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What was Canada’s digital tax; why was Trump killing trade talks over it?
Canada rescinded its new digital services tax last week, just days after United States President Donald Trump called off trade talks in retaliation for the levy. In a statement on Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and Trump had...

How Bulgaria’s Property Market Could Shift After the Euro Adoption
How will Bulgaria’s property market evolve after the switch to the euro? This question concerns homeowners, investors, and prospective buyers alike. Typically, euro adoption triggers a surge in demand and price growth, attracting foreign...

International investor consortium acquires Vienna Marriott Hotel in Austria
Vienna Marriott Hotel in Austria has been acquired by an international investor consortium from CPI Europe, which is strategically repositioning its assets. UK-based business property adviser Christie & Co has advised CPI Europe on the sale of the...

Americans Will Regret Washington’s Oil Market Hubris
Washington’s oil market hubris risks repeating the mistakes of the past — and threatens national security as well. Fifty years ago, the United States learned a painful lesson about the cost of oil dependence. In 1973, following US support for...
ACG Champions Bold Financial Reform
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the Arab Coordination Group (ACG) convened a high-level roundtable and issued a joint communiqué reaffirming its commitment to transformative, equitable, and regionally...

Business News | Leading Global Institutions Launch Alliance to Advance Human-centric Urban Research
PRNewswire Vienna [Austria], July 2: Five globally respected academic institutions have come together to launch the Global Alliance on Sustainable Urban Societies - a pioneering initiative that places people at the heart of urban research and...

City of Vienna City Council met July 2
Randall C. Rapp Mayor | City of ViennaRandall C. Rapp Mayor | City of Vienna City of Vienna City Council met July 2. Here is the agenda provided by the council: 1. Mayor Calls Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call: NEW BUSINESS 3. Omnibus Consent Agenda...

New wave of REDpreneurUA participants mastering financial literacy
Participants in the third group of the REDpreneurUA program master the basics of taxation and accounting, taking into account the specifics of social entrepreneurship. “Participants of the third cohort of the REDpreneurUA program delved into the...

Cafaro Foundation donates $250K to Vienna
Staff photo / Brandon Cantwell . . . William A. Cafaro, Cafaro Foundation trustee and Cafaro Company co-president, left, presents Vienna Trustee Phil Pegg with a $250,000 check intended to support the township’s emergency services during a news...

Vienna credit union no longer required to refund $80M in overdraft fees
A sign for Navy Federal Credit Union’s headquarters branch in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) By KEN SWEET AP Banking Reporter NEW YORK (AP) — Navy Federal Credit Union will no longer have to refund $80 million to servicemen and women for...

Ukrainian author wins Austrian State Prize for Literature for the first time
Serhii Zhadan. Photo: Dmytro Larin, Ukrainska Pravda Ukrainian writer, musician, volunteer and serviceman Serhii Zhadan has been awarded the 2025 Austrian State Prize for European Literature. The award is presented by Austria’s Federal Ministry...

Cafaro Foundation Gift Supports Vienna Safety Services
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio — William Cafaro, co-president of the Cafaro Co., as well as, trustee and chairperson of the Cafaro Foundation, announced a $250,000 donation to Vienna Township to support emergency services as the community continues to...

Cafaro Foundation $250K Donation Boosts Vienna Efforts to Restart Ambulance Service
NILES, Ohio – Vienna Township trustees say they hope to restore ambulance service within the next month, thanks to a $250,000 donation from the Cafaro Foundation. Trustees Phil Pegg, Richard Dascenzo and Mike Haddle joined representatives of the...

Chinese Ambassador QI Mei emphasizes the Role of Chinese companies in Austria
The ambassador highlighted that continued dialogue and support for the Chinese business community in Austria are crucial for the further development of the friendly and strategic partnership between the two nations. / Picture: © Chinese and...

Crypto Fever Reaches German Banking Giants—Retail Trading Coming By 2026
Sparkassen‑Finanzgruppe, Germany’s biggest savings bank network, plans to let over 50 million customers trade crypto by summer 2026. This marks a major transformation in Germany’s financial landscape. Sparkassen once blocked crypto buys in 2015,...

Attorney and pilot, business leader among those killed in plane crash
HOWLAND — The six victims of a Sunday morning plane crash in a wooded area of Ohio have been identified by investigators. The twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest crashed on King Graves Road shortly after takeoff from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport...

Deutsche Bank to Launch Digital Asset Custody by 2026 with Bitpanda and Taurus Support
TLDR: Deutsche Bank to debut institutional crypto custody via its corporate banking arm by 2026. Bitpanda and Taurus supply tech for Deutsche Bank’s institutional crypto custody rollout. Lender assesses stablecoins and deposits, weighing issuer or...

Austria in the Spotlight at the Global Development Finance Conference in Seville
Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, Nikolaus Marschik (r.), represented Austria at the 4th High-Level United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla. / Picture: © BMEIA The conference, which brought together around 70...

Austria Inflation Climbs To 13-month High
Austria's consumer price inflation increased in June to the highest level in just over a year, a flash estimate from Statistics Austria showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index climbed 3.3 percent year-over-year in June, faster than the 3.0...

COMPANY PROFILE L’Occitane
L’Occitane en Provence – or L’Occitane as it is more widely known – is a leading perfumier and seller of luxury skin and hair care products, along with some homewares, such as candles. Starting life as a stall in a Provencal market selling...