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MAPFRE lanza PUENTE GARANTÍA 4 un fondo de inversión vinculado a la evolución de las 600 mejores empresas europeas

MADRID, Spain, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE lanza al mercado el fondo de inversión PUENTE GARANTÍA 4, un producto garantizado cuyo rendimiento está vinculado a la evolución del índice STOXX EUROPE 600 en el que se integran las 600 mejores compañías … Read the full press release

MAPFRE inaugura un nuevo centro médico en Sevilla (Policlínico Salud 4)

El centro Salud 4 de MAPFRE ofrece 27 especialidades medico-quirúrgicas y es el decimosegundo abierto por la aseguradora en España Sevilla, Spain, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE inaugura un nuevo centro médico en Sevilla (Policlínico Salud 4) para ofrecer una mejor … Read the full press release

Sapa introduces new MPE aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems

Oslo, Norway, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa is introducing the new 9153 and 9170 aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems. The alloys offer features and benefits that are unmatched in the field. Most of all, the alloys provide high inherent corrosion … Read the full press release

Robeco Group unveiled its new 2014-2018 strategy with focus on growth

Rotterdam, Netherlands,  20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Robeco has been working on the development of its strategy for 2014-2018 since the acquisition of a 90 percent stake in Robeco Groep N.V. by ORIX Corporation in July 2013. The revised strategy is based … Read the full press release

Audi Tradition assembled team of race and rally vehicles for the world’s largest oldtimer show Techno Classica in Essen, Germany

More than 18,000 visitors expected at the world’s largest oldtimer show Jubilee classics from company history on the Audi stand In the limelight: Auto Union Type A race car, Audi Type C Alpine Rally winner and Audi Rallye quattro A2 … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank and UniCredit Group sign €700 million loan in support of youth employment, investment and environmental protection projects in Italy

€200 million for youth employment, €400 million for investment, €100 million for environmental protection MILAN, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past few days the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UniCredit Group have signed in Milan three new medium to … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä’s consultation process with employee representatives in Finland concluded

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä’s consultation process with employee representatives in Finland has been concluded. The process was initiated on 29 January 2014 with the aim of reducing 200 jobs in Finland. As a result of the negotiations, the redundancy … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Ship Design Singapore unveiled Platform Supply Vessel design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) Singapore has unveiled a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with Asia Pacific Maritime 2014 event. The WSD PSV series … Read the full press release

Two Ro-Ro ferries of UK based Condor Ferries to be retrofitted with Wärtsilä’s new AQUARIUS READY ballast water management system

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Wärtsilä AQUARIUS READY solution is a phased process that enables cost savings and installation flexibility for ship owners preparing their vessels for ballast water treatment regulatory compliance. Having Wärtsilä as a single point of contact between the … Read the full press release

BDI and Confindustria issued joint declaration with six final recommendations on EU industrial policy

Berlin, Germany, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Joint call by the BDI and Confindustria for the EU spring summit. Business community taking part in German-Italian government consultations. “Strengthening industrial competitiveness must be the core project of the next European legislative period. At the … Read the full press release

UK Department for Work and Pensions: Private sector employment increased by 1.73 million since 2010, record 30.19 million people are now in jobs

The employment rate has hit a 5 year high and a record 30.19 million people are now in jobs. LONDON, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private sector employment has increased by 1.73 million since 2010, showing the government’s long-term economic plan to … Read the full press release

South African airline operator Comair orders $210 million worth LEAP-1B engines to power eight Boeing 737 MAX 8s from CFM International

First African carrier to announce order for the LEAP/737 MAX New aircraft support fleet renewal strategy Deliveries scheduled between 2019 and 2021 JOHANESBURG, South Africa, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — South Africa’s private domestic airline operator, JSE-listed Comair Limited, today announced an … Read the full press release

The Wärtsilä Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer to be utilized at three North Sea oilfields

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine and oil & gas industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has signed three contracts with Aker Midsund of Norway to deliver its Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC®) systems for three North Sea … Read the full press release

The European Wind Energy Association’s chief executive Thomas Becker: A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports

A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. Brussels, Belgium, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In a letter to EU … Read the full press release

ECE: Construction of 86 million Euro shopping center in Afyonkarahisar began March

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Start of construction on the new shopping center in the heart of the western Anatolian city Afyonkarahisar: With the completion of the excavation works, the rough construction of the 86 million Euro project started at the … Read the full press release

Hexagon announced it sold SwePart to Merlinum AB

Stockholm, Sweden, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon has today divested SwePart, the last remaining part of Other Operations, to Merlinum AB. Following the divestment of EBP Olofström AB in July 2013, Hexagon’s strategy to concentrate all resources on its core business, Measurement … Read the full press release

Brewers Association (BA) selected DB Schenker as Official Logistics Supplier for the World Beer Cup in Denver

Specialities from around the world are brought to the “Olympics of Beer” into the USA – Particular requirements for food imports Frankfurt/Denver, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Every two years, the best brewers in the world enter their finest beers into what … Read the full press release

Euronext announced agreements with four exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to implement its new UTP solution, UTP-Hybrid

PARIS, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced that it has successfully signed agreements with four exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the implementation of its new … Read the full press release

ALECTIA launches new worldwide benchmarking scheme drawing on experience from 35 years of consultancy to the brewing industry

Virum, Denmark, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ALECTIA launches a new worldwide benchmarking scheme drawing on experience from 35 years of consultancy to the brewing industry. The “ALECTIA Brewing Benchmark Club” offers breweries a unique opportunity to improve their business while contributing to … Read the full press release