8 , ▁providing ▁professional ▁support ▁to ▁ 3 5 5 ▁international ▁companies ▁setting ▁up ▁business ▁operations ▁in ▁Austria . ▁Total ▁invest ments ▁amount ed ▁to ▁E UR ▁ 7 3 4 , 4 8 ▁million , ▁creating ▁ 2 , 8 8 8 ▁new ▁jobs . ▁▁ 1 0 8 ▁business ▁location ▁projects ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Germany , ▁the ▁tradition ally ▁strong est ▁invest or ▁nation . ▁According ly , ▁Germany ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁A BA ▁projects . ▁Switzerland ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁important ▁invest or ▁with ▁ 3 6 ▁new ▁projects , ▁sur pass ing ▁Italy ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁business ▁location ▁projects . ▁Four teen ▁fir ms ▁from ▁Great ▁Britain ▁located ▁in ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁A BA , ▁twice ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁seven ▁projects ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Interest ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁companies ▁from ▁the ▁CE E / SEE ▁countries ▁remains ▁high . ▁The ▁region ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 8 8 ▁invest ment ▁projects ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁or ▁about ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁all ▁new ▁A BA ▁business ▁location ▁projects . ▁Hung ary ▁was ▁ranked ▁first ▁( 1 7 ) ▁companies , ▁followed ▁by ▁Sloven ia ▁( 1 4 ), ▁Russia ▁( 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Slov ak ia ▁( 8 ). ▁With ▁ 3 7 7 ▁regional ▁headquarters ▁of ▁mult in ational ▁companies , ▁headquarters ▁location ▁Austria ▁is