the Austrian telecommunication group.
August 11, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-08-11)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
August 11, 2011
Sale of A-Tec Imminent – Mirko Kovats Attacks Politicians and Banks
The Austrian conglomerate’s negotiations with investors are about to be concluded. CEO Kovats criticized banks for being “no help in securing jobs”.
August 11, 2011
Head’s Net Loss Widens
The Dutch sporting goods manufacturer listed at the Vienna Stock Exchange incurred a loss of almost € 13m in the first half of 2011.
August 11, 2011
Borealis Doubles Profit and Expects Challenging Market Conditions
The Austrian chemical company delivered strong second quarter results despite a softening market environment.
August 11, 2011
Growing Passenger Numbers at Vienna Airport in July
More than 2.1 million passengers were handled by Austria’s biggest airport in July 2011. Cargo traffic declined by 2.2%.
August 11, 2011
BDI - BioEnergy Expands Bio Gas Plant Operations
The Styrian company raised EBT by 37.3% year-on-year despite lower sales. Bio gas plants already account for 24% of total orders on hand.
August 11, 2011
Fourth Applicant for Lottery Concession
The Ministry of Finance received one more application for the lottery license. Meanwhile, the guessing game on names continues.
August 11, 2011
BayernLB Demands Rescission of Hypo-Deal
The German bank has taken action against the employee fund which is accused of having misled the management about Hypo’s equity base.
August 10, 2011
Demand for Real Estate Remains on a High Level
In the first half of 2011 Austrians invested € 8.3bn in real estate. Vienna remained the number one region with a total volume of € 2.31bn.
August 10, 2011
Declining Sales for Schlumberger
Revenue of the Austrian champagne and spirits producer dropped by 3.9% in the first quarter of financial year 2011/12.
August 10, 2011
Atrium to Develop Hypermarket in Poland
The real estate company will develop a shopping center in the city of Lublin for the French retail chain Auchan.
August 10, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-08-10)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
August 10, 2011
S&T Deeper in the Red
The IT service provider recorded higher losses in the first six months of 2011. The Austrian workforce has been reduced by one third since October.
August 10, 2011
ATB Returns to Profitability
The subsidiary of the insolvent A-Tec group achieved an increase in revenue of 18% in the first half of the year. EBIT turned positive to € 9.9m.
August 10, 2011
Strong Sales Growth for Plaut
The consulting group, which is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, announced a 16% sales increase. EBIT improved to € 420,000 in the first half of 2011.
August 10, 2011
Former Board Member of Telekom Austria Admits Share Price Manipulation
Pressure is growing in the affair: Three former board members are said to have been involved in market manipulation.
August 10, 2011
Construction Output Price Index Keeps Increasing
The index reached 103.2 points in the second quarter: +3.6% year-on-year, +0.5% against the first quarter.
August 10, 2011
Palfinger with Considerable Growth in First Half of 2011
Revenue of the Austrian crane manufacturer increased by 39.3%, EBIT more than doubled to € 36m.
August 10, 2011
OMV’s Results Impacted by Political Turmoil
The events in North Africa and the Middle East adversely impacted results of the Austrian oil and gas group: clean CCS EBIT and net income were both down 25%.
August 10, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-08-09)
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August 9, 2011
ugichem Closes € 2m Financing Round
The Tyrolean biotech company secured funding from two major investors and a research grant from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency.
August 9, 2011
Strabag Awarded Three Infrastructure Projects in Sweden and Finland
The Austrian construction group’s Swedish subsidiary has won the contracts for two projects in Sweden and one in Finland with a total volume of € 76m.
August 9, 2011
Do & Co Expands in New York
The Austrian catering company has expansion plans. The production area in New York will be doubled and one company will be acquired by the end of the year.
August 9, 2011
Slightly Positive Development of New Car Registrations in July
Registrations of new motor vehicles in July 2011: -2.3%; passenger cars: +1.1%, lorries: +5.0%.
August 9, 2011
Semperit: Revenue and Earnings Increase in First Half of 2011
Revenue increased by 23% to € 406m. EBIT up to € 42m despite margin pressure. Earnings after tax rose 16% to almost € 26m.
August 9, 2011
Andritz: Favorable Business Development in Second Quarter 2011
The Austrian technology group showed a good business development in the second quarter of 2011 and increased all relevant key figures compared to last year’s reference period.
August 9, 2011
Zhengzhou Acquires Plant in Upper Austria
The Chinese state-owned company takes over a textile machine factory in Linz from Swiss Oerlikon.
August 9, 2011
Austrian Companies Not Worried by US Downgrade
Despite falling share prices, most Austrian companies with exposure to the USA remain confident.
August 9, 2011
Corruption Scandal at Telekom Austria
After internal inspections, the Austrian telecommunication group sent an extensive report to the public prosecutor’s office. One employee has been fired already.
August 8, 2011
Austria Is One of Three Euro Countries with Lowest Default Risk
Only three euro countries were found to have low default risk combined with a positive trend. The euro zone is seen in an “existential crisis”.
August 8, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-08-08)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
August 8, 2011
Hypo Upper Austria Expects Stable Results
The Austrian regional bank achieved profit before taxes of € 16.6m in the first half of the year, up 1.2% year-on-year.
August 8, 2011
AUA with Positive Development of Passenger Volume
The Austrian airline recorded a plus in passenger numbers of 2.7% in July and of 2% in the period from January to July.
August 8, 2011
Greek Bonds Burden Kommunalkredit’s Results
The state-owned Austrian bank reported a significant decline in profits due to a write-off of Greek government bonds.
August 8, 2011
Telekom Austria Closes Acquisition of Croatian B.net
The Austrian telecommunications group has received green light from Croatia’s competition authority for the acquisition of the country’s largest cable operator.
August 8, 2011
conwert Confirms Outlook after Half-Year Results
The Austrian real estate company expects an operating result of between € 61m and € 63m for the first half of 2011 and an increase of 15% for the full year.
August 8, 2011
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