But most expect price growth where they live during 2016 Survey also shows people underestimate extent of past house price rises LONDON, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alongside annual house price inflation running at 10% and the average house price standing … Read the full press release
Decision on the retirement of 31 million treasury shares MUNICH, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (2016-Feb-02), Siemens has started the share buyback announced on November 12, 2015 and plans to buy back shares in an amount of up to €3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged buy back shares, Siemens
Stephan Heimbach leaves the company MUNICH, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A change is ahead in the management of the global communications at Siemens. The current head of Communications and Government Affairs, Stephan Heimbach, will be stepping down from this function … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Management, Marketing
Tagged Joe Kaeser, Siemens, Stephan Heimbach
PARIS, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The management company, Haas Gestion, has selected CACEIS as the global Asset Servicing partner for its first Luxembourg UCITS SICAV with multiple sub-funds, named “HAAS UCITS”, through which the ABSOLUTE ALL ROADS sub-fund was launched on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged CACEIS, Charles Ecalle, Haas Gestion, Joseph Saliba, Luxembourg UCITS SICAV, Vincent Dubois
Connected devices for ever more efficient buildings PARIS, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE, via its subsidiary SSINERGIE, and “French Tech” start-up Ubiant, have entered into a licensing agreement aimed at boosting the energy performance of tertiary and multiple-unit residential buildings. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Technology
Tagged energy performance, Ramesh Caussy, SSINERGIE, start-up, Ubiant
MOSCOW, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dbvisit have announced the signing of a distributor agreement with a leader of the Russian IT industry. As a global Oracle database replication software company, Dbvisit’s solutions allow customers to move, protect and manage their critical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, News, Russia, Technology
Tagged Andrey Tambovskiy, Dbvisit, Denis Kuramshin, FORS, FORS Distribution, Oracle database, Oracle DR, Oracle EE, Oracle SE
THE HAGUE, 02-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell has reached a conditional agreement with Malaysia Hengyuan International Limited (MHIL) for the sale of its 51% shareholding in the Shell Refining Company (SRC) in Malaysia for $66.3 million. It is MHIL’s intention for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Shell, Shell Refining Company, SRC
Outlook: ŠKODA VisionS shows the future of ŠKODA’s SUV portfolio Presence: Modern, powerful, expressive design language Extremely spacious: Now with three rows of seats and a total length of 4.70 m Mladá Boleslav, 02-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA communicates their … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Switzerland
Tagged 2016 Geneva International Motor Show, ŠKODA, ŠKODA VisionS, SUV
14-member group announces recommendations following six month consultation FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 02-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Industry leadership is critical to rebuild trust in the UK banking sector, a group of senior bankers and stakeholders including Stuart Lewis, Chief Risk Officer, said … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Bailey, Deutsche Bank, Stuart Lewis
Allianz brand tops the Insurance Top 50 ranking for third year in a row Allianz is the only insurer to rank amongst the world’s 50 strongest brands in 2016 Brand value of Allianz at €18.6bn, up 8.1% from 2015 MUNICH, … Read the full press release
The first Blockchain Bizhackathon organised by BNP Paribas on Transaction Banking activities has just ended. Initiated by the Corporate Trade and Treasury Solutions team, the aim was to assess real-world potential blockchain technology applications for use in both trade finance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, France, Technology
Tagged Blockchain Bizhackathon, BNP Paribas, Marc Carlos, Transaction Banking activities
In 2016, the BNP Paribas Foundation is launching a new call for projects in Europe, with the aim of selecting 4-7 research projects that will increase our understanding about the climate, climate change and their consequences for our environment and … Read the full press release
Cooperation between Daimler, ACCUMOTIVE and enercity extends value chain for electromotive batteries Efficient dual use improves life cycle assessment and life cycle costs of e-mobility Development of 15 MW battery storage facility by the end of 2016 Interaction of e-mobility … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial
Tagged ACCUMOTIVE, battery storage facility, Daimler, Stadtwerke Hannover AG
Event to celebrate the anniversary of its foundation Plant, situated in the state of Brandenburg, leads the way when it comes to innovative production systems Over 660,000 vans successfully produced since 1991 750 million euros invested by Daimler since plant’s … Read the full press release
• In Berlin German Minister of Transport, Alexander Dobrindt, and Chairman of the Board of Management Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand, Dr Herbert Diess, heard more about the practical implementation of the measures • An important step towards resolving the NOx … Read the full press release
New function for Christoph Adomat WOLFSBURG, 02-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Christoph Adomat (49) has been appointed interim head of Corporate & Business Communications at the Volkswagen brand with immediate effect. Christoph Adomat was previously the Group and brand press spokesperson … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management, Marketing
Tagged Christoph Adomat, Stefan Ohletz, Volkswagen
HELSINKI, 01-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A consortium comprising Lemminkäinen, Lukkaroinen architects, WSP Finland, Sweco Talotekniikka and Are Talotekniikka together with the City of Oulu and the Oulu Facilities Management Centre have signed an implementation-stage alliance contract for the construction of a … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 01-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen will build two schools in Kuopio, in Eastern Finland, with the PPP model. The contract includes the construction of the Jynkkä primary school and the Karttula twelve-year school and day-care centre as well as libraries located … Read the full press release
Loan to Sagat Energy will finance launch of 11MW gas-fired power plant LONDON, 01-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support the Green Economy drive in Kazakhstan by financing a new, cleaner and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged Aida Sitdikova, EBRD, electricity generating plant in Atyrau, Janet Heckman, Kazakhstan
Bank supports Turkey’s first corporate bond with TRLIBOR as its benchmark rate. LONDON, 01-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is moving to deepen Turkey’s local capital markets as Rönesans Holding, one of the country’s largest … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Türkiye
Tagged EBRD, İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp, Jean-Patrick Marquet, TRLIBOR
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