(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo will launch a new share buyback programme between 8 and 19 September 2025 to support its 2024 and 2023 incentive plans, as well as severance arrangements. The programme, approved at the April 2025 Shareholders’ Meeting, authorises … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2023 incentive plan, 2024 incentive plan, Consolidated Law on Finance, employee compensation, EU regulation, Euronext Milan, financial advisors, incentive system, Intesa Sanpaolo, Risk Takers, severance payments, share buyback, share capital, shareholder meeting
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is preparing to open its first store in New Zealand on December 4, 2025, at Sylvia Park in Auckland. Operated by Ingka Group, the 34,000 m² store will offer more than 7,500 products from day one and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Auckland, Buy Back service, electric vehicle charging, EUR 5 billion investment, Global Expansion, home delivery, IKEA, IKEA Family, IKEA New Zealand opening, Ingka Group, New Zealand, partnership, Pick-Up Points, renewable energy, Slovenia, sustainability, Swedish Restaurant, Sylvia Park, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf has appointed Pierre Kröning as its new Chief Information Officer and Managing Director of Beiersdorf IT within Beiersdorf Shared Services, effective September 1, 2025. With more than 20 years at Beiersdorf, Kröning has extensive experience in IT, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Annette Hamann, appointment, Astrid Hermann, automation, Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf AG, Beiersdorf IT, Beiersdorf Shared Services, BSS, Chief Information Officer, CIO, Cybersecurity, data analytics, digital transformation, IT strategy, leadership, Managing Director, Pierre Kröning, Win with Care
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has joined forces with GM Defense and NP Aerospace to form Team LionStrike, which will compete for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Land Mobility Programme aimed at replacing its aging fleet of vehicles. The partnership will … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, British Army, defence innovation, DSEi 2025, GM Defense, Infantry Squad Vehicle, ISV, James Kempston, John Borton, Land Mobility Programme, military mobility, NP Aerospace, partnership, Steve duMont, Team LionStrike, UK Ministry of Defence, UK supply chain, vehicle integration
(IN BRIEF) Siemens is welcoming more than 1,700 young talents to its 2025 training programs across 18 centers in Germany, with a strong focus on AI-supported didactics, digital skills, and value-oriented education. The company’s approach combines advanced technologies such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI-supported didactics, Apprenticeships, Bettina Weckesser, career orientation, circular economy, Cybersecurity, digital contracts, Dual Study Programs, generative AI, Germany, IoT, Judith Wiese, Siemens, Siemens AG, Siemens Healthineers, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Your Adventure, SIEYA@School, social values, STEM education, Traineeships, workforce development, Xplore training
(IN BRIEF) Shell has decided not to proceed with the construction of its biofuels plant at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam after a review determined the project would not be competitive enough to meet customer needs. According to Machteld … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bioethanol, biogas, carbon capture and storage, EcoOils, energy transition, EV charging, Holland Hydrogen 1, hydrogen, low-carbon fuels, Machteld de Haan, Nature Energy, Northern Lights CCS, partnership, Porthos CCS, Raízen, Refhyne, renewable energy, Rotterdam biofuels facility, SAF, Shell, Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, Shell Nederland Raffinaderij, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has appointed Aimilia Pistrika as Head of its Nicosia Office, effective September 1. She succeeds Antonis Papageorgiou, who had served on an interim basis since the office’s inauguration in November by President … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aimilia Pistrika, Antonis Papageorgiou, appointment, blue economy, civil engineering, climate finance, climate resilience, Cyprus, EIB Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Nadia Calviño, Nicosia Office, partnership, public-sector modernization, sustainable infrastructure, water management
(IN BRIEF) JOST, through its Quicke brand, has strengthened its partnership with Easymass by incorporating agricultural weight systems and bumpers into Quicke’s global portfolio. Farmers will now have access to the patented SO EASY wheel weight system, several Q-Bloq front … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged agricultural machinery, agricultural weight systems, bumpers, Easymass, farming equipment, front weights, JOST, JOST SE, JOST Umeå AB, material handling solutions, partnership, Q-Bloq, Quicke, SO EASY wheel weight, tractor safety, wheel weights, Yenny Fredriksson
(IN BRIEF) Energiekontor AG has secured financial close for its Haberloh and Heidkrug wind parks in Lower Saxony, clearing the way for construction to begin. Together, the projects will deliver around 94 megawatts of capacity through 13 Vestas turbines and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged citizen participation, clean energy projects, CO2 reduction, construction phase, ecological measures, EEG tender, Energiekontor AG, Federal Network Agency, Germany, Haberloh wind park, Heidkrug wind park, Lower Saxony, partnership, Peter Szabo, renewable energy, sustainability, Verden district, Vestas V162-7.2, wind power, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler will present its expanded portfolio at IAA MOBILITY 2025 in Munich, focusing on electrified powertrains, chassis systems, and software-defined vehicles. Highlights include the EMR4 electric axle drive, modular hybrid solutions, advanced thermal management, and steer-by-wire technologies featuring … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged e-mobility, electric axle drive, EMR4, Hand Wheel Actuator, Hybrid Transmission, IAA MOBILITY 2025, Klaus Rosenfeld, Master Control Units, Matthias Zink, Schaeffler, software-defined vehicles, Steer-by-Wire, Thermal Management, Thomas Stierle, Vitesco Technologies, Zone Controllers
(IN BRIEF) Daimler Truck has concluded the first year of customer trials for the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck, with five prototypes covering more than 225,000 kilometers across Germany in operations with Air Products, Amazon, Holcim, INEOS Inovyn, and Wiedmann & Winz. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AIR PRODUCTS, Amazon, cellcentric, Daimler truck, fuel cell trucks, holcim, hydrogen refueling, hydrogen trucks, INEOS Inovyn, Logistics Operations, Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck, Michael Scheib, sustainable transport, Wiedmann & Winz, Woerth plant, zero-emission trucking
(IN BRIEF) Afin Bank has gone live with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting, enabling efficient and accurate submissions for COREP, FINREP, BEEDS, and PRA 110. The modular SaaS platform will expand in future phases to cover liquidity risk, IRRBB, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Afin Bank, asset liability management, BEEDS, challenger bank, Charles Resnick, COREP, Dean Sonderegger, financial inclusion, FINREP, IRRBB, liquidity risk, Lorraine Shalley, OneSumX, PRA 110, regulatory reporting, UK banking, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) LPKF Laser & Electronics SE has obtained new patent protection in Korea for its LIDE (Laser Induced Deep Etching) technology, effective September 1, 2025. The process enables ultra-precise, damage-free structuring of thin glass substrates, with applications across semiconductor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged advanced packaging, co-packaging optics, earthworm structure, high-volume manufacturing, Korean Patent Office, Laser Induced Deep Etching, LIDE technology, LPKF, LPKF Laser & Electronics SE, microsystem manufacturing, precision glass processing, Roman Ostholt, Semiconductor Manufacturing, TGV, through glass vias
(IN BRIEF) Wiener Börse AG has announced the outcome of its semi-annual index review, confirming that STRABAG SE and PORR AG will be added to Austria’s leading ATX index, replacing Telekom Austria AG and Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG. Alongside these changes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ATX, Austrian indices, Austrian market, free float factor, index review, liquidity, Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Palfinger AG, PORR AG, STRABAG SE, Telekom Austria AG, Vienna Stock Exchange, Wiener Börse AG
(IN BRIEF) CAWL has appointed Jean-Luc Thérond as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2025, replacing Meriem Echcherfi, who has become CEO of the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole. Thérond, a member of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Management … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged CAWL, Credit Agricole, Crédit Agricole Payment Services, Ecole Centrale Paris, Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, Jean-Luc Thérond, Laurent Bennet, merchant services, Meriem Echcherfi, Natixis Payment Solutions, payment solutions, Worldline
(IN BRIEF) OMP and Evonik Oxeno have completed the cloud deployment of OMP’s Unison Planning system across Oxeno’s production sites in Marl and Antwerp. Building on four years of daily scenario-based planning and nearly 10,000 simulations since 2021, the upgraded … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Antwerp, Christian Wöllenstein, cloud migration, data-driven planning, decision-centric planning, digital transformation, Evonik, Evonik Oxeno, Frank Beißmann, logistics, Marl, OMP, partnership, Petrochemicals, resilience, scenario-based planning, supply chain planning, Unison Planning
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has launched the Next Markets Program, a cross-company initiative designed to capture growth opportunities in adjacent sectors, beginning with circular packaging, plastics recycling, and defense and aerospace. Led by Patrick Gloeckner, the program builds on Evonik’s broad … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Chemicals, Defence, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged aerospace, Aviation, BMW, BMWK, circular economy, circular packaging, Defense, Düsseldorf, ESG, Evonik, INNOVATION, K 2025, Lauren Kjeldsen, market expansion, Next Markets Program, Patrick Gloeckner, plastics recycling, pyrolysis, sustainable materials
(IN BRIEF) Centrica has announced that Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations will continue generating until March 2028, extending their operational lifetimes by one year and reinforcing the UK’s energy security. The stations, which provide low-carbon electricity to over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Centrica, Chris O’Shea, clean energy, decarbonisation, Energy Independence, graphite inspections, Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Heysham 2, lifetime extension, low-carbon electricity, nuclear power, Office for Nuclear Regulation, partnership, Sizewell C, sustainability, Torness, UK energy security
(IN BRIEF) Empa, in collaboration with the Battery Data Alliance and international partners, has published the largest open battery dataset ever created, using its Aurora robotic platform to test nearly 200 cells across more than 1,000 cycles each. Released in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Aurora robotic platform, Battery Data Alliance, Battery Data Format, Battery2030+, BDA, BDF, Chemspeed Technologies, Corsin Battaglia, Empa, energy storage, EPFL, ETH Board, ETH Zurich, FAIR data, Gabe Hege, LFP graphite, NMC graphite, open battery dataset, Open Science, partnership, reproducible research, SINTEF, Zenodo
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has partnered with Extreme Broadband (EBB) and its subsidiary Open DC to upgrade six AI data centers in Malaysia using its Data Center Gateway, Data Center Fabric, and quantum-safe networking technologies. The deployment will enhance network performance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 7220 Interconnect Router, 7250 Interconnect Router, AI data centers, banking and finance, Data Center Fabric, Data Center Gateway, DDoS mitigation, digital infrastructure, EBB, enterprise connectivity, Extreme Broadband, Kent Wong, Malaysia, Multi-Cloud Connectivity, MYDIGITAL, National Cloud Computing Policy, Nokia, Open DC, partnership, quantum-safe networks, Wong Weng Yew
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