Austria
featured
Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the notion of "taxpayer-funded bailouts" has taken root.
» Read More
More
-
May 22- Foreign banks that once treated Russia as an undiscovered country where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market tougher than some bargained for.
-
MOSCOW, May 22- Foreign banks that once treated Russia as virgin land where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market tougher than some bargained for.
-
LONDON, May 20- European shares reached new five-year peaks on Monday, supported by strength in the autos and travel sector, where budget airline Ryanair's stock hit a record high on the back of strong earnings. Travel and leisure stocks gained 1.1 percent, led by a 6.9 percent jump in Ryanair after it reported expectation-beating earnings for the past year.
-
VADUZ, May 16- Liechtenstein is reluctantly prepared to discuss exchanging data on bank clients in response to a new European Union push for more transparency from the secretive principality and other tax havens, its prime minister said.
-
LONDON, May 15- Oil slipped towards $102 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed the euro zone's recession extended to the longest on record, while a stronger U.S. dollar and ample supplies put additional pressure on on the price. Brent crude slipped 42 cents to $102.18 a barrel by 1200 GMT.
-
LONDON, May 15- Oil slipped towards $102 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed the euro zone's recession extended to the longest on record, with a rising supply outlook also weighing on prices. Brent crude slipped 16 cents to $102.44 a barrel by 1005 GMT. Germany, the region's largest economy, narrowly dodged falling into recession thanks to a rise in consumption.
-
*Move comes after Austria, Luxembourg drop objections. BRUSSELS, May 14- European Union finance ministers gave the green light on Tuesday to start talks with Switzerland and Liechtenstein about surrendering bank data, as Europe stepped up its fight against tax evasion.
-
*Move comes after Austria, Luxembourg drop objections. BRUSSELS, May 14- European Union finance ministers gave the green light on Tuesday to start talks with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and three other countries on new rules for swapping bank account information, officials said.
-
BRUSSELS, May 14- European Union finance ministers gave the green light on Tuesday to start talks with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and three other countries on new rules for swapping bank account information, officials said.
-
LONDON, May 14- A pause in the dollar's recent run helped steady oil and gold prices on Tuesday, while large demand for Spanish bonds helped the euro shake off weaker-than-forecast German sentiment data.
-
*Late payment hitting southern Europe harder than the north. *Business confidence down across Europe. Against the backdrop of the economic downturn and restricted bank lending in Europe, experts fear that the mountain of unpaid bills will drive up insolvency and job losses, reduce cross-border trade and snuff out any recovery.
-
Swiss bank secrecy has come under fire, particularly from the United States, France and Germany, since the financial crisis. Switzerland agreed in 2009 to share more information with foreign authorities hunting tax cheats on request, but until now has rejected an automatic exchange of data.
-
Companies like Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca have grown dependent on higher U.S. prices to generate profits as generic rivals to their best-selling medicines enter the world market, Europe's government-run health plans clamp down on spending and sales growth in emerging markets stutters.
-
*Raises demand for OPEC crude forecast by 90,000 bpd. *OPEC sees downside risk to 2013 oil demand growth. LONDON, May 10- OPEC will need to pump slightly more oil than it thought in 2013 and expects global consumption to be much higher in the rest of the year, signs of a stronger market that argue against any calls for supply restraint when the group meets on May 31.
-
May 7- Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday.
-
May 7- Following are terms and conditions. of a bond priced on Tuesday.
-
*Portugal poised to sell 1st 10- year bond since bailout. Portugal was looking to raise 3 billion euros in the syndicated deal at a yield around 5.6 percent. The general sentiment in the periphery has given support to Portugal.
-
VIENNA, May 7- Statistics Austria reported the following economic indicator on Tuesday: AUSTRIAN TRADE Feb 13* Jan 13** Feb 12** Merchandise trade balance -47.4 -461.5 -774.1 Exports 10,157.8 9,962.8 10,224.3 Imports 10,205.2 10,424.3 10,998.4* preliminary figures** revised figures.
-
BUCHAREST- Romania's largest listed bank BRD, controlled by France's Societe Generale, releases first quarter financial results. BUCHAREST- The National Statistics Board will release producer prices for March. BUCHAREST- Romania's state-owned gas pipeline operator Transgaz posts first quarter financial results.
-
*Swiss under pressure after Luxembourg, Austria loosen secrecy. Switzerland agreed in 2009 to share more information with foreign authorities hunting tax cheats on request, but it has consistently rejected an automatic exchange of data.