• February sales total 27,112 units • Jetta Sedan delivered 10,597 units for the month • Passat delivered 6,997 units for the month • Tiguan delivered 2,019 units for the month • High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel models accounted for 16.8 … Read the full press release
RIGA, Latvia, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the forthcoming accession of the Republic of Latvia to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Latvian Finance Minister Andris Vilks and ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling met today in Riga. At the … Read the full press release
BILBAO, Spain, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peer pressure among ministers and best practices are useful tools to stimulate economic growth and fight youth unemployment in Europe, according to the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. He was speaking at the Stability … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics
Tagged Eurogroup, Eurogroup's Jeroen Dijsselbloem, fight youth unemployment in Europe, Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, peer pressure, peer pressure among ministers, Stability and Growth Forum, stimulate economic growth in Europe, youth unemployment
Underscores drive to seek new investment sources for emerging economies LONDON, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti travels to New Zealand and Australia in the first week of March for high-level political and business meetings aimed at strengthening the Bank’s links … Read the full press release
Siem Reap, Cambodia, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The nine Heads of ASEAN Member States Intellectual Property Offices (AMS-IPOs) and EPO President Benoît Battistelli signed their first regional Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) today on Industrial Property with the overall aim of establishing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Industrial, Law
Tagged AMS-IPOs, ASEAN Member States Intellectual Property Offices, ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation, AWGIPC, Benoît Battistelli, Cambodia, co-operation on patents, EPO, EPO - ASEAN co-operation, European Patent Office, H. E. Ouk Prachea, institutional framework, Mr. Tan Yih San, Patents, Rainer Osterwalder, Siem Reap
Luxembourg, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, is strengthening its research and development in the field of eco-friendly automotive equipment. The European Investment Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged automotive equipment, car seats, complete seating systems, eco-friendly automotive equipment, EIB, EUR 220m loan, Eva Henkel, Jean-Philippe De Waele, Johnson Controls, R&D activities loan, Wilhelm Molterer
Hayle, UK, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, it was announced today. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced full scale wave power converters, berth, Chris Pomfret, Cornwall, Finnish multi-national utilities firm, Fortum, giant ‘socket’ on the seabed, grid network onshore, Hayle, Heli Antila, Jason Clark, Michael Fallon, Nordic utilities giant, offshore renewable energy, offshore renewable energy test facility, UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Wave Hub, Wave Hub Limited
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is carrying out extensive refurbishment of two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units. The refurbishment will increase the capacity of the power plant to 192 megawatts and will improve safety and reliability. After … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged emissions-free energy, Finnish wave power company Wello, Fortum, Heli Antila, inexhaustible energy, leasing agreement, off the coast of Cornwall, renewable energy sources, solar economy, UK-based Wave Hub, Wave Hub, wave power, wave power converters, wave power solutions
Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release
Hamburg, Germany, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “Operating earnings before taxes in fiscal year 2012/13 amounted to € 114 million. Earnings in accordance with IFRS were minus € 230 million. The Group’s key figures reflect a split situation: return on capital employed … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ looks back on a disappointing 2013 business year. Although the HYDRO and METALS (including Schuler) business areas saw very positive development, the results of the PULP & PAPER and SEPARATION business … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ is to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca hydropower plant, Angola, via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK (Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza), a part of the Angolan power corporation … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ group, Andritz Hydro, Angola, Angolan power corporation ENE, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK, DI Alexander Schwab, electromechanical equipment, Empresa Nacional de Electricidade, Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza, hydropower station, Kwanza River, Lauca hydropower plant, Oliver Pokorny
Shareholders approve 17th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 2.45 (+7%) per share for 2013, representing a payout of approximately 74% of net income from continuing operations Dr. Joerg Reinhardt confirmed by shareholders as Chairman of the Novartis Board of Directors … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 17th consecutive dividend increase, Ann Fudge, Dr. Ing. Wendelin Wiedeking, Dr. Joerg Reinhardt, Enrico Vanni, Novartis AGM, Novartis Board of Directors' proposed resolutions, Novartis shareholders, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Srikant Datar, Ulrich Lehner, William Brody
HANOVER, Germany, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) invites press, bloggers and analysts to attend its press conference at CeBIT 2014, being held March 10-14 in Hanover, Germany. The press conference will be led by Bill McDermott, co-CEO and member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Marketing, Media, Technology
Tagged analysts, Bill McDermott, bloggers, Germany, March 10-14 in Hanover, Marcus Winkler, Michael Kleinemeier, SAP AG, SAP at CeBIT 2014, SAP press conference
BARCELONA, Spain, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of a co-innovation project, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and BMW Group Research and Technology have developed an innovative technology infrastructure for in-vehicle mobility services. The research prototype is based on the SAP HANA® Cloud Platform and will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BMW Group Research and Technology, connected car, contextualized offerings to drivers, Gil Perez, in-vehicle mobility services, innovative technology infrastructure, Kate McNeel, Mobile World Congress 2014, personalized offerings to drivers, Robin Meyerhoff, SAP AG, SAP HANA® Cloud Platform
BARCELONA, Spain, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has signed an agreement with STC, the largest telecommunication services provider in the Middle East and North Africa, to implement SAP® solutions for network life-cycle management (NLM) to … Read the full press release
Bratislava, Slovakia, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection, today warn Mac users not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, as ESET researchers have discovered Bitcoin-stealing malware being spread via cracked apps. The OSX/CoinThief trojan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Angry Birds, Bitcoin exchanges, Bitcoin-stealing malware, cracked apps, ESET, ESET researchers, file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, Mac malware, Mac users, malicious browser add-ons, OSX/CoinThief trojan, pirated software, Pixelmator, wallet sites
VANCOUVER, Canada, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV /AIDS at St. Paul’s Hospital is pioneering new technology from PHEMI Health Systems and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to accelerate the treatment and improve the outcome for patients diagnosed with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Technology
Tagged Bob Elliott, Dr. Julio Montaner, Dr. Paul Terry, healthcare data warehouse, HIV/AIDS, patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, personalized medicine, PHEMI Health Systems, powerful Big Data technology, SAP AG, SAP Canada, SAP HANA® platform, St. Paul's Hospital, The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV /AIDS
BARCELONA, Spain, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Upaisa Brings Financial Inclusion to More Than 17,000 Customers, Enabling Them to Manage and Track Financial Activity as well as Save, Transfer and Pay in a Safer, More Convenient Environment BARCELONA, Spain – SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "Best Bank-Led Mobile Money Programme", Arif Sirhindi, Branchless Banking Service, Matthew Talbot, mobile banking service, Mobile Money Global Awards 2013, Pakistan, SAP, SAP® Mobile Inclusive Banking solution, U Microfinance Bank Limited, Ufone, Upaisa
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