02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to introduce gender targets with the aim of doubling the share of women in management. By end of 2019, 35% of middle management positions (Heads of Division, … Read the full press release
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the basis of a nomination from Hungary, by common accord with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Hungary, Investment
Tagged Anton Rop, EIB, EIB Board of Governors, EIB Management Committee, László Baranyay
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Prudential plc is pleased to confirm that the appointment of Jackie Hunt as an executive director and Chief Executive, Prudential UK & Europe, will be effective from 5 September 2013. Rob Devey will stand down … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged Alan Porter, Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston CMG FCA, Alice Davey Schroeder, Ann Frances Godbehere FCGA, Anthony John Liddell Nightingale CMG, Barry Lee Stowe, Cheick Tidjane Thiam, financial services, HKEx, insurance, Jackie Hunt, John William Foley, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA, Lord Andrew Turnbull KCB CVO, Michael Andrew Wells, Michael George Alexander McLintock, Michael William Oliver Garrett, Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA, Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca, Philip John Remnant CBE ACA, Prudential plc, Prudential UK & Europe, Rob Devey, Robert Alan Devey, Robin Tozer, Sir Howard John Davies, Sylvia Edwards
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development continues to boost Turkey’s Anatolian regions, making a €3.7 million loan to Kivanc Tekstil, a leading producer of clothing fabrics and yarn based in Adana. Kivanc Tekstil, 100 per cent owned and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Turkey
Tagged Adana, clothing fabrics, EBRD, Kivanc Tekstil, loan, Mike Davey, Olga Rosca, SEMED, Turkey’s textile industry, weaving machines, yarn, Ziya Kivanc
Montabaur, 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — United Internet AG continues to drive the internationalization of its webhosting and cloud computing business. As the company announced today, United Internet has agreed a deal with the owners of Arsys Internet S.L. (C\Chile 54, 26007 Logroño, Spain), … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1&1 Internet AG, acquire, acquisition, Arsys, Arsys Internet S.L., Arsys owners, Carlyle Group, Cloud, data centers, Logroño, Marcus Schaps, Mercapital, Montabaur, private equity, Ralph Dommermuth, Spanish cloud computing market, Spanish webhosting market, United Internet AG, webhosting
Automatic encryption of data over all transmission paths Secure data storage in Germany as a reputable location Designation of secure e-mail addresses 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom and United Internet have launched an initiative within the industry for secure e-mail communication … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Law, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Deutsche Telekom, E-mail made in Germany, German data privacy laws, GMX, privacy, privacy laws, Ralph Dommermuth, René Obermann, secure e-mail addresses, secure e-mail communication, T-Online, United Internet, United Internet AG, WEB.DE
New BASF foam Infinergy™ revolutionizes adidas running shoe 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world is on the move. To keep physically fit, more and more people jog for miles, across fields and along roadways. You can go running just about anywhere. All … Read the full press release
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance partnered with climate and development experts ClimateCare, to develop a new way to measure and report the full impact of offsetting Aviva’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Insurance, Management, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva’s carbon emissions, carbon emissions, Edward Hanrahan, Envirofit Efficient Stoves, general insurance, insurance, Kenya, LBG Framework, life insurance, LifeStraw Carbon for Water, Zelda Bentham
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (the “Issuer”) wishes to announce that notification has been given to the holders of €650m Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2023 (ISIN: XS0177448015) (the “Notes”) that it shall redeem the Notes in full on 2 October … Read the full press release
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bringing the total Welsh Apprenticeship numbers to 120, Lloyds Banking Group is to create a further 30 new apprenticeships in Wales as part of its UK wide apprenticeship programme. Working with JobcentrePlus, who will host a Road Show … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Moseley, apprentices, Apprenticeship Programme, Apprenticeships, Cardiff Gate, JobcentrePlus, Kate Guthrie, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Apprenticeship Programme, Lloyds Banking Group Welsh Apprenticeship, Newport, Rachel Duncan, Tredgar Park, Welsh Apprenticeship
Enel Green Power has been awarded three energy supply contracts with wind projects located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. These projects will add a further 88 MW to the 313 MW of wind projects Enel Green Power obtained in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy
Tagged Bahía, Brazil, Brazilian Chamber of Commercialization of Electric Energy, CCEE Camara de Comercializaçao da Energia Eletrica, Enel, Enel Green Power, Enel Group, energy supply contracts, Fulvio Conti, Latin America, north-eastern Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, wind projects
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2013, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area rose for the fourth successive month. It increased markedly by 0.31 points to ‑0.21. The assessment of past production, the level of overall order books and production expectations improved sharply. Also the … Read the full press release
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. (‘HSBC Mexico’), an indirect subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (‘HSBC’), has entered into an agreement to sell HSBC Fianzas, S.A., its subsidiary which undertakes bonding and surety business, to Afianzadora Aserta, S.A. … Read the full press release
Sales up 5.3% to CHF 45.2 billion, 4.1% organic growth Real internal growth up to 2.7% for the first half: all three geographies contributed Trading operating profit +6.8% to CHF 6.8 billion, margin +20 basis points to 15.1% Marketing spend +60 basis points; consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Investment, Science, Switzerland
Positive conclusion to the review of Generali’s debt ratings by all the main rating agencies, following the creation of Generali Italia 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Trieste – Fitch has affirmed Generali’s IFS rating at ‘A-‘ (outlook negative). The rating agency also affirmed … Read the full press release
Bremen-based company’s procurement plan is characterised by ambitious environmental goals Distinctive vehicle design visualises company’s sustainability considerations Citaro boasts comprehensive safety features 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The decision to commission 33 particularly environmentally friendly urban regular-service buses was made by Bremer Straßenbahn … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bremen, Bremer Straßenbahn, BSAG, Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle, environmentally friendly buses, environmentally friendly urban regular-service buses, Mercedes-Benz Citaro G, Mercedes-Benz urban bus fleet, Nada Filipovic, Raimund Grammer, Stuttgart, Wilfried Eisenberg
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management announced today that Felipe Godard will join the Firm as a Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management, Latin America, effective October 1, 2013. He will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Antonio Braun, Caroline Kitidis, Chip Packard, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Switzerland, Felipe Godard, Geneva, Haig Ariyan, Marco Bizzozero, Pholida Barclay, Raphael Zagury, wealth management franchise, Wealth Management Latin America
Anyone looking for sound macroeconomic figures should divert their attention from Europe and look towards Latin America. There, in the shadow of Brazil and practically unnoticed by the rest of the world, Mexico has, in the past few years, developed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Allianz Mexico, Allianz Mexico health insurance, Allianz Mexico life insurance, Allianz Mexico property and casualty insurance, Allianz SE, Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico, Mexico debt 40% of its GDP, Mexico economic growth +3%, Mexico growing middle class, Mexico is prospering, Mexico unemployment rate less than 5%, Sergio Ghibellini, Stefanie Rupp-Menedetter
Munich, 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “No one, not China, not the United States, will wait for 28 different opinions to come out of Europe on important regulations concerning the global economy,” says the Allianz chief economist in our video interview, responding to a … Read the full press release
Urumqi / Wolfsburg, 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Pioneering achievement for Volkswagen Group in Western China • New factory in Urumqi becomes first vehicle plant in the Xinjiang region • Developing the west of the country further strengthens the second home market of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Nanjing, Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, semi-knocked down assembly, Shanghai, Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture, SKD vehicle assembly, The Volkswagen Group, Urumqi, Volkswagen Santana, Western China, Xinjiang region, Yizheng
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