Daily Archives: 17, October 2012

Crédit Agricole S.A. announces the sale of Emporiki to Alpha Bank

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Montrouge, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Crédit Agricole S.A. today announced that it has signed a contract for the sale of the entire share capital of Emporiki to Alpha Bank. The deal was approved by Crédit Agricole S.A.’s Board of Directors on … Read the full press release →

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Porsche verkauft im September weltweit 13 Prozent mehr Fahrzeuge

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Porsche verkauft im September weltweit 13 Prozent mehr Fahrzeuge

Stuttgart, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Der Sportwagenhersteller Porsche hat im September 2012 weltweit 11.888 Neuwagen in Kundenhand übergeben und damit ein Plus von 12,6 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat erzielt. Im bisherigen Jahresverlauf verkaufte die Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG insgesamt … Read the full press release →

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Lloyds Banking group completes property portfolio for project verde

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17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group today confirms it has finalised the property portfolio for its divestment programme Verde. The Group has secured a lease of the 5th floor at 20 Gresham Street, London, EC2. The office is the eighth in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom

Statement of Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on World Food Day: Helping farmers to help themselves

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Brussels, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Tomorrow, 16 October, will mark the World Food Day. It is unacceptable that tonight, across the world, close to 870 million people – more than one and a half times the population of the European Union … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Society

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ENEL: PERFEZIONATA LA CESSIONE DELL’INTERO CAPITALE DI ENDESA IRELAND

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Il corrispettivo complessivo concordato per la cessione di Endesa Ireland è pari a 286 milioni di euro  L’operazione determina un impatto positivo sull’indebitamento finanziario netto consolidato del Gruppo Enel per circa 361 milioni di euro Roma, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Enel … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Italy

Siemens unveils structure of company-wide program 2014

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At the management conference in Berlin, Peter Löscher presented the basic structure of the new company-wide program to some 600 top executives. By implementing this new program, which will be in effect for two years, the company intends to focus on cutting its costs, boosting its competitiveness and becoming faster and less bureaucratic.

Munich, Germany, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At its management conference in Berlin, Siemens AG presented the basic structure of its new company-wide program to some 600 top executives. Despite a difficult market environment, the company expects to achieve one of the best … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Technology

HSBC to restructure its Islamic Finance Business

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***HSBC Group to offer Islamic Finance in Malaysia, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia (through SABB) and global wholesale Islamic Financing/Sukuk products (from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia)*** ***Further progress in HSBC’s five filter review *** 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a result of … Read the full press release →

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CACEIS’s securities lending operation wins award

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Paris, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — CACEIS has won the award of top ranking lender for the “Overall Asia” zone in Global Investor magazine’s “Equity Lending and Synthetic Finance” survey, in which securities borrowers rate lenders. CACEIS scored consistently high across the 16 … Read the full press release →

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José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Discours du Président Barroso à l’occasion du lancement de la semaine du marché unique: “Tous ensemble pour le marché unique” Lancement de la semaine du marché unique / Bruxelles 15 octobre 2012

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Bruxelles, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mesdames et Messieurs, Chers amis, C’est à la fois un plaisir et un honneur que d’être avec vous aujourd’hui pour le lancement de la semaine du marché unique, événement co-organisé par la Commission européenne et le Parlement … Read the full press release →

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GDF SUEZ s’associe à Barcelone pour concevoir et développer la Ville de demain

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17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Gérard Mestrallet, Président Directeur général de GDF SUEZ, et Xavier Trias, maire de la ville de Barcelone, en Espagne, ont signé ce mardi 9 octobre 2012 un partenariat stratégique dans le domaine de la ville de demain. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France

SMEs in Europe at the crossroads: further policy boost needed to help in recovery

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Note: 2011 and 2012 figures are estimates.

17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe’s Small and Medium Sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to strive for recovery. If we take the EU as a whole so far their overall efforts have mainly led to ‘jobless’ growth, as shown by diverging trends in … Read the full press release →

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ŠKODA: Mehr Auslieferungen im September

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› Auslieferungsplus im September 2012 bei 3,3 Prozent auf 83.900 Einheiten  › ŠKODA legt in ersten neun Monaten 2012 um 7,9 Prozent zu  › ŠKODA Marktanteil in Westeuropa gewachsen Mladá Boleslav, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — ŠKODA AUTO setzt seinen Wachstumskurs im September 2012 … Read the full press release →

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Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Vice-President of the European Commission Responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration From words to action: making “More Europe” a reality Meeting of COSAC Nicosia, Cyprus, 15 October 2012

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From words to action: making “More Europe” a reality Nicosia, Cyprus, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen It is a pleasure to be here today with so many distinguished parliamentarians. As I have said many times before, I am firm … Read the full press release →

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Baby boomer retirements bring attention to retirement savings

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Peter Lefkin is senior vice president of government and external affairs at Allianz of America in the Washington, DC, representative office. He has been involved in Washington public policy for over 30 years, with the last 23 working for the Allianz US affiliates.

While the demographic challenge facing the United States might not be as severe as that confronting Europe, it nonetheless remains significant. Long-time Washington-watcher Peter Lefkin looks at the likely regulatory changes relating to retirement in the next few years. Munich, 17-10-2012 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Insurance, Investment, Society

BNP Paribas, partenaire officiel pour la 4ème année consécutive de Lumière 2012 Grand Lyon Film Festival du 15 au 21 octobre

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Dans le cadre de ses actions en faveur du 7ème Art, BNP Paribas renouvelle son soutien à Lumière 2012, Grand Lyon Film Festival. Ce festival est organisé par l’Institut Lumière, du 15 au 21 octobre 2012. 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Présidé … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, Entertainment, France, Society

Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Celebrating Europe’s extraordinary cultural heritage 5th European Heritage Days Forum in Cyprus Nicosia, 15 October 2012

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Celebrating Europe’s extraordinary cultural heritage Nicosia, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — 5th European Heritage Days Forum in Cyprus Dear Minister Mavrou, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be with you here, in Nicosia. I would like to thank the organisers, and … Read the full press release →

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Text of the video message given at the award ceremony for the second Luca Pacioli Award

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Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 13 October 2012 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — It is a great honour for me to receive this award today from the university where, at the end of the 1970s, … Read the full press release →

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Mehr car2go für immer mehr Kunden: car2go Flotte in Berlin wächst auf 1.200 Fahrzeuge

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Ab sofort 20 Prozent mehr Fahrzeuge verfügbar Bereits mehr als 24.000 car2go Nutzer in der Hauptstadt Erweiterung des Geschäftsgebiets um 10 Prozent geplant Berlin, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — car2go, Pionier und Marktführer unter den voll-flexiblen Autovermietsystemen für Ballungsräume, hat aufgrund der … Read the full press release →

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