Heatwave hits Austria

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The current week is expected to be the hottest of this year, meteorologists said today (Tues). Experts explained this week’s top daytime temperatures of between 30 and 38 degrees centigrade were likely to make it the hottest week of the whole year. They did not rule out that previous temperature records for August could be […]

Value of exports and imports up sharply

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Business

The Austrian economy is reasserting itself, new figures show.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) the value of exports carried out by Austrian companies increased by 16.5 per cent to 109.2 billion Euros last year compared to 2009. The state agency however pointed out that 2009 figures had shown a 19 per cent decline compared to 2008.Firms […]

Vorarlberg’s MH Elektrotechnik goes bust

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An Altach-based electrical engineering company has asked officials to start bankruptcy proceedings in a bid to continue doing business after having its finances restored.The Federal Creditors’ Protection Association (KSV 1870) announced today (Weds) that authorities in the province of Vorarlberg started checking the finances of MH Elektrotechnik GmbH which has debts of around 1.6 million […]

Serbia upset as TA eyes Kosovan firm

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Telekom Austria (TA) confirmed today (Tues) it was interested in snatching a stake in a Kosovan telecommunication firm.A spokesman for TA, which leads the Austrian mobile services market, announced the company was one of five firms which have informed the Kovovan government of their interest in the 75 per cent share of state-owned PTK on […]

Austrian textiles industry stitches its wounds

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The Austrian textiles industry is hoping for better times ahead after registering a dramatic decline in turnover last year.Official figures presented today (Fri) show the industry was confronted with a 20 per cent year on year drop in turnover in 2009 to 2.05 billion Euros. Statistics also show that the number of staff employed in […]