понеделник, 16 април 2012 г.

Austrian Economic News - Week 9-15 April

Monday - Easter Holidays

Tuesday

Österreichische Post AG said it intends to buy local Systemlogistik Distribution. The deal is expected to be completed at the end of May and to boost Post AG's contract logistics business.
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Siemens Austria and Verbund, the country's biggest utility, will set up a joint company for electromobility. E-Mobility-Provider will have an investment programme of EUR 300m by 2020. 

Wednesday

Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg (BTV) said it plans to issue up to 3.75m bearer shares and thus to raise its capital by up to EUR 7.5m. The bank plans also to buy back up to 5% of its own shares.
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Real estate developer Immofinanz said it had received from Sberbank a USD715m credit for the refinancing of the Golden Babylon Rostokino shopping centre in Moscow. Immofinanz plans to acquire the remaining 50% in the centre in mid-May.
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Telekom Austria announced it expects to report a profit for the first quarter of 2012. A year earlier the company booked a loss of EUR 80m.
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Steel group Voestalpine has adopted research and development budget of EUR 132m for fiscal 2012/13, up by EUR 10m compared to the previous fiscal year. The company will invest in new technologies in the field of mobility and energy.
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Industrial group Frauenthal Holding revealed its plans to sell its catalyst activities, with sales of EUR 80m and a staff of 350. A decision on a possible deal is expected by the end of the year.

Thursday

Vienna Airport said it serviced 1.7m passengers in March, up 8.6%. Over the first quarter of the year the company handled 4.486m passengers, or up 9.2%. Traffic to eastern Europe soared 22.8% in March.
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Machines builder Binder+Co has approved a dividend of EUR 1.1 per share for 2011, up from EUR 1 a year earlier.
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Strabag announced it had taken over Lower Austria-based Brandner Wasserbau GmbH. The move will allow Strabag to boost its hydraulic engineering business, especially along the Danube river.
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Steel group Voestalpine registered sales of around EUR 12bn for fiscal 2011/12, CEO Wolfgang Eder told journalists in Vienna. In fiscal 2010/11 the company booked sales of around EUR 11bn. Some 25% of the sales were registered in growth regions outside Europe.
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Motorcycle producer KTM has issued a bond worth EUR 85m. The coupon was set at 4.375%.

Friday

SW Umwelttechnik said it posted EBIT of EUR 1.1m for 2011, compared to a loss of EUR 0.6m for 2010. Revenues, however, fell to EUR 69.4m from EUR 73.8m. The company's performances was burdened by market uncertainty.
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Office furniture maker Bene said it booked a considerable positive EBIT result for fiscal 2011/12 compared to a loss of EUR 8.2m a year earlier. Sales went up by 13%. 

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