ARTICLE · 21 OCTOBER 1997
Profits Up - Foreign Investors Enjoy Impressive Earning Power
The returns on foreign investment in Austria are impressive. That is the conclusion of a study recently published by the Austrian National Bank, which found that foreign interests in Austrian companies brought total returns of some ATS 22 billion ($1.75) in 1995.
Direct investment from the US, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany was found to have been particularly lucrative.
While the most profitable sectors were chemicals and plastics, automotive and electronics concerns also yielded considerable earnings during the year. Retail trade and real estate were strong performers in the service sector. A lion's share of the foreign companies' earnings were reinvested in Austria, with only a small fraction going back out of the country.
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