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SELEX Galileo wins €20M of contracts for support and service solutions

Posted on 1, November 2012 by

1-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded new contracts totalling around 20 million Euros to provide support and service solutions. The contracts relate mainly to the company’s Grifo radar and the Falco Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Italy, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom

The President of the Generalitat Valenciana visits Red Eléctrica’s converter station in Sagunto

Posted on 1, November 2012 by

1-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, and the delegate for the Government, Paula Sánchez de León, along with the Chairman of Red Eléctrica de España, José Folgado, have visited the Morvedre converter station in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Spain

Flash estimate – October 2012 Euro area inflation estimated at 2.5%

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Euro area1 annual inflation2 is expected to be 2.5% in October 2012, down from 2.6% in September3, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy (7.8% … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial

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British businesses battle back from the brink of bankruptcy

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

Manufacturers demonstrate strongest resilience in bouncing back from the brink of bankruptcy Micro businesses most able to turn impending failure into outright success  London, 31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — An extensive study analysing approximately 44,000 businesses across the UK that were on … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, United Kingdom

Results of the October 2012 bank lending survey for the euro area

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing today its report on the results of the October 2012 bank lending survey for the euro area. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment

EURid and UNESCO speak at IGF meeting in Baku

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

Brussels, 31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The .eu registry EURid and UNESCO will share their latest report on the global uptake of Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) at the 7th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan on 6 November 2012. As … Read the full press release →

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

Singapore Airlines to order more A380s and A350 XWBs

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

Maximum comfort and efficiency for medium and long haul routes Blagnac,  31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced that it will order 25 more widebody aircraft from Airbus, comprising five double deck A380s and 20 A350-900s. The aircraft will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

The third-quarter performance enables France Telecom-Orange to confirm its 2012 operating cash flow target of close to 8 billion euros

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Outlook for 2013-2014: the Group expects 2013 operating cash flow of more than 7 billion euros which will return to growth in 2014 outlook for 2013 and 2014 As in 2012, the Group will face a more … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Technology, Telecom

Keskon myynti kasvu-uralla Varsinais-Suomessa

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Keskon vähittäismyynti Varsinais-Suomessa tammi-syyskuussa 2012 oli 624 miljoonaa euroa, jossa kasvua 5,0 %. Parhaiten myyntiään kehittivät käyttötavarakaupat. Keskon tammi-syyskuun vähittäismyynti Varsinais-Suomen alueella kehittyi kaikilla toimialoilla vuoden takaiseen ajankohtaan verrattuna. K-ryhmän ruokakauppojen myynti vuoden yhdeksän ensimmäisen kuukauden aikana … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Retail

Industrial team given the green light for UK MoD’s LOSA RED programme

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The UK MOD has awarded the contract for their new programme providing innovative integration and experimentation in the land environment. In the Land Open Systems Architecture (LOSA) Research, Experimentation and Development (RED) programme, SELEX Galileo is providing … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Italy, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom

Opening remarks at the second conference of the ESCB Macroprudential Research (MaRs) Network

Posted on 31, October 2012 by

Speech by Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB,  Frankfurt am Main, 30 October 2012 Frankfurt am Main, 31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here today and open the second conference of the Macro-prudential Research … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government

Late payments improve in Q3 according to Experian

Posted on 30, October 2012 by
Late payments improve in Q3 according to Experian

Nottingham, 30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  The latest Late Payment Index from Experian®, the global information services company, today revealed that UK businesses paid their bills nearly 1.3 days earlier in Q3 2012, compared to the same period last year.  In July … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Technology, United Kingdom

BP and Socar Agree Way Forward

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a follow up to last week’s London meetings, a group of BP senior executives representing BP’s upstream production, development, and strategy and integration divisions held a 3-day working visit to Baku to continue the discussions about … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, United Kingdom

Red Eléctrica and the Generalitat Valenciana sign two agreements for environmental conservation and improvement

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — During the visit today of José Folgado, Chairman of Red Eléctrica, to Valencia, the Company and the Generalitat have signed two collaboration agreements, one regarding the prevention and fighting of forest fires, and another on the regeneration … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Society, Spain

VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY & SUEVIA GROUP PRESENT “NIGHT VISION” IN BUENOS AIRES

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Swiss watchmaker and its Argentinian distributor light up the night with the latest Night Vision watch in the dark wine cellars of  “Experiencias del Fin del Mundo” restaurant in Buenos Aires To celebrate the Argentinian launch … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology

REXEL STRENGTHENS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS WITH APPOINTMENT OF PIERRE ALLARD-COULUON

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

Paris, 30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Pierre Allard-Couluon has joined Rexel as Vice President, International Projects Group (IPG), Rexel’s dedicated team of specialists serving Engineering, Arocurement and Construction Companies (EPCs). Initially based in Shanghai, Allard-Couluon will be responsible for developing Rexel’s service offering … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Management, Technology

.eu supports TEDx Brussels

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

Brussels, 30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — .eu, the Internet extension for business, organisations and individuals throughout Europe, will partner with TEDx for its Brussels event on 12 November 2012 at the Bozar in Brussels, Belgium. “.eu is the Internet extension of choice … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology

Experian Marketing Services lanza en España CheetahSender, la solución más eficaz para el “emailing transaccional”

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

Experian Marketing Services lanza en España CheetahSender,  la solución más eficaz para el “emailing transaccional” La compañía presentará mañana su nueva plataforma en el Congreso Nacional de Marketing y Ventas Madrid, 30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Experian Marketing Services anuncia hoy la … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Marketing, Spain, Technology

ECB publishes structural financial indicators for 2011

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing a dataset of structural financial indicators for the banking sector in the European Union (EU). They comprise statistics on the number of local units (branches) and employees of EU … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government

KESKO – Osakemerkinnät Keskon 2007C-optio-oikeuksilla

Posted on 30, October 2012 by

KESKO OYJ PÖRSSI-ILMOITUS 30.10.2012 KLO 09.15 1(1) 30-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Kesko Oyj:n vuoden 2007 optio-ohjelmaan perustuvilla 2007C-optio-oikeuksilla on merkitty 15.10.2012 mennessä yhteensä 26 038 uutta yhtiön B-osaketta. Merkityt osakkeet on tänään merkitty kaupparekisteriin.Koko merkintähinta 349 950,72 euroa kirjataan yhtiön sijoitetun vapaan oman … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Retail