Economy

Austria’s Startup Landscape: A Scene Growing in Confidence

If you’ve been following Austria’s startup world in recent years, you’ll know that the Austrian Startup Monitor is published annually to capture the state of the ecosystem. The 2025 Austrian...

Austria’s Investor Ecosystem Is Growing — It’s Looking Brighter Than Ever

The latest news about updating the Austrian Investor Ecosystem genuinely put a smile on my face. It looks like new players have appeared across...

Vienna Airport Crosses 300,000 Tonnes — And That’s Not the Real Story

Vienna Airport handled 313,763 tonnes of cargo in 2025, passing the 300,000-tonne mark for the first time and recording year-on-year growth of 5.3%. On...

Austria’s Green Tech Startups: Quiet Growth, Practical Focus

Austria’s green tech startup landscape continues to expand, but not in a way that immediately stands out. According to a recent overview by Green...

Why Tirol and Tegernsee Are Being Connected

From the second half of 2027, a new hourly bus connection will link Jenbach in Tirol with Tegernsee in Bavaria. At first glance, it...

Austria’s Media AI Moment: Building on Trusted Data

There is a particular way artificial intelligence is being developed in Austria that feels noticeably different from the dominant narrative elsewhere. It is less...

RETrans Austria: A Knowledge Platform Opening Up the World of Logistics for the Next Generation

The Fachhochschule des BFI Wien has recently announced the relaunch of www.retrans.at. The well‑established Austrian knowledge platform now appears in a fresh, modern design...

Austria’s Talent Story: Strong Appeal, Quiet Friction

There is something slightly contradictory about Austria when it comes to talent. On the surface, it is one of the more attractive places in...

Vienna Expands Klinik Landstraße

In a recent LinkedIn post published by the City of Vienna, it was announced that Klinik Landstraße will be expanded as part of ongoing...

Vienna’s Energy Transition – Quietly at Work

In a recent LinkedIn post published by the City of Vienna, it was noted that since 2023 Wien Energie has been operating a floating...

Vorarlberg has the most electric buses in Austria.

When I first visited Vienna, one of the things that genuinely surprised me was how normal good public transport felt. Trams arrived when they...