Luxembourg, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal Europe has reported its second quarter 2016 results, with a €340m operating profit for the three months to 30 June 2016 – significantly higher than the €77m operating profit reported in the first quarter … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Aditya Mittal, ArcelorMittal
46% see property wealth as a key part of retirement income planning, with 69% owning a home worth more than their pensions, savings and investments But 23% of mortgaged over-45s are still worried about paying off their loans: equivalent to … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Investment, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Real Retirement Report, property wealth, retirement incomes
Just 36% of unretired over-55s had started their retirement planning in Q2 2016 – the lowest percentage seen in the last two years Despite rising 11% in three years, income dip in Q2 coincides with fewer over-55s receiving money from … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Investment, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Post-EU referendum poll
ROME, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. announces that the subsidiary Enel Produzione S.p.A. (“Enel Produzione”) today closed the disposal to EP Slovakia BV (“EP Slovakia”), a subsidiary of Energetický a prumyslový holding a.s. (“EPH”), of 50% of Slovak Power Holding BV (“HoldCo”), … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Italy, Management, Slovakia
Tagged Enel Produzione S.p.A., EP Slovakia BV, Slovak Power Holding BV
Enel’s Board of Directors has approved the integration between Enel subsidiary Enel OpEn Fiber and Metroweb Italia Through this transaction Enel OpEn Fiber will be able to push forward the fibre optics network project as well as broadening the scope … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Enel OpEn Fiber S.p.A., Enel S.p.A., Metroweb Italia S.p.A.
The transaction is consistent with Enel strategy of rationalising and simplifying its structure in the various countries where Enel operates and it aims to make these structures more efficient in order to create value. With this agreement, Endesa can expand … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Italy, Management, Spain
Tagged Endesa Generación, Enel, Enel Green Power España S.L.
The Group has once again been included in the prestigious sustainability index thanks to its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance Inclusion in the FTSE4Good index complements the Enel Group’s listing in the world’s other leading sustainability indices and assessment … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Italy, Management
Tagged Enel Group, Francesco Starace, FTSE4Good Index
PARIS, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During the first half results presentation, Isabelle Kocher, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE, stated: “The 2016-18 transformation plan announced end February is well on track. Over the first six months of 2016 we have already achieved … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged ENGIE
PARIS, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE (mandatory) and Thales have been selected1 by APIX (the Senegalese Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Works, under the office of President of Senegal) todesign and build systems and infrastructures for the new Dakar Regional … Read the full press release
Armonk, NY, USA, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE, a global leader in energy transition, today announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, … Read the full press release
Operating profit before special items for the first six months up on the prior-year figure Volkswagen Passenger Car brand turns in a robust performance in the second quarter CFO Witter: “Group can build on its high earnings power“ Wolfsburg, 28-Jul-2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Frank Witter, Volkswagen Group
883,400 vehicles delivered in month of June – a rise of 5.1 percent Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “Solid growth overall during the first half year is partly attributable to the strong performance in June.” Wolfsburg, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany
Tagged Fred Kappler, Volkswagen Group
Best first half-year ever: 569,400 deliveries (up 4.6%) Best June of all time: 98,800 deliveries (up 4.4%) International success: ŠKODA grows in China, Europe and Russia Success models: FABIA, SUPERB and YETI double-digit sales increase Mladá Boleslav, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic
Tagged ŠKODA, Werner Eichhorn
Last year’s winners Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm and Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson in action for the ŠKODA Motorsport works team A total of seven ŠKODA FABIA R5 will compete in the eighth round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC 2) season … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Sports
Tagged FIA World Rally Championship, ŠKODA wins, WRC 2
Allan, Jordan, and Manchester, UK, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SESAME, the pioneering new regional laboratory for the Middle East and neighbouring countries, today publicly announced its first call for proposals for experiments. A third generation light source with a research capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CERN, Dr Khaled Toukan, Eliezer Rabinovici, Gihan Kamel, Middle East, SESAME laboratory
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of ‘cap rock’, suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn’t leaked back out – one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An analysis of a new drug’s journey to market, published today in the BMJ, shines a light on financial practices that see some major pharmaceutical companies relying on a cycle of acquisitions, profits from high … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The health risks associated with sitting for eight or more hours a day – whether at work, home or commuting – can be eliminated with an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged eliminate health risks, physical activity, sitting for over 8 hours per day
Discovery further enhances Shell’s deep water position LONDON, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell today announced a new exploration discovery in the deep water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced an interim dividend in respect of the second quarter of 2016 of US$0.47 per A ordinary share (“A Share”) and B ordinary share (“B … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged 2Q2016 interim dividend, ordinary shares, Royal Dutch Shell plc
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