Vienna Retains Top Spot as World’s Leading Congress City According to ICCA Ranking

23.05.2023 07:20 (Akt. 23.05.2023 07:30) Congress tourism in Vienna is booming ©APA/AFP Since the corona pandemic, Vienna has been number one among the congress cities worldwide, according to a list by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). In 2022, Austria’s capital defended the top position it had conquered in 2021. Before Corona, Vienna was … Read more

Corona exception for EU debt rules expires

March 8, 2023 EU Economic Commissioner Gentiloni does not want to go back to the old rules © APA/AFP/JOHN THYS The exceptions to the strict EU debt rules introduced during the Corona crisis are due to expire at the end of the year. This emerges from guidelines for the budget and debt policies of the … Read more

Growth of 8.4% in the UAE economy in the first quarter of 2022

Mustafa Abdel Azim (Dubai) In the first quarter of 2022, the gross domestic product of the UAE recorded growth of 8.4% at constant prices and of 22.36% at current prices, according to the latest data from the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics.The data showed an increase in gross domestic product at current prices in … Read more

Productivity in the US economy plummeted in the first quarter.

USA: Productivity plummets. The ratio of production and working hours fell in the months of January to March by an annualized 7.3 percent, as the Department of Labor announced on Thursday in Washington after a second estimate. On average, analysts had expected a confirmation of the initial estimate when a decline of 7.5 percent was … Read more

Labor costs in the US rose more than expected in the winter.

Indicators, USA 29.04.2022 – 14:50:26 USA: Labor costs rise more than expected. The corresponding index increased by 1.4 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter, as announced by the US Department of Labor on Friday in Washington. Analysts had expected an average increase of 1.1 percent for the months of January to … Read more

VSV/Kolba: VW emissions scandal – Austrians benefit from domestic law

14.03.2022 – 08:05 Consumer Protection Association Vienna (ots) Statute of limitations 30 years / credit interest also damages The consumer protection association (VSV) has mediated risk-free individual lawsuits in Germany for hundreds of Austrian VW victims in cooperation with a German litigation financier. If the vehicle was taken over in Austria, Austrian law will also … Read more

▷ Neighborhood help in Bern: Swiss initiative wins European innovation in …

20.01.2022 – 15:46 The Innovation in Politics Institute GmbH Vienna (ots) The Swiss project Neighborhood Bern received the Innovation in Politics Award in the Community category. It aims to connect volunteers with senior citizens to help them with everyday tasks. Among the finalists were also three projects from Germany – the coordination center for the … Read more

Reach 7 Percent Target, DPR People Praise Jokowi’s Economic Team

WE Online, Jakarta – Deputy Chairperson of the DPR’s Budget Agency (Banggar), Muhidin M Said, appreciated the performance of the economic team of President Jokowi and the Vice President, Maruf Amin, who succeeded in bringing Indonesia out of economic recession amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “The economy managed to grow 7.07 percent in accordance with the … Read more

Promotion with billions from the pandemic fund

– Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Greek Prime Minister wants to reform his country’s economy. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – Athens An old flatbed truck, a small hall in the Athens industrial park Votanikos, five employees: Philippos Psaropoulos’ company, a specialist in aluminum construction, is a typical Greek small company. Psaropoulos and his people are … Read more

Corona crisis makes money scarce in households – economy –

18.03.2021 06:28 (Akt. 18.03.2021 06:30) – – – Short-time work is the main reason for lower household incomes © WHAT – – – The financial situation of households has worsened significantly in the corona crisis, according to a survey (1,200 people sample) by the tariff comparison platform “durchblicker”. According to this, 38 percent of households … Read more