Daily Archives: 27, January 2015

Chinese locomotive manufacturer CNR Dalian and its local South African Consortium orders 232 MTU Series 4000 engines from Rolls-Royce

232 engines for freight locomotives produced by China’s CNR Dalian Engines for use in South African freight transportation Delivery expected from 2015 to 2017 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has received a major order from Chinese locomotive manufacturer CNR … Read the full press release

Airbus Group: The first EC135 T2+ helicopter of the Australian Defence Force for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System successfully completed its first flight in Europe

Donauwörth, Germany, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first EC135 T2+ helicopter in a planned fleet of modern, twin-engine, rotary-wing aircraft being acquired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), has successfully completed its … Read the full press release

DOCOMO PACIFIC becomes Vodafone’s preferred partner in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNMI

Berkshire, UK, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone and DOCOMO PACIFIC today jointly announced a new Partner Market agreement for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), building on Vodafone’s strategic partnership with NTT DOCOMO. Under the non-equity … Read the full press release

Aviva report: Pension Wise, UK government’s guidance guarantee service, must discuss life expectancy as part of people’s retirement planning

Make life expectancy conversations mandatory and a core action for the government’s guidance guarantee service – Pension Wise. Help retirees understand the nuances of life expectancy and the link to lifestyle factors. Give retirees the online tools and information to … Read the full press release

Aviva offers a year of free life cover worth £15,000 to each UK parent of a child aged under five

Parents can register for a year of free life cover before their child’s fourth birthday Cover has been increased to £15,000 per parent, per child Available to all UK parents including biological, adoptive and same sex couples LONDON, 27-1-2015 — … Read the full press release

Scania Financial Services’ operating income increased to more than SEK 1 billion during 2014

Operating income in Scania Financial Services increased to more thanSEK 1 billion during 2014. Customers are increasingly choosing Scania as their long-term partner in vehicle financing, which has meant a growing portfolio. Lower bad debt expenses and better margins also … Read the full press release

BNP Paribas and Natixis renew their agreement on Partecis

By signing this partnership agreement on Partecis* 10 years ago, BNP Paribas and Natixis made a decisive choice: the choice of having a common IT platform to manage all e-payment transactions, with no country or format limitation. Building on the … Read the full press release

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović condemned the raid by masked forces in Crimea on ATR television station

VIENNA, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the raid by masked forces in Crimea on ATR television station in the city of Simferopol. “I have repeatedly reminded of the need to safeguard … Read the full press release

The “New Face of the Euro” exhibition officially opened at Kulturgeschichtliches Museum in Osnabrück from 25 January until 3 May 2015

The exhibition will run from 25 January until 3 May 2015 at the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum Opening ceremony held in the Peace Hall of the Osnabrück Town Hall Osnabrück, Germany, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The “New Face of the Euro” exhibition was officially … Read the full press release

The European Union increases its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine where the latest surge of violence deepened

BRUSSELS, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union is increasing its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine where the latest surge of violence has deepened an already desperate situation. Thousands of people are suffering from the combined impact of the conflict, displacement, … Read the full press release

The European Commission welcomes the signing of the SME Initiative with Spain

BRUSSELS, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission welcomed today the signing of the SME Initiative with Spain, a ground-breaking agreement to unlock more than €3.2 billion of additional lending for companies with fewer than 250 employees (SMEs). In practice, … Read the full press release