Labor market: if everything goes well, …
… then unemployment in Austria could fall by the summer. In the case of short-time work, the Minister of Labor expects a particularly sharp decline to between 100,000 and 150,000. SN / industrieblick – stock.adobe.com School dropouts are in demand in the industry Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) is...
Google is also lowering the levy for app developers with less revenue
After Apple, Google is also lowering the levy for app developers who earn less than a million dollars a year on the Internet company’s download platform. Instead of the usual 30 percent, they should cede 15 percent from July 1, as Google announced on Tuesday. After reaching the million...
RBI initiates the exit from coal
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is now serious about phasing out coal. By the end of 2030, the bank aims to have reduced its coal financing to zero. Existing customers who still earn money with coal only have until the end of 2021 to present a plan on how to...
Holidays at Easter: Germans on Mallorca – Austrians in balconies
Germany has relaxed its travel warnings for regions in Spain, Portugal and Denmark. There is no talk of this in Austria – the industry is hoping for the summer. SN / apa (afp) Bathing in Mallorca Since Germany lifted its travel warning for Mallorca and other regions in Spain,...
Trade with Great Britain fell significantly in January
British trade with the EU slumped significantly in the first month after the country left the EU. The ONS statistics office in London announced that exports to the Union fell by 40.7 percent in January compared to the previous month. Imports collapsed by 28.8 percent. Foreign trade with Austria...
Donhauser snatches DO&CO airport lounges in Vienna
The local gastronomy group DoN is contesting another business with the catering company DO&CO. Josef Donhauser’s company will in future serve the exclusive passenger lounges at Vienna Airport, the companies announced on Tuesday. In 2018 Donhauser took over on-board catering in the ÖBB long-distance trains from the previous operator...
Video: Unemployment dropped to 468,500
Unemployment in Austria continues to fall: 393,500 people are currently registered as unemployed with the AMS and 75,000 are in training. That is a decrease of 12,200 unemployed people compared to the previous week. The number of unemployed (without training) is below 400,000 for the first time, said Labor...
The patent company
Austria was able to maintain its position in the top group for patent applications in the 2020 corona year. Particularly innovative: plastic, lighting systems – and a manufacturer of fittings. SN / zkw / hartwig zoegl Modern lighting technology from ZKW can be found in premium cars around the...
Who watches over the new energy world
More competition, different rules of the game, price comparisons: E-Control gets even more to do and in some cases new faces at the top. SN / urbans78 – stock.adobe.com It has a symbolic character: E-Control is now located on Rudolfsplatz, where Austria’s electricity giant Verbund once resided. For 20...
German freedom to travel to Mallorca meets with criticism in Spain
Germany lifted the travel warning for Mallorca and other regions in Spain, Portugal and Denmark on Friday. This means that since Sunday it has been possible to vacation on the Germans’ favorite island again without quarantine and mandatory testing upon return. This has led to a surge in bookings...