(IN BRIEF) Bentley’s global initiative, the ‘Extraordinary Women’ programme, continues to grow with the selection of exceptional students from the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. Aimed at inspiring the next generation of female talent in technology, engineering, design, and business, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Extraordinary Women' Programme, Amanda Levete, automotive, Bentley, Bentley Pioneers, Dr. Karen Lange, female talent, Hayley Hunton, Megane Montabonel, Mishaal Ashemimry, Nadine Attar, Nicola Gough, Noha Zagzoug, Saudi Arabia, STEM, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) BASF, a leading chemical company, has introduced a range of UV acrylic hotmelt products called acResin®, which have a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero kg CO2e/kg. The new offerings, including acResin® ZeroPCF A 260 UV, A … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has provided a £95.5 million loan to Moray West, an offshore wind farm development in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The project aims to supply 50 percent of Scotland’s electricity, powering approximately 1.33 million homes and reducing CO2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Morrison, Barclays, Jamie Grant, Moray West, offshore wind farm
(IN BRIEF) Aegon has announced the successful completion of its consolidation with a.s.r., combining its Dutch pension, life and non-life insurance, banking, and mortgage origination activities. In exchange for the consolidation, Aegon received EUR 2.2 billion in cash and a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged a.s.r., Aegon, Lard Friese, Netherlands
(IN BRIEF) NatWest Group has commissioned a report by Oxera, an economics and finance consultancy firm, on the potential of Open Banking. The report highlights the economic obstacles hindering the wider adoption of Open Banking and the development of innovative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Claire Melling, collaboration, economic challenges, NatWest Group, Open Banking
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN, following its mergers with Grupa LOTOS and PGNiG, is set to acquire 266 fuel stations in Austria, operating under the Turmöl brand. This acquisition will make ORLEN one of the top three fuel networks in Austria, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, News, Poland
Tagged acquisition, Daniel Obajtek, expansion, fuel station, Grupa LOTOS, ORLEN, PGNiG, Wojciech Słowiński
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, in partnership with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, is planning to construct a cutting-edge factory in Weeze, Germany, for the production of fuselage sections for the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. The facility will produce at least 400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Germany, Management, News
Tagged Armin Papperger, F-35A, Germany, Glenn Masukawa, Lockheed Martin, Mike Shoemaker, Northrop Grumman, partnership, Rheinmetall, Weeze
(IN BRIEF) SEB, a leading Nordic bank, has been rated as the best foreign exchange (FX) bank in the region according to Prospera’s survey, Foreign Exchange Nordics 2023. SEB’s top ranking reflects its dedication, proactivity, and strong customer focus. Despite … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval, along with eight other industrial companies, is partnering to develop high-capacity hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy-duty vehicles as part of the EU’s HORIZON Europe funding program. The project aims to support the transition of the transportation … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Alfa Laval, heavy duty vehicles, Hydrogen Refuelling Stations
(IN BRIEF) The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has released a position paper urging negotiators to address important issues in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) proposal. As trilogue negotiations take place, AFME calls for a practical … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Continental Tires has released a white paper titled “Efficient Fleet Management – Digital, Connected, and Sustainable,” addressing the challenges faced by vehicle fleets in Europe. The paper emphasizes the importance of sustainability and digitalization in fleet management. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Germany, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Continental tires, digitalization, Ralf Benack, sustainability, Sustainable Fleet Management, white paper
(IN BRIEF) Saab, a leading defense and security company, has received a SEK 400 million order from the Australian Department of Defence for additional Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons. The order includes deliveries of the weapons equipped with Saab’s new Fire Control … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Australia, Carl-Gustaf M4 Weapons, FCD 558, Görgen Johansson, Saab
(IN BRIEF) The Careers and Enterprise Hub in Loughborough has relaunched after receiving additional funding from the Loughborough Town Deal. The hub, managed by advisors from Loughborough University and Loughborough College, celebrated its reopening by hosting a recruitment fair that … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Vivendi has announced that its subsidiary, Prisma Media, is in exclusive negotiations with Groupe Figaro for the sale of Gala magazine. The sale is a requirement for the European Commission’s approval of Vivendi’s combination with the Lagardère group. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Media
Tagged Gala magazine, Groupe Figaro, Prisma Media, Vivendi
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a €3 million subordinated loan agreement with Patria Credit IFN to support micro-farms and expand access to finance in Romania. The transaction, backed by InvestEU, aims to help Patria Credit reach … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing €25 million in Radix Ventures, a deep tech venture capital fund based in Central and Eastern Europe. The investment aims to address the funding gap for deep tech founders in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Technology
Tagged deep tech, deep tech venture capital fund, EIF, energy startup, InvestEU, Lerta Energy, Marjut Falkstedt, Michał Urbanowski, Noctiluca, Paweł Bochniarz, Photon Energy Group, Radix Ventures, technology entrepreneurs, The European Investment Fund, Valuetech Seed, Wojciech Ratymirski
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF), a part of the EIB Group, has joined forces with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to invest in asset-backed securities (ABS) issued by BBVA. This collaborative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Spain
Tagged BBVA, climate change mitigation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fun, Green Projects, ICO, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, José Carlos García de Quevedo, Luisa Gómez Bravo, Marjut Falkstedt, REPowerEU, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) have invested in asset-backed securities (ABS) issued by BBVA to support Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. The investment aims to address working capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged ABS, asset-backed securities, BBVA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, ICO, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, José Carlos García de Quevedo, Luisa Gómez Bravo, Marjut Falkstedt, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) SUEZ has successfully commissioned the SCIP Anyo project, a hazardous waste disposal initiative in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). With an investment of RMB 450 million, the project increases SUEZ’s hazardous waste treatment capacity from 120,000 to 160,000 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The construction team from GRAHAM has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Nelson Street student accommodation project in Belfast. The 12-storey complex, set to become one of the largest student accommodation complexes in Northern Ireland, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anthony Best, Gary Holmes, GRAHAM, Neil Howells, Nelson Street Project
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