Styrian know-how keeps firms busy in South Africa

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More than 80 Styrian companies do business in Football World Cup host country South Africa, economy officials have announced.Wolfgang Köstinger of the Austrian foreign trade department’s representation in Johannesburg said today (Thurs): “South Africa has a strong automobile industry. Especially Styrian firms are strongly engaged.”Köstinger mentioned Magna and AVL as leading companies doing business in […]

‘Desperate Housewife’ Longoria visits Vienna

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Lifestyle

“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria visited Vienna yesterday (Thurs), a city centre jeweller confirmed today.A spokeswoman for posh jeweller Kornmesser said the actress attended the opening of the firm’s new store at the Graben last night.She explained that Longoria was a “friend of the company”.The 35-year-old American was among star guests of last year’s Vienna […]

Lenzing 2009 earnings crash

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Business

Upper Austrian fibre producer Lenzing AG reported today (Thurs) that its results had been significantly worse in 2009 than in 2008.Lenzing said its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) had declined by 23 per cent year on year to 100.7 million Euros and its earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation and amortisation (Ebitda) had fallen by […]