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Business Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

China’s Currency Unlikely to Topple US Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency

Posted on 29, January 2013 by

China’s currency, the RMB, is unlikely to internationalize in the short term The world needs to better understand how Beijing views its global responsibilities The theme of the 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is Resilient Dynamism. For more information, visit http://wef.ch/Davos Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 29-1-2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Switzerland

Graphene and Human Brain Project win largest research excellence award in history, as battle for sustained science funding continues

Posted on 29, January 2013 by

29-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today announced the winners of a multi-billion euro competition of Future and Emerging Technologies (FET). The winning Graphene and Human Brain initiatives are set to receive one billion euros each, to deliver 10 years … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Science, Society, Technology

Package travel rights: Commission examines options

Posted on 29, January 2013 by

Brussels, 29-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission will this week meet with consumer groups and business leaders in the travel industry to discuss the review of the current EU legislation on package holidays. The 1990 Package Travel Directive protects European consumers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Travel

Rise of online shopping drives new jobs at Tesco.com

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The popularity of online grocery shopping is today delivering a fresh boost for jobs as Tesco.com opens a new dotcom store at Crawley, near Gatwick in West Sussex, creating 700 jobs. The Crawley facility follows the high-tech model launched … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Retail, United Kingdom

Siemens off to solid start in fiscal 2013

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

Revenue slightly above prior-year level Book-to-bill ratio again above 1 Total Sectors profit up four percent No economic tailwinds expected in fiscal 2013 Munich, Germany, 28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Siemens is starting fiscal 2013 with solid figures. Compared to the same period … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial

Crédit Agricole S.A. launches the sale of 5.2% of Bankinter’s share capital

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

Paris, 28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Crédit Agricole S.A., which currently holds 85,146,775 shares amounting to approximately 15.1% of Bankinter’s share capital, has launched the process to sell a portion of this stake. The sale offer relates to 29,300,000 shares, representing approximately 5.2% of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Spain

GDF SUEZ développe ses activités d’efficacité énergétique en Malaisie

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — GDF SUEZ va contribuer au développement durable de Cyberjaya, première cyber-cité de Malaisie, grâce à l’exploitation d’un réseau de froid urbain avec son partenaire local Cyberview Sdn Bhd. Par le biais de sa filiale Cofely, GDF SUEZ mettra … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France

S&P affirms Generali rating at A

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

Trieste, 28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, affirmed Generali rating at A, removing it from CreditWatch negative. The outlook is Negative. The rating is “two notches above the long-term rating on the Republic of Italy” thanks … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Italy

BAE Systems delivers more AWD blocks

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

A further two Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) blocks manufactured by BAE Systems have been shipped to Adelaide making the total number of blocks delivered nine since the first block was delivered in August 2011. With this shipment, BAE Systems has … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Technology, United Kingdom

European Medicines Agency to review third- and fourth-generation combined oral contraceptives

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

Review to determine whether changes to authorisation are necessary 28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Medicines Agency has been asked by France to review third- and fourth-generation combined oral contraceptives to determine whether there is a need to restrict the use … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech

EIB and Bankinter sign SME and midcap financing agreement

Posted on 28, January 2013 by

28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 200 million agreement with Bankinter to finance the investment projects – especially innovation projects – of SME and midcap companies (with up to 3 000 employees) in the industrial … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Spain

Liquidity Bubble a Risk as Economy Improves

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

Central banks will need to remove liquidity from the system as economic conditions improve 2013 will be a transition year in which spending will increase Productivity will replace liquidity as the primary focus for growth The theme of the 43rd … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics, Society, Switzerland

Zurich goes live with Detica NetReveal for fraud prevention and detection

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

Zurich Insurance Company in Italy has gone live with the multi-award winning Detica NetReveal® OnDemand managed service for claims fraud prevention 26-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This is the first deployment of Detica NetReveal in Italy and the solution forms part of Zurich’s global rollout, building … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Italy, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom

Regulatory pressure gets the ball rolling: Share of women on company boards up to 15.8% in Europe

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

Davos, 26-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the Commission released mid-term figures on the share of women on boards in publicly listed companies. The new figures show an increasein the number of women on boards to 15.8%, up from 13.7% in January 2012. This breaks down … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Management, Politics, Society, Switzerland

Personelle Veränderungen bei BASF

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

26-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dr. Bernhard Nick (55), derzeit President, Verbund Site Management Europe, wird zum 1. Juli 2013 die Leitung des Bereichs Strategic Planning & Controlling übernehmen. Er folgt auf Dr. Walter Gramlich (62), der nach 34 Jahren bei der … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management

EIB continues to support smaller projects in Croatia with EUR 250 million

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR – Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak) to finance smaller projects promoted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mid-cap companies and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Small Business

EWEA 2013: TÜV Rheinland presents comprehensive services for wind energy industry

Posted on 26, January 2013 by

26-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — TÜV Rheinland, the global top ten provider of technical services, will be presenting its expertise to the global wind energy industry at this year‘s EWEA trade fair from February 4-7 in Vienna, Austria. With its international network … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Marketing, Technology

E-world 2013: TÜV Rheinland und Telekom senken Energieverbrauch bei Gebäuden und IT-Infrastrukturen

Posted on 25, January 2013 by

Einsparungen bis zu 15 Prozent bei Gebäuden, bis zu 60 Prozent bei IT Energiemanagementsystem nach ISO 50001 Telekom liefert Daten, TÜV Rheinland bewertet und unterstützt 25-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deutsche Telekom und TÜV Rheinland unterstützen Unternehmen ab sofort gemeinsam beim Energiesparen: … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Technology, Telecom

Uitspraak Europese Commissie inzake grondprijs Damplein in Leidschendam

Posted on 25, January 2013 by

25-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — De Europese Commissie heeft uitspraak gedaan naar aanleiding van haar onderzoek naar de grondprijsverlaging voor het, inmiddels gerealiseerde, bouwplan op het Damplein in Leidschendam Centrum. In haar besluit van 23 januari 2013 is de Europese Commissie van … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, European Union, Government, Law, Netherlands, Real Estate

UK Government Joins Global Initiative for Cyber Resilience

Posted on 25, January 2013 by

United Kingdom becomes latest signatory of World Economic Forum’s Partnering for Cyber Resilience initiative, which aims to build secure, resilient digital networks Initiative, launched in 2012, has now attracted signatures of over 70 companies and government bodies from 15 sectors … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom