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Jefferies to distribute JB Securities equity research on companies in Sri Lanka on a co-branded basis to Jefferies’ global institutional client base

NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG and COLOMBO, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Jefferies today announced that it is entering into a cooperation agreement with JB Securities (Pvt) Limited to distribute JB Securities equity research on companies in Sri Lanka on a co-branded basis … Read the full press release

French Banking Federation welcomes EP’s passage of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and regulations pertaining to the single resolution mechanism

Paris, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The French Banking Federation (FBF) is pleased to note that the European Parliament was able to pass several important bills at the last plenary session of the current parliament, prior to European elections. These passages are a … Read the full press release

United Internet acquired around 25% stake in the online listing specialist Uberall

Approximately 25 percent stake in German market leader for online listings Uberall as future technology partner of 1&1 Montabaur, Germany, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — United Internet AG has acquired – via United Internet Ventures AG – a stake of around 25 percent … Read the full press release

Luxottica Group to hold audio webcast of its 1Q 2014 results on April 29, 2014

Milan, Italy, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, today announced that its 1Q 2014 results will be available via audio webcast on … Read the full press release

Scania to supply 200 refuse trucks to Amsa S.p.A. in Milan, Italy

Scania has won a public tender in Milan, Italy, to supply up to 200 trucks for refuse collection. The order includes service contracts for the vehicles. Södertälje, Sweden, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The trucks will be supplied to Amsa S.p.A., a provider of … Read the full press release

RBS publishes its Sustainability Review 2013

Details of how RBS has sustained its position as the UK’s number one lender to UK renewable energy projects are revealed in the 2013 Sustainability Review. Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RBS’s Review aims to give an open and honest account of … Read the full press release

RWE re-starts natural gas deliveries to the Ukraine state-owned company Naftogaz

Reverse flow via Polish border started today Essen, Germany, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RWE AG – via its trading and gas midstream arm RWE Supply & Trading – is the first European supplier to commence gas deliveries to the Ukraine in 2014. … Read the full press release

Pochin Construction wins contract to build £multi-million complex at Port of Mostyn, North Wales for RWE Innogy UK’s flagship Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

Pochin Construction Ltd wins £3million design & build contract Over 100 staff based at new build at the Port of Mostyn Base confirms North Wales as home to Gwynt y Môr Port of Mostyn,  North Wales, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Work has started … Read the full press release

Dexia SA to hold Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting on 14 May 2014 at Arsenal, Brussels

Brussels, Paris, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting and the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Dexia SA will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 14.30 in the Arsenal, chaussée de Wavre 950, 1040 Brussels. Reception will be open … Read the full press release

Wolfgang Dürheimer appointed Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors Ltd

Crewe, UK, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wolfgang Dürheimer, General Representative of the Volkswagen Group responsible for motorsport, is to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd with effect from June 1, 2014. He is to succeed Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, … Read the full press release

DHL Express expanded partnership with global leader in diagnostics and information technology solutions for animal health IDEXX Laboratories

Bonn, Germany, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Express has recently expanded its successful partnership with IDEXX Laboratories, a global leader in diagnostics and information technology solutions for animal health. In 2011, IDEXX selected DHL as its primary carrier in Europe, the Middle … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom obtained required merger control clearance from European Commission for the acquisition of GTS Central Europe

Deutsche Telekom acquisition of GTS approved Complements DT’s pan-European network in mobile centric countries Strengthens DT’s position in the international B2B and wholesale segments Hannover, Germany, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom obtained today the required merger control clearance from the European … Read the full press release

Societe Generale raised its stake in Rosbank to 99.4% with 7% share acquisition from Interros group

PARIS, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Societe Generale announces the acquisition of 7 % of Rosbank’s share capital from Interros group, raising its stake to 99.4 %, in line with its strategy of building up the Group’s stake in Rosbank. This transaction … Read the full press release

BASF and Sinopec opened two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers at BASF-YPC Verbund site in Nanjing, China

New superabsorbent polymers, acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants serve growing demand in China market Integrated production enables resource efficiency and energy conservation Nanjing , China, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power publishes its 2013 annual financial report

Rome, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel Green Power informs that the documents listed below are available to the public at the Company’s registered office and in the relevant section of the Company website: 1) the annual financial report (including Enel Green … Read the full press release

The Audi Group becomes the first premium automobile manufacturer certified according to the international standard ISO 14064

First premium automobile manufacturer with corporate carbon footprint calculated in detail and certified Board of Management Member for Production Dr. Hubert Waltl: “An important element of climate-neutral mobility” Transparency on company-wide greenhouse-gas emissions Ingolstadt, Germany, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Audi … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ annonce le transbordement d’une cargaison de GNL au terminal méthanier de Montoir-de-Bretagne

PARIS, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — En provenance de l’usine de liquéfaction de Snøhvit en Norvège, le GNL a été acheminé jusqu’à Montoir-de-Bretagne, pour y être transbordé dans un second méthanier qui assurera la livraison jusqu’au client final en Asie. Les deux … Read the full press release

Initiative der EDEKA Stiftung auch 2014 stark gefragt

Ab April: 1.200 Kindergärten und Kindertagesstätten nehmen teil Qualitätsorientiertes Erfolgskonzept: Kinder lernen erlebnisorientiert Mit Langzeitwirkung: Projekt zu Ernährungskompetenz im 7. Jahr erfolgreich Hamburg, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit Beginn der Pflanzsaison startet in rund 1.200 Kindergärten und Kindertagesstätten bundesweit das Nachhaltigkeitsprojekt „Aus … Read the full press release

Aviva plc to sell entire 47% stake in its South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance to NongHyup Financial Group

LONDON, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (“Aviva”) today announces that it has reached agreement to sell its entire 47% stake in its South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance (“WALI”) to NongHyup Financial Group (“NHFG”). WALI is majority owned by … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index: Investor confidence in bonds and non-European equities shows strong growth

Sentiment towards non-European equities excluding emerging markets climbs Relative safety of bonds shows a strong sentiment increase Gold and emerging market equities are the only two asset classes to not have higher sentiment since this time last year LONDON, 15-4-2014 … Read the full press release