PARIS, 12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Imerys is informing that it has recently received an offer from Omya for the acquisition of four industrial sites which beneficiate calcium carbonate for the paper market. These sites are located in Europe (Sainte-Croix de Mareuil in France, Köping … Read the full press release
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 6000 entrepreneurs have already benefitted from loans worth a total of close to €50 million under the European Progress Microfinance Facility, according to the third annual report on this EUinstrument. The report confirms that Progress Microfinance has significantly contributed … Read the full press release
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Boubakar Dione est nommé Directeur juridique de Bpifrance. Rapportant directement au Directeur général, il prend en charge la responsabilité de l’ensemble de la fonction juridique de Bpifrance et supervisera les équipes juridiques dédiées aux opérations de financement et … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Management
Tagged banque publique d’investissement, Boubakar Dione, Bpifrance, CDC Entreprises, Directeur juridique, d’OSEO, FSI, FSI Régions, nommé
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner provides services to ensure the availability of technical processes by delivering tailored industrial service solutions that are constantly improved. Our ambition is to be a role model in industrial service business. To be able to better fulfill … Read the full press release
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA, “the Company”), one of the world’s largest potash producers, has today published its audited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 prepared in accordance with IFRS and audited by ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged LSE: URKA, Oleg Petrov, potash, Potash market, potash producer, Uralkali, Uralkali EBITDA, Uralkali IFRS H1-2013 Results, Uralkali Net Revenue, Uralkali Trading SA, Ust-Yayvinsky mine, Viktor Belyakov, ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit
Brussels, 11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Starting today, non-profit organizations from 41 countries, including several in Europe, can now get Office 365 software free of charge (or at subsidized prices) through Office 365 for Nonprofits. Eligible organizations must operate on a not-for-profit basis and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Non Profit, Technology
Tagged advancing education, Catherine Van Eeckhaute, Cloud, cloud computing, cloud-based collaboration tools, cloud-based productivity tools, Corporate Social Responsibility, establishment of civil societies, improving social welfare, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Laurence Verriest, Microsoft, Microsoft International, NGOs, non-profit organizations, Office 365, Office 365 software, preserving culture, preserving or restoring the environment, promoting human rights, providing relief to the poor, software
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the meeting held on 10 September 2013, the Board of Directors of Uralkali (LSE: URKA; the Company), one of the world’s largest potash producers, has made the following decisions. The Board has approved the Consolidated Condensed Interim … Read the full press release
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BP announced today that it, and its partners, have now awarded over £1 billion in contracts to UK-based companies to provide services and equipment for the major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, Loyal oil field, offloading vessel, oil fields, OneSubsea, Quad 204 project, re-development, Schiehallion oil field, subsea infrastructure, subsea trees, Trevor Garlick, UK companies, Vince Cable, west of Shetland, £1B contracts
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today announced new measures1 to get more freight onto Europe’s rivers and canals. Barges are amongst the most climate-friendly and energy efficient forms of transport but currently they only carry about 6% of European cargo each … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Barges, bridges, cargo, climate-friendly transport, Connecting Europe Facility, Dale Kidd, energy efficient transport, Europe's canals, Europe's rivers, fairways, freight, Helen Kearns, inland waterways, locks, navigation channels, river ports, Scheldt, Seine, Siim Kallas, TEN-T, TEN-T core network corridors, TRANSPORT, waterborne freight, waterway transport, waterways
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — I welcome the political agreement with Council on the Market Abuse Regulation that Parliament has endorsed today, which will establish tougher rules to better prevent, detect and punish market abuse. With this agreement, the European Parliament has made … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law
Tagged Arlene McCarthy, commodity markets, commodity regulators, derivative markets, electronic trading platforms, electronic trading platforms abuse, European Parliament, financial regulators, LIBOR, Market Abuse Regulation, Michel Barnier, MIFID 2 proposals
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In April 2013, a survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity was carried out by central banks in 53 countries, including all the major financial centres.In consultation with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), these surveys have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Bank for International Settlements, currency swaps, derivatives, derivatives transactions, Deutsche Bundesbank, financial markets, foreign exchange options, foreign exchange swaps, foreign exchange trading, forward contracts, global foreign exchange markets, OTC trading, outright forwards, spot contracts, spot transactions, traders
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BP Egypt today announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. The deepwater exploration well, named Salamat, is the deepest well ever drilled in the Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta … Read the full press release
3DEXPERIENCE Platform Enriched by Advanced Durability Analysis Applications VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, 10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Safe … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Arnaud Malherbe, Bernard Charlès, Dassault Systèmes, Durability Analysis Applications, durability prediction solution, Elena Fernandez, Grace Mu, Jahyun Ahn, John Draper, product durability, realistic simulation applications, Safe Technology Ltd, Sato Yukiko, Seema Siddiqui, SIMULIA, Trica Sim, Virginie Blindenberg
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On August 27, 2013, Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), guaranteed by Statoil Petroleum AS, executed the following debt capital market transaction: Issue of USD 300,000,000 Notes with floating interest rate and due August 27, 2020 The net proceeds from … Read the full press release
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Les Eléis shopping centre is celebrating its opening with an official inauguration ceremony on Friday 6 September in the presence of a number of local elected representatives. The Les Eléis shopping centre is a place where people … Read the full press release
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Maltepe Park shopping centre is reopening its doors to the public after 19 months of building work and is transforming into a major shopping destination. Featuring a number of new, modern-design spaces and 140 new shops (including … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Real Estate, Retail, Turkey
Tagged Carrefour, Carrefour SA, Maltepe Park, Maltepe Park shopping centre, Turkey shopping centre
Zurich, 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayerngas UK Ltd., in which Swissgas holds an interest through its engagement in Bayerngas Norge, has produced natural gas from the Clipper South gas field in the British North Sea for the first time. There are estimated reserves of around … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged Bayerngas GmbH, Bayerngas Norge, Bayerngas UK Ltd., British North Sea, Clipper South gas field, Dr. Heinrich Schwendener, gas field, natural gas, Ruedi Rohrbach, Stadtwerke München GmbH, Swissgas, Swissgas AG, SWM Gasbeteiligungs GmbH, TIGAS – Erdgas Tirol GmbH
06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representing the European Union at the G20 in Saint Petersburg, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy made the following statement on the summit outcome: “The G20 has proven its worth, in … Read the full press release
06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, E.ON Connecting Energies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matrix (“The Company”), the UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings. The agreement covers the purchase of 100 percent of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged acquire, commercial buildings, E.ON Connecting Energies, energy efficiency, energy efficiency services, energy efficiency solutions, Energy management, Essen, Green Sky Energy Limited, Hervé Touati, Ian Kelly, LDC, Manchester, Matrix, private equity, private equity investment fund
Appearing in front of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today, the Eurogroup President took the opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to the Greek programme and Greece’s financing needs. 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — He welcomed the real progress … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Investment, Politics
Tagged Eurogroup, Eurogroup President, European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Greece's financing needs, Greek fiscal sustainability, Greek programme, Greek public sector, Greek structural reforms, Jeroen Dijsselbloem
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