(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool’s Law & Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit (Law & NCD Unit) has been granted £813,600 by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to study the impact of trade on implementing policies to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Law, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Dr Gregory Messenger, Dr May van Schalkwyk, Law & Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit (Law & NCD Unit), Marcelo Campbell, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), NCD Prevention Policies, Professor Amandine Garde, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) Vestas, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, has secured a 189 MW order to supply an undisclosed wind project in the USA. The order comprises 45 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines. Vestas will handle the supply, delivery, and commissioning of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged partnership, turbine, US Wind Project, Vestas
(IN BRIEF) Lane, the U.S. subsidiary of the Webuild Group, has secured a $102-million contract for the design and partial reconstruction of the Interstate 4 (I-4) and Apopka-Vineland Road (State Road 535) interchange in Orange County, Florida. The project aims … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ, an international technology group, will supply Enva Northern Ireland Ltd. with an automated fridge recycling plant for their new site in Toomebridge. The plant will process 70 fridges per hour and is set to start operating in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) During the first half of 2023, ZF reported sales of €23.3 billion, a 10 percent increase from the previous year. The company’s adjusted EBIT reached €941 million, maintaining an EBIT margin of 4.0 percent. Despite challenges from inflation … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Financial, Michael Frick, ZF
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading aluminum company, is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) to upgrade its aluminum extrusion plant in Lucé, France. The investment aims to improve the plant’s equipment, buildings, and infrastructure, enhancing its potential to become … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and HypoVereinsbank, a German affiliate of UniCredit, are providing credit lines totaling over €2 billion to Deutsche Bahn for the procurement of 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Christian Reusch, EIB, financing, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, Munich S-Bahn, partnership, Siemens Mobility, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has played a significant role in revitalizing Estonia’s healthcare over the past 15 years, funding six hospital-related projects with a total investment of EUR 138 million. One of the recent projects includes a EUR … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain has finalized the sale of its US CertainTeed Fence, Railing, and Decking Business (FRD) to Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company. The FRD business had sales of approximately €60 million in 2022 and operated from two industrial locations … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Investment, Management, News
Tagged and Decking (FRD) Business, CRH Company, Oldcastle APG, Railing, Saint-Gobain, US CertainTeed Fence
(IN BRIEF) Alzheimer’s Research UK has provided £370k in grants to three researchers at the University of Exeter to support projects focused on finding new treatments, early diagnosis methods, and understanding the causes of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer’s Research UK, APOE gene, APOE4, Chris Hemsworth, dementia, Dr Emma Dempster, Dr Sara Imarisio, epigenetics, Luke Weymouth, Professor Katie Lunnon, University of Exeter
(IN BRIEF) ING has announced that it repurchased 1,588,973 shares during the week of 24 July 2023, as part of its €1.5 billion share buyback program launched on 11 May 2023. The shares were repurchased at an average price of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged buyback program, Financial, ING
(IN BRIEF) The KfW ifo Credit Constraint Indicator for Germany shows that financial institutions responded more cautiously to loan applications from corporate customers in the second quarter after easing credit access in the first quarter. Among SMEs, 25.6% experienced restrictive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged Cautious, Corporate customers, Dr Fritzi Köhler-Geib, KfW, KfW ifo Indicator, Loan Negotiations, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Business confidence in the UK fell by six points to 31% in July, mainly due to lower economic optimism, reaching a five-month low. Rising interest rates have become a major concern for businesses, and the retail sector showed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Business, economic uncertainty, Hann-Ju Ho, Lloyds Bank, Paul Gordon, Rising Interest Rate, UK
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Bank has introduced its 2023 Student current account, offering various incentives to new students. Those who open the account and deposit £500 between August 1st and October 31st, 2023, will receive a cash lump sum of £100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 Student Account, Cash Incentives, Credit Interest, Education, Lloyds Bank, Philip Robinson
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Bank warns football fans about the rising threat of online ticket scams as the new English Premier League season approaches. Reported fraud cases related to football ticket purchases more than doubled last season, with victims losing an … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) HSBC and B2B fintech Tradeshift have announced a partnership to establish a jointly-owned business focused on developing embedded finance solutions and financial services apps. HSBC will invest $35 million in Tradeshift and join its board. The joint venture … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barry O'Byrne, Christian Lanng, Finance Solutions, Financial, Fintech Apps, HSBC, partnership, Tradeshift
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its Youth in Business Programme in Albania, aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs’ financial inclusion. The program will provide a €1 million loan to Union Bank for lending to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Business Programme, EBRD, Ekaterina Solovova, financial inclusion, Flutura Veipi, SMEs, Union Bank, young entrepreneurs, YOUTH
(IN BRIEF) Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) announces an enhanced shareholder return plan through an accelerated share buyback program. Having executed 26% of its initial EUR 500 million share buyback, GBL will reinstate the program with an additional EUR 130 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged buyback program, Financial, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), Ian Gallienne, investment
(IN BRIEF) CSC Costruzioni, the Swiss subsidiary of the Webuild Group, along with its consortium partners, has been awarded a €157 million highway maintenance contract in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The contract is part of the “USTRA EP 28 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of York, in collaboration with parents and carers, are urging the UK government to reform the benefits system. Latest research by Changing Realities and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Changing Realities, Dr Ruth Patrick, IPPR, Melanie Wilkes, partnership, reform, UK Benefits System, University of York
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