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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and London Metal Exchange (LME) announced the Board of LME’s self-clearing platform currently in development

London, UK, 18-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) are pleased to announce the formation of the Board of LME Clear, the LME’s self-clearing platform currently in development. LME Clear is on … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank AG took part in European Banking Authority’s EU-wide Transparency Exercise 2013

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) notes the announcements made today by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and Deutsche Bundesbank regarding the information of the EU-wide Transparency … Read the full press release

Repsol ha celebrado durante tres días su Congreso Técnico de Exploración y Producción en su sede corporativa de Madrid

El Congreso Internacional Técnico de Exploración y Producción ha contado con la participación de más de 600 expertos de Repsol, procedentes de más de 30 países. Este congreso, llevado a cabo en el Campus Repsol, ha permitido al equipo de … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class sets new standards in the premium mid-range class

Stuttgart, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The all-new C-Class heralds a new chapter in the Mercedes-Benz success story and sets new standards in the premium mid‑range class. Thanks to an intelligent lightweight design concept boasting weight savings of up to 100 … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz announced it expects to significantly outperform the production records from the previous 3 years

Production program of more than 1.49 million vehicles Plants running at high capacity utilization also in 2013, special shifts year-round Andreas Renschler: “With this production record, Mercedes-Benz is setting yet another benchmark. This attests to the good customer response to … Read the full press release

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Head Margareta Wahlström and AXA CEO Henri de Castries signed UNISDR Private Sector Commitment for Disaster Risk Reduction

A partnership which commits the private sector to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 52 signatories from various sectors Paris, France, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the presence of Ms. Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Autohäuser in Deutschland werden deutlich umweltfreundlicher

„Think Blue.“-Strategie senkt CO2-Ausstoß im deutschen Handel um 25 Prozent Beratende Begleitung durch Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU) Einzigartiges Zertifikat „Future Climate® inspired by Think Blue.“ für besonders nachhaltige Partnerbetriebe Wolfsburg, Deutschland, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Marke Volkswagen Pkw verankert ihre „Think … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group announced its worldwide deliveries grew 4.7 percent in January – November 2013 YoY

 4.7 percent* increase from January to November 828,600 vehicles delivered in November / +4.3 percent* Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Deliveries in November  developed well. Challenges remain.” Wolfsburg, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew … Read the full press release

Fortum agreed to sell its electricity distribution business in Finland to Suomi Power Networks Oy for EUR 2.55 billion

Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has agreed to sell its electricity distribution business in Finland to Suomi Power Networks Oy, which is owned by a consortium of Finnish pension funds Keva (12.5%) and LocalTapiola Pension (7.5%) together with international … Read the full press release

Fortum announced it decided to divest its electricity distribution business

Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has completed the assessment of the future alternatives of its electricity distribution business that was launched in January 2013. After thorough consideration, the company has concluded that divesting the electricity distribution business is the best solution … Read the full press release

Vattenfall announced all 80 foundations at DanTysk offshore wind farm are now installed

After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm has been installed.  Stockholm, Sweden, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind … Read the full press release

SIGNA präsentiert große Umfrage zum Projekt “Kaufhaus Bozen”

SIGNA führte im Zeitraum von 21. bis 29. November 2013 eine breit angelegte Umfrage zum Projekt „Kaufhaus Bozen“ sowie zum Einkaufsverhalten durch, um über die Bedürfnisse der Bevölkerung besser Bescheid zu wissen. Wien, Österreich, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Zeitraum von 21. … Read the full press release

Kesko Food opened its fourth K-ruoka food store in St. Petersburg, Russia

Kesko Food today opened its fourth food store in the St. Petersburg area. In addition to the four stores already in operation, Kesko Food’s objective is to open three new large food stores in the St. Petersburg area by the … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ announced it achieved 40% less power consumption for its new series of decanter centrifuges for the environment industry

International technology Group ANDRITZ has launched a new series of decanter centrifuges for the environment industry, achieving up to 40% less power consumption, while maintaining throughput and efficiency. Graz, Austria, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — This innovative new series was developed in the … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ announced Europe’s largest new paper machine installed at Zellstoff Pöls, Austria

International technology Group ANDRITZ successfully started up Europe’s largest new paper machine for specialty papers, supplied to Zellstoff Pöls, Austria. Graz, Austria, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The PrimeLine paper machine produces very high-strength paper grades used primarily for carrier bags, high-grade medical … Read the full press release

BAWAG P.S.K. to sell and leaseback its corporate headquarters “Postsparkasse” to real estate group SIGNA Prime Selection AG

Property and building remain the headquarters of the Bank under a long term lease agreement with SIGNA Prime Selection AG Transaction success will result in increased capital for supporting core Austrian banking businesses SIGNA expands its portfolio of high-quality and extraordinary properties … Read the full press release

Die Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) unterzeichnet europaweit erste RSI-Rückgarantievereinbarung für innovative Unternehmen

Die Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) ist die erste Förderbank Europas, die mit dem European Investment Fund (EIF) eine Rückgarantievereinbarung im Rahmen des „Risk Sharing Instrument“ (RSI) unterzeichnet. Damit erleichtert die aws innovativen österreichischen KMU und mittelständischen Unternehmen den Zugang zu … Read the full press release

Forrester Research Inc named SAP AG leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013”

Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has been ranked by Forrester Research Inc. as a leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013.”* In the evaluation, SAP earned among the highest scores among … Read the full press release

SAP AG announced key open source contributions at SAP® TechEd in Bangalore, India December 11–13

New OpenUI5, a New Unified Developer License, Node.js Connector and a New Development Environment for SAP HANA Create More Opportunities Bangalore, India, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an extended and deeper commitment to the developer community with … Read the full press release

Alpha Bank announced the results of the exercise process of the Titles Representing Share Ownership Rights (Warrants)

Athens, Greece, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpha Bank (hereinafter the “Bank”) announces that, based on the Warrant exercise orders submitted until 10.12.2013, 28.8 million Warrants on shares issued by the Bank and owned by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (“Warrants”) have been blocked … Read the full press release