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The number of foreign companies setting up business operations in Austria rose three percent to a new all-time level of 355 companies in 2018, outperforming the previous record of 344 companies set in the year 2017. They were provided with professional assistance by ABA in cooperation with the regional investment promotion agencies. Total investment volume generated by the new business location projects was up 1.5 percent to EUR 734.48 million (2017: EUR 722.75 million). The number of newly created jobs in 2018 increased to 2,888, up eight percent from the previous year (2017: 2,672 new jobs).
