Daily Archives: 20, March 2015

China’s Vice Premier Ma Kai met with Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft board members in Volkswagen Group headquarters in Wolfsburg; electro-mobility and autonomous driving key topics

Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn informs high-ranking delegation about Volkswagen electro-mobility campaign Key topic digitalization / presentation on autonomous driving WOLFSBURG,  20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ma Kai, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, visited the Volkswagen … Read the full press release

SEAT announces the biggest income figure in its history; 56% improvement over 2013

Martorell, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SEAT continues to move with determination towards sustainable growth. The sales increase for 2014 enabled the company to end the year with a total invoicing amount of 7.497 billion euros – a 15.8% improvement on … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 445,000 urban delivery vans, Transporters and pick-ups in 2014; revenue and operating profit reach new records

• Sales revenue and operating profit reach new records • Profit rises due to model mix and cost optimisation • Growth in Western Europe, economic decline in Brazil • Dr Scholz: “We create values!” • New generations of Caddy 4 … Read the full press release

Borsa İstanbul will acquire the LME’s stake in clearing house LCH.Clearnet; HKEx, LME and Borsa Istanbul to partner on market data dissemination

LONDON, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Borsa İstanbul A.S. are entering into two agreements under which (i) Borsa İstanbul will acquire the LME’s stake in clearing house LCH.Clearnet, and (ii) Borsa İstanbul, the LME and … Read the full press release

Allianz Suisse art expert Oliver Class at The European Fine Art Fair: Art is becoming a more appealing investment

MUNICH, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest art and antiques trade fair TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is taking place in Maastricht from March 13 to 22, 2015. As one of the leading art insurers, a number of … Read the full press release

Berlin Demography Forum takes place at the Allianz Forum (March 18) and at the ESMT (March 19 and 20)

The surprising results of the “Demography-Compass”, presented for the first time at the Berlin Demography-Forum (BDF) 300 international experts from the fields of politics, business, and academia gather at the BDF to discuss the “activity, health, participation” of older people … Read the full press release

Glencore joined the Plenary of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (Voluntary Principles)

Baar, Switzerland, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore is pleased to announce that on 18 March 2015 it joined the Plenary of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (Voluntary Principles). The Voluntary Principles were established in 2000 and provide … Read the full press release

AXA completes the acquisition of 7.15% stake in African Reinsurance Corporation for a total consideration of EUR 54 million

PARIS, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a 7.15% stake in African Reinsurance Corporation (“Africa Re”), the leading reinsurance company in Africa¹ , for a total consideration of USD 61 million (or … Read the full press release

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) completes sale of its 30% interest in oil mining lease 18 in the Eastern Niger Delta to Eroton Exploration & Production Company Limited for $737 million

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has completed the assignment of its 30% interest in oil mining lease (OML) 18 and related facilities in the Eastern Niger Delta. Its … Read the full press release

Shell signs with Alimentation Couche-Tard for the sale of its marketing operations in Denmark; to be managed by Statoil Fuel and Retail A/S

THE HAGUE, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell has reached agreement with Couche-Tard for the sale of its marketing operations in Denmark, comprising retail, commercial fleet, commercial fuels, aviation and connected trading & supply products businesses. The businesses will be managed … Read the full press release