Annual 2010
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Preface
Austria: A Stable, Safe Country

Preface
We are Strengthening Austria’s Economy

Preface
Invest in the Future Now

ECONOMY

Economic Prognosis
A Silver Lining in the Clouds

Interview with Christoph Leitl
Growth Package for Long-Term Economic Revival

Interview with Reinhold Mitterlehner
2010 will be a Great Challenge

Taxes & Subsidies
An Attractive Offering

Interview with Finance Minister Josef Pröll
Making Austria more Attractive as a Business Location

Interview with Eduard Zehetner
We expect the Merger of Immofinanz AG and Immoeast AG to be completed by the End of February

Consultants, Lawyers, Tax Advisors
Limitless Law, Limitless Service

Interview with Roman Schreiner
We always consider CEE as a Region and an Entity

Shopping Centres
A Shopping Paradise

Europe’s Hoteliers
Wanted: Know-How from Austria

Interview with Ivo Pezzei
Simple Values play a Greater Role than before

Interview with Gerhard Messinger
Event Tourism has slowed down considerably in 2009

INFRASTRUCTURE

Railway Expansion
Full Speed Ahead into the 21st Century

Interview with Claus Stadler
Railway Station Offensive in Austria

Interview with Doris Bures
Investments secure Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Airport
The Airport as an Economic Centre

Interview with Ernest Gabmann
We have created new Capacities with the Air Cargo Centre

Interview with Brigitte Jank
300 Eastern Europe Headquarters make Vienna a Top Location

Port of Vienna
Port of Vienna on a Wave of Success

REGIONS & CLUSTERS

Business Location Vienna
In the Heart of Europe

Interview with Renate Brauner
Vienna’s Economy is running at Full Speed

Business Location Lower Austria
Technology as Driver for Growth

Interview with Gerhard Müller
Ideal Conditions for Logistics Companies

Interview with Petra Bohuslav
Lower Austria establishes itself as High-Tech Region

Interview with Gerhard Sinabell
The Main Competences of the Location of Wiener Neustadt are High-tech and Medicine

Interview with Sonja Zwazl
Lower Austria’s Economy has a Wide Range

Business Location Burgenland
The Innovative Region in the East

Business Location Styria
From Industrial Region to Technology Stronghold

Business Location Carinthia
Pole Position in the Southern/ South-Eastern European Region

Interview with Sabrina Schütz-Oberländer
A Strong Partner in the South

Business Location Upper Austria
Land of Founders

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Top-Level Locations
Where Elite Research is at Home

Interview with Doris Bures
Continue to Strengthen Austria’s Innovative Power

Research Promotion in Austria
For a Successful Future

Green Energy
Green Energy as Driver for the Labour Market

REAL ESTATE

Vienna’s New Business Districts
Vienna’s Business Districts keep on Growing

Interview with René Benko
We create Real Value

Interview with Peter Wendlinger
The Prevailing Mood in Austria is Positive

Interview with M. Freiberger and J. Herwei
We are building a Modern City

aspern Urban Lakeside
City of the 21st Century

Residential Districts in Vienna
Housing Construction as Economic Driver

Interview with Ernst Kovacs
Vienna’s Stable Market is the Backbone of the Entire Industry

Interview with Daniel Riedl
We are a Big and Stable Player in the Austrian Residential Market

Green Buildings Green Buildings
How Else but Ecological?

Interview with Andreas Köttl
Sustainability is the Future

German Fund Companies
The Opinion of Others

Interview with Wolfgang Scheibenpflug
Despite the Crisis, 2009 was a Good Year for Austria’s Real Estate Industry

Valuation and Analysis Experts
An Eye for the Essential

Luxury Real Estate
Luxury knows No Crisis

Serviced Apartments
A Home away from Home

Interview with A Mouhanna and Mr. A Othman
Premium Service for Premium Clients

Business Centers
Office Space, Made to Measure

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