Construction company Porr has started to lay off staff, new figures have shown.The Vienna-based firm, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchanges (WBAG) standard market auction, said today (Thurs) it had an average 11,560 employees in the first nine months of this year, down from 11,736 it had in the same period of 2009.This […]
Notebook producer Quanmax has managed to raise its equity in the first three quarters of this year.The Upper Austrian company, which was formerly named Gericom, announced today (Thurs) that its equity soared from 18.1 million Euros in December 2009 to 32.7 million Euros. This amount means the firm currently has an equity ratio of 52 […]
Several decision-makers of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) are facing the chop after the federal coalition partners were badly beaten in last Sundays Vienna election.The SPÖ lost its absolute majority in the 100-member city parliament, dropping from 49.1 per cent to 44.6 per cent. The party is now forced to […]
The number of registered cars is on the rise, new figures show.Federal statistics agency Statistik Austria announced today (Mon) that 35,246 cars were registered last month. The body said this figure meant a 5.3 per cent year on year rise.It added that, with 51,460, there were 1.5 per cent more registrations between January and September […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) seems to be back on the road to recovery as it continues to serve more and more customers.AUA said today (Mon) it had 1.1 million passengers last month, up by 11.2 per cent year on year. The airline which was taken over by Lufthansa last year after it was on the […]
A Tunisian has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for threatening to set his wife on fire.Judges at Salzburgs Provincial Court heard today (Thurs) how the 30-year-old had asked his wife what she would do if he burnt the house down before showering her with petrol in front of their son.The Austrian woman, […]
The number of Austrians tying the knot is on the rise, new figures have shown.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) there had been 16,588 marriages in the first six months of this year, up by 5.9 per cent compared to the same period of 2009.The number of weddings soared most significantly in capital Vienna (7.5 per […]
An Upper Austrian pensioner was hospitalised with smoke poisoning after an exploding battery from an electric bike caused a massive blaze in his flat yesterday (Weds).The man, 73, tried to fight the fire with blankets himself before firemen called in by a neighbour dragged him to safety. He passed out minutes later.Fire-fighters in […]
Telekom Austria Group (TA) has joined an internationally-operating union of telecommunication service providers.Technology media report today (Thurs) that the Austrian market leader has become a member of the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), with TA chief Hannes Ametsreiter named board member of the body.WAC aims to be an international interface between creators of IT applications and […]
The Viennese tourism industry seems to be over the worst of the economic downturn as it had its best first six months of the year in history.Vienna tourism chief Norbert Kettner revealed today (Thurs) that 4.8 million overnights occurred between January and June of this year, up by 12.9 per cent year on year and […]