Joint Press Release by Siemens and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Global Prize Competition Highlights Excellence in Urban Sustainability New York/London, Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced the 29 finalist cities competing in 10 categories … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adaptation & Resilience, Air Quality, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, C40, C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Carbon Measurement & Planning, Chicago, Copenhagen, Energy Efficient Built Environment, Finance & Economic Development, Green Energy, Ho Chi Minh City, HOUSTON, Intelligent City Infrastructure, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Mr. Michael Marinello, Ms. Uta Apel, Munich, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Siemens, Singapore, Stockholm, Sustainable Communities, Tokyo, Urban Transportation, waste management
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. (‘HSBC Mexico’), an indirect subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (‘HSBC’), has entered into an agreement to sell HSBC Fianzas, S.A., its subsidiary which undertakes bonding and surety business, to Afianzadora Aserta, S.A. … Read the full press release
Sales up 5.3% to CHF 45.2 billion, 4.1% organic growth Real internal growth up to 2.7% for the first half: all three geographies contributed Trading operating profit +6.8% to CHF 6.8 billion, margin +20 basis points to 15.1% Marketing spend +60 basis points; consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Investment, Science, Switzerland
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ is pleased to announce, together with its consortium partners, that its preferred bidder status for the combined heat and power plant CHP5 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, has been confirmed. A Memorandum of Understanding has … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 415MW power plant in Mongolia, 415MW power plant in Ulaanbaatar, coal-fired CHP plant, energy services, GDF SUEZ, GDF SUEZ preferred bidder status confirmed, Mongolia, natural gas, Newcom LLC, POSCO ENERGY, power, Sojitz Corp, steam capacity of 587MW, Ulaanbaatar
Positive conclusion to the review of Generali’s debt ratings by all the main rating agencies, following the creation of Generali Italia 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Trieste – Fitch has affirmed Generali’s IFS rating at ‘A-‘ (outlook negative). The rating agency also affirmed … Read the full press release
The Labor Day weekend FedExCup playoff event has designated Monday as ‘Boston Strong Day’ 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship in cooperation with EMC is working to raise awareness and show support for those affected by the Boston Marathon … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Non Profit, Society, Sports
Tagged 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship, Boston Marathon bombing, Boston Strong Day, Casey Ford, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank North America, Elevate Communications, EMC, Eric Baldwin, FedExCup playoff event, Jacques Brand, New England’s premier PGA TOUR Playoff event, Norton, One Fund Boston, PGA TOUR professionals, Rachel Rees, The Labor Day weekend, Tiger Woods Foundation, TPC Boston
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Millions of people will enjoy free access to thousands of rarely opened historic and cultural sites in 50 countries throughout September as part of the annual European Heritage Days, a joint initiative of the European Commission and Council of Europe. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, European Union, Society, Travel
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, Brussels, Council of Europe, Dennis Abbott, Europa history, Europe history, European Commission, European cultural sites, European Heritage Days, European historic sites, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Giuseppe Zaffuto, history, Madelena Grossmann, Strasbourg
Bremen-based company’s procurement plan is characterised by ambitious environmental goals Distinctive vehicle design visualises company’s sustainability considerations Citaro boasts comprehensive safety features 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The decision to commission 33 particularly environmentally friendly urban regular-service buses was made by Bremer Straßenbahn … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bremen, Bremer Straßenbahn, BSAG, Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle, environmentally friendly buses, environmentally friendly urban regular-service buses, Mercedes-Benz Citaro G, Mercedes-Benz urban bus fleet, Nada Filipovic, Raimund Grammer, Stuttgart, Wilfried Eisenberg
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management announced today that Felipe Godard will join the Firm as a Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management, Latin America, effective October 1, 2013. He will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Antonio Braun, Caroline Kitidis, Chip Packard, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Switzerland, Felipe Godard, Geneva, Haig Ariyan, Marco Bizzozero, Pholida Barclay, Raphael Zagury, wealth management franchise, Wealth Management Latin America
Anyone looking for sound macroeconomic figures should divert their attention from Europe and look towards Latin America. There, in the shadow of Brazil and practically unnoticed by the rest of the world, Mexico has, in the past few years, developed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Allianz Mexico, Allianz Mexico health insurance, Allianz Mexico life insurance, Allianz Mexico property and casualty insurance, Allianz SE, Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico, Mexico debt 40% of its GDP, Mexico economic growth +3%, Mexico growing middle class, Mexico is prospering, Mexico unemployment rate less than 5%, Sergio Ghibellini, Stefanie Rupp-Menedetter
Munich, 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “No one, not China, not the United States, will wait for 28 different opinions to come out of Europe on important regulations concerning the global economy,” says the Allianz chief economist in our video interview, responding to a … Read the full press release
Urumqi / Wolfsburg, 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Pioneering achievement for Volkswagen Group in Western China • New factory in Urumqi becomes first vehicle plant in the Xinjiang region • Developing the west of the country further strengthens the second home market of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Nanjing, Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, semi-knocked down assembly, Shanghai, Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture, SKD vehicle assembly, The Volkswagen Group, Urumqi, Volkswagen Santana, Western China, Xinjiang region, Yizheng
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA LAUNCHES ITS 2013 EMPLOYEE SHARE OFFERING (SHAREPLAN 2013) ISSUER AXA, ICB sectorial classification: Industry : 8000, Financials Supersector : 8500, Insurance Sector : 8530, Non life Insurance Subsector : 8532, Full line Insurance OBJECTIVE As each year, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged AXA, AXA employee share offering, AXA Group, AXA Group SharePlan 2013, AXA International Employee Savings Plan, AXA shares, Clémence Houssay, employee share offering, Employee Stock Ownership Funds, Florian Bezault, French Labor Code, Garance Wattez-Richard, Guillaume Borie, Hélène Caillet, insurance, ISIN FR0000120628, Jennifer Lejeune, Mattieu Rouot, Natixis, Plan International d’Actionnariat de Groupe, SharePlan 2013, Stéphanie Bonel, Sulabh Kakkar, Varvara Romanenco, Yael Beer-Gabel
• ‘Heart of the brand’ – ŠKODA Octavia – setting new standards in the compact segment for almost 17 years • Millions sold: Best-selling ŠKODA ever • Winner: new ŠKODA Octavia successfully launched • International success model: production in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurangabad, Central Bohemian Region, Four million Octavias produced, Mladá Boleslav, Nizhny Novgorod, Octavia, Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland, ŠKODA, ŠKODA Mladá Boleslav, ŠKODA Octavia, ŠKODA Octavia China, ŠKODA Octavia Czech Republic, ŠKODA Octavia India, ŠKODA Octavia Kazakhstan, ŠKODA Octavia Russia, ŠKODA Octavia Ukraine, Solomonovo, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vrchlabí
The Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100) thrilled the public and the experts in 1963 Representational vehicle set benchmarks with regard to technical features, safety, comfort, size, and power IAA première 1983: Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 became the new top-of-the-line model in … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Germany, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Birgit Pillkahn, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), Mannheim, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16, Mercedes-Benz Classic, Mercedes-Benz IAA premières, Mercedes-Benz premières, Stuttgart, The IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt on the Main, The Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100)
• 53 vehicles showcased on 8,893m2 stand • Highlight cars: e-Golf, new Golf R plus one further world premiere • Main themes: e-mobility, 4MOTION, WRC 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen brand will be present at the 65th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 4MOTION, 8893m2 Volkswagen stand, Anouk Wipprecht, e-Golf, e-mobility, Electrifying, Messe Frankfurt trade fair, motor show, the new Golf R, The Volkswagen stand at IAA 2013, Think Blue., Volkswagen, Wolfsburg, World Rally Championship, WRC
Swedish official Jonas Eriksson to handle FC Bayern München v Chelsea FC 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The UEFA Referees Committee has named the referee for the 2013 UEFA Super Cup between the UEFA Champions League winners, FC Bayern München, and the UEFA … Read the full press release
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) have published a joint question-and-answer document that outlines the conclusions of their first parallel assessment of quality-by-design (QbD) elements of marketing-authorisation applications. Quality-by-design is a science- and … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged EMA, European Medicines Agency, Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, parallel assessment of quality-by-design applications, pharmaceutical industry, science- and risk-based approach, US FDA, US Food and Drug Administration
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