Daily Archives: 10, August 2015

Ageas to establish a joint venture in Vietnam branded MB Ageas Life

Ageas and Muang Thai Life Assurance have signed an agreement with Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (“Military Bank”) to establish a joint venture in Vietnam, which will be branded MB Ageas Life. BRUSSELS, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Under the agreement, … Read the full press release

400 apprentices join RBS; to receive a job at the end of their apprenticeship

EDINBURGH, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A couple of weeks ago we marked the launch of our apprenticeship scheme and I’m delighted we’ve committed to recruiting 400 apprentices over our next intake. They’ll be working alongside all of us at the bank … Read the full press release

Bosch opens new Mobility Solutions development center in Budapest; boasts nearly 1,300 engineers

New Mobility Solutions development center Total of 1,300 engineers at the Budapest site Hungary is Bosch’s second-largest development site for the Mobility Solutions business sector in Europe Long-term importance of Hungary as a production and development site Stuttgart, Budapest,  10-8-2015 … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) announce plans to construct a new production plant in Poland

DERBY, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) have named their joint venture Aero Gearbox International and announced plans to construct a new production plant in Poland. The news follows the signing of a final agreement, on 24 October … Read the full press release

Inlands­tourismus im 1. Halb­jahr 2015: 3 % mehr Über­nachtungen

WIESBADEN, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Im ersten Halbjahr 2015 gab es in den Beherbergungsbetrieben in Deutschland 193,7 Millionen Übernachtungen in- und ausländischer Gäste. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen weiter mitteilt, war dies ein Plus von 3 % gegenüber … Read the full press release

Federal Statistical Office (Destatis): 2.1% decline in manufacturing sector turnover in real terms adjusted for seasonal fluctuations and working-day variations in June 2015 vs May 2015

WIESBADEN, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional data, the manufacturing sector saw turnover fell in real terms adjusted for seasonal fluctuations and working-day variations 2.1% in June 2015 compared with May … Read the full press release

Aegon: AEGON Religare Life Insurance launched three next generation protection plans in India

INDIA, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AEGON Religare Life Insurance, the pioneers in online insurance in India, have launched three next generation protection plans- iIncome, iSpouse and iCancer. These plans can be bought exclusively online in around 10 minutes iIncome is a non-linked, … Read the full press release

BMW AG: The head of the Quandt family Johanna Quandt died at the age of 89

The head of the Quandt family died on 3 August at the age of 89. Johanna Quandt was a member of the BMW AG Supervisory Board until 1997. MUNICH, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Johanna Quandt was a person of outstanding … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank research: UK household savings grown more than sixfold (452%) over the past 40 years

Average savings per household has increased four-fold from £36,989 in 1975 to £145,566 Over a third of savings held in deposits, but proportion held in shares continues to fall Sixteen fold increase in value of pensions drives growth in household … Read the full press release

London Stock Exchange Group: Massimo Tononi standing down as a Non-Executive Director of LSEG and Chairman of Borsa Italiana

LONDON, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Massimo Tononi is standing down as a Non-Executive Director of LSEG and Chairman of Borsa Italiana. Donald Brydon, Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group plc, commented: … Read the full press release