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My Days as Austrian Finance Minister Numbered: Maria Fekter

According to a latest report, Maria Fekhter, who is the current Austrian Minister of Finance, exclaimed her days as the Austrian finance minister were going to be over. A

According to sources, if the statement of the Finance Minster falls true, then it will be a great loss, as Maria is a straight forward politician, who has given plenty of blunt public comments and stood for right things.

Fed up with Monotonous Routine, Robot ‘Commits Suicide’

You must have heard of a man committing suicide, but you have never heard of a robot committing suicide! Yes, this report says a robot committed suicide by getting bored of its routine tasks,

BAWAG Expects to have 9% Capital Ratio by Year-End

According to a new report, under the Basel III standards, the BAWAG PSK expects to have a capital ratio of at least 9% of risk-weighted assets by the end of this year. The BAWAG PSK is an Austrian bank majority, which is owned by Cerberus Capital Management.

Mass Response Strikes Wholesale Deal with Hutch

After tele-voting, Austria has agreed to get a new mobile service provider along with contact centre specialist Mass Response. This plan is to be launched in 2014.

The company has hit an MVNO contract with Hutchison Austria. This contract enforced to present good wholesale terms as a condition of its acquisition of Orange.

UN Nuclear Agency to Hold Talks on December 11

A new round of conversation of Tehran and the UN nuclear agency will be held within a month, said Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi. The conversation will be held in the Austrian capital of Vienna on December 11.

Kristallnacht’s 75th Anniversary Marked with Ceremonies

On 9th and 10th November, 1938, a series of coordinated attacks took place in Nazi Germany and Austria against Jews. The act, which has been termed as Kristallnacht, had taken the lives of a number of people.

DTE Agrees to Purchase GTS Central Europe for 546 Million Euros

Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) has agreed to purchase GTS Central Europe for 546 million euros ($730 million). It adds landline networks in countries where the German phone company generally provides wireless services.

WWE Appoints Stefan Kastenmüller as GM for Germany, Switzerland & Austria

Stefan Kastenmüller has been employed for the recently created role of general manager for Germany, Switzerland and Austria at WWE. It has opened its first office in Germany.

Kastenmüller has been effectively working in product and entertainment management from two decades. Earlier, he used to work in executive management posts at Ringier, UFA/Fremantle, Disney, Philip Morris and MTV.

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