The new Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to Austria, H.E. Mr. Alejandro Solano Ortiz presented Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen with his letter of accreditation at the Vienna Hofburg.
The new Panamanian Ambassador to Austria Annabella Guardia Escoffery de Rubinoff presented President Alexander Van der Bellen with her letter of accreditation at the Vienna Hofburg.
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has imposed the highest fine ever imposed by the FMA, i.e. a fine of EUR 2.748 million against Raiffeisen Bank International AG.
Former US intelligence official Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in several countries, among them Austria, according to WikiLeaks.
The Austrian technology group Andritz was awarded a contract by the Institute of Electricity of Costa Rica.
The Upper Austrian timber company signed a € 50m contract for external forest management activities in Costa Rica.
The Upper Austrian timber company's revenue more than doubled in the first nine months of the financial year. The value of plantations increased by € 8.7m.
The Upper Austrian timber company announced a capital increase by € 15.6m. The funds will be used to boost growth.
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