HELLERUP, Danmark, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NORDEN writes down the carrying amount of owned dry cargo vessels by USD 180 million and at the same time makes a provision of USD 160 million for losses on long-term chartered dry cargo vessels. … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Financial, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged dry cargo fleet, Klaus Nyborg, NORDEN
Most CEE economies showed strong economic growth in 2015 and proved more resilient towards shifts in investors’ sentiment with regards to emerging markets Overall banking sector profitability is normalizing on a new post-crisis level, still double the one of Western … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Economy, Financial
Tagged Carlo Vivaldi, CEE banks, Central and Eastern Europe, Mauro Giorgio Marrano, UniCredit Bank Austria
Constant investment in the future through research and innovation Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE Group participates in 4 research projects of the European Commission on designing and developing 5th generation (5G) technologies, infrastructure and services. 5G is the future … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Greece, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE HISTORY, the only documentary channel on Greek TV, focusing on Greece’s history and culture, is airing on OTE TV on Friday, January 22. “OTE HISTORY is an important project for OTE, an organization … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Greece, Media, Telecom
Tagged Documentary channel, Greece's history and culture, Greek TV, Mr Michael Tsamaz, OTE HISTORY, OTE TV
Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE TV is the first to launch in Greece the new hybrid TV platform, offering its subscribers the combined benefits of satellite and IPTV service such asinteractivity, personalized viewing and high definition content. Changing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Greece, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Greece, hybrid TV platform, OTE, OTE TV, satellite and IPTV service
VIENNA, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank Austria has been crowned “Best Trade Finance Bank” in Austria for 2016 by US financial magazine “Global Finance”, for the eighth year in a row. This is the result of an annual survey among analysts, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged "Best Trade Finance Bank" in Austria, "Global Finance", Bank Austria, Dieter Hengl, US financial magazine
LEICESTER, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association funds projects to combat effects of asthma A number of studies to better understand asthma – including how to diagnose and monitor the condition in children – will be conducted … Read the full press release
YCMP becomes latest Chinese licensee COPENHAGEN, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At a ceremony in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on 16 January 2016, local engine builder – Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (YCMP) – signed a new licence agreement with MAN Diesel & … Read the full press release
Levallois-Perret, France, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest Alstom Innovation Awards have recognised, with a Jury Special Prize, a new maintenance tool, TrainScanner, developed by the Spanish Services team in collaboration with the UK Services Team. The Alstom Innovation Awards … Read the full press release
WARSAW, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In the APA 2015 licensing round, PGNiG Upstream International (PGNiG UI), a subsidiary of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, was awarded interests in four exploration and production licences, including one operatorship. Two of the licences … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel’s number one ranking on the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) has resulted in the award of an Industry Leader, Gold Class distinction for excellent sustainability performance. The recognition also includes a listing in the … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel has strengthened its position in the North American hydrogen peroxide market after acquiring the outstanding shares in EkO Peroxide LLC from joint venture partner OCI Peroxygens LLC (a subsidiary of OCI Enterprises Inc.). Established nine … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, EkO Peroxide LLC, hydrogen peroxide joint venture, OCI Peroxygens LLC, Werner Fuhrmann
Visualization expert Barco and audio-visual (AV) expert Peripheral Vision have just signed a distributor agreement. Under the partnership, Peripheral Vision will provide South-African resellers and system integrators with easy access to Barco’s extensive product portfolio. Barco is delighted to team … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Electronics & Machinery, Marketing, Retail
Tagged Barco, Mr. Wynand Langenhoven, Peripheral Vision
Ahlstrom sells its glassfiber business to Owens Corning HELSINKI, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to divest its Building & Wind business unit to Owens Corning, a U.S.-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged Ahlstrom, Building & Wind business unit, glassfiber business, Marco Levi, Owens Corning
BRIGHTON, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Sussex alumnus is using education to empower communities in one of the poorest countries in the world. Narciso Mahumana worked as a ‘nyamusoro’, a type of traditional healer, in Mozambique before travelling to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Education, ISEDEL, Mozambique, Narciso Mahumana, University of Sussex
BRIGHTON, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As musicians, figure skaters and anyone who takes a driving test will know, the anxiety of being watched can have a disastrous effect on your performance. Now neuroscientists at the University of Sussex’s Sackler Centre for … Read the full press release
Final increase to the extraordinary promotion for creating refugee accommodation – up to a total of EUR 1.5 billion by means of interest-free loans for municipalities Around 550 loan commitments with a total volume of EUR 1,045 million have been … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Government, Society
Tagged interest-free loans, KfW, Peter Altmaier, refugees, refugees' permanent housing and social integration
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank, as part of a consortium of commercial banks and in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is financing the construction of a 33-km-long section of the A94 motorway between Munich and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged BAM, Christian K. Murach, construction A94 motorway, KfW IPEX-Bank
FYI Television is a global TV metadata and entertainment image content provider based in Grand Prairie, Texas, with approximately 150 employees Combining FYI Television’s US-market expertise and reach with Ericsson’s leading position in content discovery in Europe will create a … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 20-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Flowing, almost floating-like transitional lines, typical of Mercedes-Benz Style, play between form and material to perfection: Mercedes-Benz Style and Rodenstock presented the Design Studies “Aesthetics Eyewear” – visionary perspectives of upcoming Eyewear Collections – at … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Marketing, Technology
Tagged "Aesthetics Eyewear", eyewear, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Style, Opti 2016, Rodenstock
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