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BAWAG P.S.K. gibt erfolgreiche Kapitalzufuhr in Höhe von EUR 200 Mio. bekannt

Posted on 15, January 2013 by

15-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die Kapitalzufuhr durch die derzeitigen Aktionäre und Investoren stärkt die Eigenkapitalposition der BAWAG P.S.K. zusätzlich. Sie unterstützt die Bank bei der erfolgreichen Umsetzung ihrer Geschäftsstrategie sowie bei Projekten zum Ausbau ihres Retailgeschäftes. Die BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment

Mitterlehner: Junge High-Tech-Unternehmen stärker denn je unterstützt

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Gezielte Förderung von Wachstumsunternehmen belebt Wirtschaft und wertet Standort Österreich auf – 44 junge Firmen in der Gründungsphase mit 16,5 Millionen Euro unterstützt. Technologieorientierte Start-Ups wurden im Vorjahr aus Mitteln des Wirtschaftsministeriums stärker denn je zuvor bei … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Investment

EIB and Unicaja: EUR 400 million for SMEs

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 200 million loan agreement with Unicaja Banco for financing the investment projects and working capital needs of SMEs and midcaps (medium-sized companies with up to 3000 employees). Unicaja Banco … Read the full press release →

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

EURid: BCP exercise 2012 completed successfully

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

Brussels, 14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To test its crisis management capabilities, EURid successfully ran an unannounced Business Continuity Plan (BCP) exercise on Wednesday, 12 December 2012. Our exercise focused on switching the EPP, Registrar Extranet, Registrar DAS and Registrar WHOIS services … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Internet & Online, Management, Technology

EFSA promotes public access to data in transparency initiative

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EFSA is today announcing the launch of a major initiative designed to facilitate access to data, enhancing transparency in risk assessment. The programme, to be developed in cooperation with the Authority’s partners and stakeholders, will consider how … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Law

FOKUS efficiency programme: agreement reached with employees on package of measures

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

EnBW also brings forward targeted improvement in EBIT of €750 million by one year Karlsruhe, 14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EnBW has taken an important step toward maintaining its good credit rating and thus its financial headroom. As part of the group-wide … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Management

SAP® Business Suite Powered by SAP HANA® Reinvents the Real-Time Enterprise

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

SAP Launches SAP® Business Suite Powered by SAP HANA® for Real-Time Transactions and Analytics on a Single In-Memory Platform FRANKFURT, Germany, NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif., 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the availability of SAP® Business … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology

Priorities for EU tax policy

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

Algirdas Šemeta – Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-fraud Irish Parliament Committee on Finance / Dublin Dublin, 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mister President, Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here today. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics

Lilly reassumes sole worldwide development and commercialization rights for novel basal insulin analog

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

Announces it will begin remainder of pre-planned clinical trials for LY2605541 INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA, and INGELHEIM, GERMANY, 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH announced today they will adjust the scope of their … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science

Deutsche Bundesbank – Geringer Nettoabsatz am deutschen Rentenmarkt im November 2012

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Geringer Nettoabsatz am deutschen Rentenmarkt im November 2012 Rentenmarkt Das Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt belief sich im November 2012 auf brutto 133,9 Mrd € (Vormonat: 120,8 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der leicht gestiegenen Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment

Linde wins fourth LNG project in China

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

Munich, 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The technology company The Linde Group has signed a contract with Sichuan Tongkai Energy and Technology Development Company for the design and supply of the Bazhong Phase II LNG plant. After winning back the customer against … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Technology

Offshore wind power: EIB finances EnBW Baltic 2 with EUR 500 million

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan of € 500 million to the largest offshore wind farm to date in the German Baltic Sea; EnBW Baltic 2. The project is being realised by EnBW Erneuerbare … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government

SAP Named a Leader in “Big Data” Predictive Analytics Solutions by Independent Research Firm

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has been ranked by Forrester Research Inc. as a leader in its report, “The Forrester Wave: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions, Q1 2013.” In the evaluation, SAP was named a leader for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology

EIB supports regional and municipal infrastructure sector in Poland with EUR 150m loan to PKO BP

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 150m global loan to PKO BP for financing small and medium-scale projects primarily in the public sector. The supported projects will be mostly in the field of environmental … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business

BT Global Services again positioned as a leader by Gartner in the Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services Magic Quadrant

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant in the ‘Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services  report for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

CBI responds to Government probation proposals

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The CBI responded to an announcement from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling MP, on opening up probation services to competition from the private and voluntary sectors. Jim Bligh, CBI Head of Public Services, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Government, Law, Politics, Society, United Kingdom

Lemminkäinen strengthens its market position in earthworks and foundation engineering

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 2 January 2013, Lemminkäinen acquired the capital stock in four companies operating in earthworks and foundation engineering business with two acquisition agreements. All of the parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction prices. The first acquiree … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Industrial

BT: New Year’s Eve Sees Record Rise in Hotspot Usage

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

BT Wi-fi reports boom December with rise of mobile devices and tablets  10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT has revealed that New Year’s Eve 2012 saw a massive year on year rise over its BT Wi-fi network – the largest in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

CBI Wales director Emma Watkins confirmed in post

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

Delivering prosperity through private sector growth is CBI Wales’ top priority for 2013,’ says Watkins 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The CBI is pleased to announce that Emma Watkins has been confirmed as the permanent director of its Wales operations, replacing David … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Management, United Kingdom

BMW Group posts highest sales ever in 2012

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

1,845,186 BMW Group vehicles sold, an increase of 10.6% Record year for all three brands BMW Group aims for further growth in sales in 2013 Munich, 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The BMW Group achieved its highest ever sales result in 2012, with … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany