Warimpex succeeds across Europe

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Real estate developer Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG (Warimpex) had a good 2010, business figures presented today (Fri) confirm.The firm’s turnover climbed by 20 per cent to 102.7 million Euros year on year while earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) were 24.4 million Euros after a loss of 71.8 million Euros in 2009.Company boss Franz […]

BWT presents bright 2010 figures

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Water processing and preparation company Best Water Technology AG (BWT) said today (Fri) that its turnover jumped by 15 per cent to 460.7 million Euros year on year in 2010.The company, which is based in the Upper Austrian town of Mondsee, added its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) improved by 17.4 per cent to […]

McDonald’s serves up price hike

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The Austrian branch of fast food chain McDonald’s has said it will increase its prices.The company said today (Thurs) that the average price of its products – which include whole meals like burgers with French fries but also wraps and coffee – will increase by between one and 1.5 per cent this year.”There will be […]

EVN debts decreasing

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EVN AG, one of Austria’s main energy providers, has announced it has managed to reduce its debts.EVN said today (Thurs) that it had debts of 1.37 billion Euros in the first quarter of the 2010/2011 business year, 6.9 per cent less than in the same period of the previous business year. EVN added its investments […]

Investment adviser gambles away €460,000

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An investment consultant has been sentenced to prison for gambling away more than 400,000 Euros of customers’ money.Judges in Graz, Styria, heard yesterday (Weds) how the 36-year-old man promised high interest rates to his clients in order to compensate his rising gambling debts.The accused – who has been addicted to sports wagering for years – […]

Palfinger supervisory board changes ahead

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The supervisory board of crane producer Palfinger AG is going to hand control over to the next generation as two members will be replaced my much younger counterparts.The firm, which has its headquarters in Salzburg, said today (Weds) that Hannes Palfinger, 37, and Stiegl brewery boss Heinrich Dieter Kiener, 54, will join the panel next […]

TA’s 2010 turnover down, say analysts

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Telekom Austria (TA) may have suffered a decline in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and turnover last year, according to leading analysts.Experts of Erste Bank, Bank Austria (BA) owner UniCredit and Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) said today (Tues) that they had expected Austria’s leading provider of telecommunication services and mobile connections to have […]

Hotel Sacher boss eyes rival’s €85mn stake

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Hotel Sacher boss Elisabeth Gürtler has set her sights on a leading hotel management group, it has emerged.Austrian business newspapers report today (Tues) that the businesswoman is considering acquiring the 52.1 per cent stake that the B&C Holding is currently holding in the Imperial Hotels Austria AG.Such a move would put Gürtler in charge of […]

Wienerberger manages recovery

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Wienerberger AG – the world’s biggest producer of bricks – is back in the black.The firm headed by Heimo Scheuch said today (Tues) that it had earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of 10.7 million Euros last year after a loss of 258.1 million Euros in 2009. Wienerberger added that its turnover declined by four […]

Linz hotels charge the most

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Hotels in Linz were identified as the most expensive among Austria’s five largest cities.Hotel price comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) found today (Mon) that a standard double room in the Upper Austrian capital currently costs an average 138 Euros – significantly more than what hotels in Innsbruck (116 Euros) and Graz (101 Euros) are charging.Hotels in […]