TeliaSonera has acquired two licenses in the 800 MHz spectrum to develop the 4G network, in an auction held by Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority. Stockholm, Sweden, 28-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 800 MHz frequencies will enable a roll-out of 4G services in … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and China held their fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) on 24 October in Brussels. The overarching theme of the meeting was how the EU and China can address challenges and create … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged Algirdas Šemeta, Antti Peltomaki, Brussels, CHINA, EU, EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED), HU Zucai, Karel De Gucht; MA Kai, Olli REHN, open economies, SHI Yaobin, SONG Tao, XIAO Yaqing, YANG Xueshan, ZHONG Shan, ZOU Zhiwu
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The third round of EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement negotiations took place in the week of the 21-25 October in Brussels. This round of negotiations focussed on discussing each side’s proposals for the text of the future … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged 3rd Round of EU-Japan Trade Talks, Animal Welfare, competition policy, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Dispute Settlement., Electronic Commerce, EU, EU-Japan, EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement, intellectual property, investment, Japan, Market Access, Non-Tariff Measures, procurement, Rules of Origin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade and Sustainable Development, Trade in Services, Trade Remedies
Stockholm, Sweden, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Sweden (Telenor) is continuing its commitment in broadband and television services and buys Tele2 Sweden AB (Tele2) fibre and cable business serving the consumer market for a cash sum of SEK 775 million. In 2012, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Media, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged acquisition, Andreas Hamrin, broadband, cable, cable television, consumer market, digital TV, fibre, fixed broadband, Glenn Mandelid, Lars-Åke Norling, Tele2, Tele2 Sweden AB, Telenor, Telenor Sweden, television
Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has settled a dispute with the State of Argentina resulting from the termination of a water contract in Tucuman province in August 1997. As a result of an international arbitration, Vivendi … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the completion of the divestment of over 85% of its interest in Activision Blizzard. The Group has received cash proceeds totaling $8.2billion. This divestment represents a major step forward in the strategic review Vivendi … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, France, Investment, Media, Telecom
Tagged $8.2billion, Activision Blizzard, demerger, divestment, significant shareholder value, stake, Vivendi
Utrecht, the Netherlands, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Piero Overmars, Jaap Lagerweij, Robert Jan van de Kraats and Herna Verhagen will resign from the Supervisory Board of SNS REAAL NV (the Supervisory Board) per 1 November 2013. At the Extraordinary General Meeting of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged appointed, Extraordinary General Meeting, Gerard van Olphen, Herna Verhagen, Jaap Lagerweij, Jan Nooitgedagt, Jan van Rutte, Monika Milz, Piero Overmars, REAAL NV., Robert Jan van de Kraats, shareholders, SNS Bank NV, SNS REAAL NV, SRLEV NV, Supervisory Board
Prague, Czech Republic, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The well-respected CFO-Insight.com website has given The CFO of the Year 2013 award to Pavel Horský, CFO of Energetický a průmyslový holding (“EPH”). Pavel Horský accepted the award at a gala evening in Warsaw. Pavel … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ:VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, announces that the Company will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index® effective October 29, 2013. “NASDAQ-100 Index inclusion is an important milestone … Read the full press release
Closure is part of the “SGL2015” cost savings program Operations will begin to wind down at the end of the year with expected completion within Q1/2014 110 employees impacted Wiesbaden / Lachute (QE, Canada), 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SGL Group – The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Metals and Minerals
Tagged CANADA, carbon-based products, graphite electrode, Lachute, QE, Québec, SGL Group, The Carbon Compan, Wiesbaden
Kiev, Ukraine, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 200 influential experts, from the Ukrainian grain industry, public sector institutions, academia and international organisations participated at the Fourth Ukrainian Grain Congress in Kiev today. The Congress, promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Food & Beverage, Ukraine
Tagged Anton Usov, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fourth Ukrainian Grain Congress, Genevieve Joy, Gilles Mettetal, grain sector, Kiev, UKRAINE, Ukrainian grain industry
London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — GSK announces Q3 core EPS growth of 16% and dividend of 19p Core EPS 28.9p (+16%) benefiting from operating, financial and long-term cost efficiencies Pharma & Vaccines sales flat: US +2%, Europe +5%, Japan +2% offset by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged FluLaval Q-IV vaccine for flu, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK dividend of 19p (+6%), GSK EPS Q3 2013, GSK pharma sales, GSK Q3 results, GSK vaccines sales, Relvar Ellipta for asthma, Tafinlar for metastatic melanoma, Tivicay for HIV
London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — International real estate advisor Savills has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with SRS Real Estate Partners (SRS) – the largest real estate firm exclusively dedicated to servicing retail clients in the US. The arrangement … Read the full press release
Hong Kong / Singapore, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes was named best credit service provider in China at the 10th China International Credit and Risk Management Conference held in Beijing recently. It shares this year’s award with Sinosure. Xi Zhen Wang, CEO of … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the FATF recognised that the Russian Federation had made significant progress in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2008 mutual evaluation report and could be removed from the regular follow-up process. The decision by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Law, Politics, Russia
Tagged 'fit and proper' requirements, 6th Follow-up Report, accounts in fictitious names, AML/CFT Law, anonymous accounts, beneficial ownership requirements, corporate transparency, criminalisation of terrorist financing, criminals, decriminalised self-laundering, FATF, freeze terrorist assets, ML/TF suspicion, Money Laundering, Mutual Evaluation of Russian Federation, Russia FATF 6th Follow-up Report, Russian Federation, terrorist financing, The Financial Action Task Force
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New Zealand was placed in the regular follow-up process as a result of non-compliant (NC) and partially compliant (PC) ratings for certain core and key Recommendations in its mutual evaluation report of October 2009. The October 2013 … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil will publish its third quarter 2013 results on Thursday, 24 October 2013 at approximately 9 a.m. (EET). The release will be available on the Neste Oil website immediately after publishing. A press conference in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Investment
Tagged Espoo, Kaisa Lipponen, Neste Oil, Neste Oil Corporation’s Q3 2013 results, Q3 2013 results
Helsinki, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr have signed loan agreements with NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency measures. The agreements were signed today at the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Ukraine
Tagged DemoUkrainaDH, energy efficiency, investments, Johan Willert, Julia Shevchuk, municipal energy efficiency projects, NEFCO, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Ukrainian cities, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr
Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Pro Diesel, a premium-quality diesel fuel developed and produced by Neste Oil in Finland, is the first anywhere to comply with the WWFC 5 specification drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced biofuels, ASIA, automotive manufacturers, biodiesel, Biomass to Liquid biodiesel, Europe, Finland, fuel, fuel quality, hydrotreated vegetable oil, Neste Oil, Neste Oil Corporation, Neste Pro Diesel, NExBTL renewable diesel, premium-quality diesel fuel, renewable diesel, Sam Holmberg, USA, Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC), WWFC 5 specification
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) will begin offering export credits for small-scale projects with environmental benefits in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus. The export credits are intended for Nordic companies export deliveries valued at EUR 0.5-5 million. Nordic export credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, International Trade, Investment, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged BELARUS, Eeva-Maija Pietikäinen, environmentally-friendly projects, export credit guarantees, export credits, export financing, exporters, Finnish exporter, Finnvera plc, Kari Homanen, Maria Maliniemi, NEFCO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Nordic export credit agencies, Otto Lindstedt, RUSSIA, SME, UKRAINE
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