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ABC/Rhenus Webinar Recording “Weathering the Supply Chain Storm in 2021”
After one year of Lockdown in South Africa, we all hoped that by the supply chain crisis caused by the coronavirus would have passed.
Webinar Recording: Efficient Group 2021 Budget Feedback Session
Dawie Roodt, Efficient Group Chief Economist, and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Business Day Editor, reflects on the 2021 budget and discuss the consumer, economic, and political implications thereof, in their own insightful way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJzbNqdWwU
Guest Article: Buying and Selling Property: Nine Important Questions
“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security” (Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman) When you buy or sell your “Home Sweet Home”, particularly for the first time, the process can seem complicated, the terminology confusing, and...
Guest Article: Can Employees Resign to Dodge Disciplinary Hearings?
“…an employee who gives short notice in violation of the contract … may be obliged to serve out the notice period” (Quoted in the judgment below) It’s an age-old workplace dodge - threatened with a disciplinary hearing and fearing a guilty verdict, an employee resigns...
International News
Austrian health minister Rudolf Anschober steps down, exhausted by pandemic
Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober of the Greens, the junior partner in the conservative-led coalition, said on Tuesday he is stepping down.
Export Prizes 2020: a spotlight on Austria’s top exporters
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA has been honouring Austrian companies whose international involvement promotes economic development, prosperity and employment with Export Prizes 2020. The Austrian Export Prizes for 2020 were awarded on 11 February 2021 at an award ceremony that,...
New Corona Virus regulations coming into effect when entering Austria
When entering Austria from abroad in most of the cases an online Pre-Travel-Clearance is mandatory – Further information and Pre-Travel Clearance can be found here Entrants, who do not fall under any of the exemptions listed in the COVID-19 entry regulation, must...
EU innovation rankings: Austria is on an upward trajectory
Having notched up eighth place on the European Innovation Scoreboard, Austria has once again been recognised by the European Union as a ‘strong innovator’. Austria’s corporate landscape features a high density of pioneering firms, with SMEs in particular managing to...
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS - INTERNATIONAL B2B CONFERENCE ON 11 MAY 2020 The Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference is a B2B event connecting users and providers of artificial intelligence solutions. The focus of the conference: At the...
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA partners with 14th German-African Energy Forum
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is happy to announce its partnership and support for the 14th German-African Energy Forum which is to take place from 25.-26. March in Hamburg, Germany. The Forum focuses on innovative solutions for a carbon-neutral economic transformation of the...
Austria – 1.6% 2019 GDP growth – Better than the eurozone average
In 2019, the Austrian economy grew by 1.6% year-on-year, significantly weaker than in the previous year. Yet, it still grew faster than the eurozone average, which we expect to have grown by 1.2% According to a flash estimate from the Austrian Institute of Economic...
The new ‘home’ of KTM – KTM’s ‘MOTOHALL’ set to open early May in Mattighofen
KTM’s ‘MOTOHALL’ is the result of four years planning and almost 30 million euros of investment. Here’s the lowdown on the company’s impressive new showpiece set to open early May in Mattighofen. There is an undeniable KTM presence in Mattighofen. The town is a short...