(IN BRIEF) BBVA, the first bank in Spain to do so, has launched a new Bizum service that allows its customers to conveniently register and log in at online retailers and service providers. This feature streamlines the registration and access … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Retail, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Bizum, Customer Interaction, INNOVATION, Online Access
(IN BRIEF) Boskalis, a prominent Dutch company, has secured a contract from Rijkswaterstaat to widen the A2 motorway between junctions Het Vonderen and Kerensheide. This infrastructure project aims to alleviate traffic congestion on the key north-south motorway in southern Limburg. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has partnered with Wysa to launch Wysa Assure, an AI-driven mental health support app. Combining Swiss Re’s risk expertise with Wysa’s AI technology, the app offers on-demand mental health assistance through an AI chatbot … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall AG, a tech enterprise, has secured an order worth several million euros for cathode and shut-off valves from a prominent fuel cell specialist in Europe’s heavy transport sector. This victory adds to Rheinmetall’s string of six series … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged fuel cell, Hydrogen Initiative, Rheinmetall
(IN BRIEF) Energy services provider Expro has announced its definitive agreement to acquire PRT Offshore, an offshore services provider, in a deal valued at approximately $106 million. The acquisition, subject to closing conditions and working capital adjustments, will be paid … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Expro, Michael Jardon, partnership, PRT Offshore, Subsea Services
(IN BRIEF) SEAT S.A. has achieved exceptional financial results in the first half of 2023, with an operating profit of 371 million euros, showcasing a notable increase due to the success of its CUPRA brand and heightened SEAT brand volume. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Spain
Tagged CUPRA, CUPRA Formentor, David Powels, Financial, SEAT S.A., Wayne Griffiths
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V., a European telecommunications company, has announced that its Belgian affiliated companies, Digi Communications Belgium N.V. and InSky N.V., have reached wholesale agreements with Proximus Plc, a major Belgian operator. These agreements grant the Belgian companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Belgian JV, Belgian market, Belgian Operator, Belgium, commercial agreement, communications services, Digi Communications Belgium N.V, Insky N.V, investment, Mobile Sites, national roaming services, Proximus Plc, roaming, roaming surcharge, roaming surcharges, spectrum, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, wholesale agreement
(IN BRIEF) Mr. Valentin Popoviciu, an executive director of Digi Communications N.V., exercised his right to receive 50,000 class B shares from the company’s share capital for the year 2022. These shares were granted to him through conditional share options … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Autoriteit Financiële Markten, Board of Directors, Board report 2022, Bogdan Ciobotaru, Citymesh, Class A shares, Class B shares, conditional share options, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Communications N.V. General Shareholders Meeting, Digi Remuneration Report for 2022, Emil Jugaru, general shareholders’s meeting, GSM, Investor Relations, investors, market, OGSM, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, romanian telecommunications provider, Serghei Bulgac, share options, shareholders, shares, shares conversion, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, telecommunications services, Valentin Popoviciu
(IN BRIEF) Sappi Saiccor, a dissolving pulp producer, has entered into a three-year service contract with ANDRITZ for two recovery boilers at its mill in Umkomaas, South Africa. The boilers, operational since 2008 and 2021, produce steam for the mill’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, boiler, partnership, Sappi Saiccor, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Equinor and its partners have successfully completed a project to increase production by 26 million barrels of oil equivalents from the Statfjord Øst field in Norway. The project was finished with strong safety outcomes and within estimated costs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Camilla Salthe, Equinor, Ketil Rongved, Norway, Statfjord Øst Field
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has appointed Emma Taylor as the Global Head of Internet Coverage and Carmen Chan as a Managing Director of Internet Coverage within the Technology Investment Banking division. Emma Taylor, with nearly 20 years of experience in Technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointments, Barclays, Carmen Chan, Emma Taylor, Kristin Roth DeClark, leadership
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has secured a contract modification exceeding $190 million for the production of the Bradley A4, a crucial combat vehicle used by Armored Brigade Combat Teams. The contract includes over 70 M2A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M7A4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, Bradley A4, combat vehicles, Dan Furber, partnership
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is granting a loan of up to €25 million to LifeSpot, a residential rental accommodation operator in Poland. The loan aims to address Poland’s housing shortage, which has been exacerbated … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Housing Shortage, Klajd Hasimi, LifeSpot, Marek Obuchowicz, Poland, Refugee Influx
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has finalized an agreement to sell its Stenay plant in France to Accursia Capital, a move that aligns with Accursia Capital’s long-term investment strategy to bolster the plant’s position in the paper-based packaging market. The divestment, supported … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Accursia Capital, acquisition, Ahlstrom, France, Mark Ushpol, Martin Scheiblegger, partnership, Stenay plant
(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has entered into four-year agreements with TCS and Capgemini to provide IT services, starting in 2024. TCS will manage the service desk, while Capgemini will oversee the data centers, marking the end of DNB’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Arjen de Graaf, Capgemini, Centric, DNB, IT Services, Josu Devasia, partnership, Pierre-Olivier Bouée, TCS
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow has been selected to lead a novel research alliance in quantum technologies, backed by the Scottish Funding Council’s (SFC) Alliance for Research Challenges (ARCs) program. This initiative, supported by up to £600,000 in funding … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alliance for Research Challenges, ARCs, James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, James Watt School of Engineering, QuantIC, quantum technologies, Quantum Technologies ARC, Scottish Funding Council, SFC, SFC funding, UK Fraunhofer Centre, UK Quantum programme, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews
(IN BRIEF) Representatives from the University of Dundee attended Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in China, engaging in a two-week program involving lectures on business, finance, economics, and broader topics like international trade, cultural differences, and COVID recovery. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Business, Chengdu, CHINA, Chinese culture, COVID recovery, cultural, cultural differences, Economics, educational, finance, international trade, Mark Simms, SWUFE, University of Dundee
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO emphasizes the importance of incorporating digital financial education for children in response to the increasing shift towards digital payments. While cash usage among children is decreasing, their use of bank cards and digital banking apps is … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alexander Zwart will assume the role of Chief Innovation and Technology Officer (CITO) at Rabobank, joining the Managing Board as of 1 December. In this position, he will oversee Technology, Data and Analytics, Digital Transformation, and Innovation for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. has announced the availability of detailed instructions for the payment of a share dividend for the 2022 financial year. The dividend amounts to 1 leu per share and was approved during the Company’s Ordinary General … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2022 financial year, class A shareholders, class B shareholders, Depozitarul Central S.A., DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, payment of dividend, share dividend, shareholders, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions
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