The Vienna Government's Near East Development Plan was undeniably a shot in the arm for the domestic economy, and the stock market was the first to react.
The share prices of sectors such as construction, medicine, and engineering equipment skyrocketed, as if a new bull market was about to commence.
In order to stimulate their share prices, related companies announced one after another their participation in the Near East Development Plan, and overnight "Near East Development" became Austria's hottest buzzword.
Not only domestic capital was attracted, but also a considerable amount of overseas capital was drawn in by the news.
European capital had nowhere to go during the Great Depression, and Austria's Near East Development Plan undoubtedly came at an opportune moment.
To attract attention, the Vienna Government naturally wouldn't mention any preliminary plans; they focused their promotion on the "ten billion Divine Shield investment."