Most CEE economies showed strong economic growth in 2015 and proved more resilient towards shifts in investors’ sentiment with regards to emerging markets Overall banking sector profitability is normalizing on a new post-crisis level, still double the one of Western … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Economy, Financial
Tagged Carlo Vivaldi, CEE banks, Central and Eastern Europe, Mauro Giorgio Marrano, UniCredit Bank Austria
VIENNA, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank Austria has been crowned “Best Trade Finance Bank” in Austria for 2016 by US financial magazine “Global Finance”, for the eighth year in a row. This is the result of an annual survey among analysts, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged "Best Trade Finance Bank" in Austria, "Global Finance", Bank Austria, Dieter Hengl, US financial magazine
Final increase to the extraordinary promotion for creating refugee accommodation – up to a total of EUR 1.5 billion by means of interest-free loans for municipalities Around 550 loan commitments with a total volume of EUR 1,045 million have been … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Government, Society
Tagged interest-free loans, KfW, Peter Altmaier, refugees, refugees' permanent housing and social integration
MOSCOW, 18-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The LUKOIL Board of Directors held a meeting in Moscow today to summarize the Company’s preliminary performance results in 2015 and set priorities for 2016 and the near-term outlook. The 2015 hydrocarbon production growth was attained … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Russia
Tagged hydrocarbon production, LUKOIL, Vagit Alekperov
Luxembourg, 18-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal (the “Company”) announces the issue on 15 January 2016 of 137,967,116 new ordinary shares of the Company (the “New Shares”) upon conversion of the 88,182,131 outstanding 6% Mandatorily Convertible Subordinated Notes due 15 January 2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals
Tagged ArcelorMittal
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 13-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 11 January 2016, holders of the two tranches of Delhaize Group’s Euro denominated bonds were invited to respective general meetings to approve the change of issuer and to consent to various technical amendments … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, Investment, Retail
Tagged bonds, Delhaize Group, Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
PARIS, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it expects to record in 2015 a one-off non-cash income estimated at €520 million. The organic profitability improvement of Capgemini combined with … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Capgemini
SURREY, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans welcomes the £1bn funding for mental health services in England, as the first joined-up commitment to mental health. Samaritans’ CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “The emphasis on care and treatment services is to be welcomed, but I … Read the full press release
Sabadell, Spain, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Sabadell will inform the Spanish National Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV) of the results for the year 2015 next Friday 29 January, as from 8 am (7 am UK time), … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Spain
Tagged 2015 results, Banco Sabadell, Jaime Guardiola, Josep Oliu
BASEL, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Stephen S. Poloz as Chair of the BIS Consultative Council for the Americas (CCA). Mr Poloz is Governor of the Bank of … Read the full press release
BASEL, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At its meeting in Basel on Sunday 10 January, the Basel Committee’s oversight body, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), endorsed the new market risk framework. The fundamental review of … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Based on Nokia Corporation’s 2011 Stock Option Plan a total of 200 365 Nokia shares were subscribed for between December 1 and December 30, 2015. The subscription price was EUR 5.76 per share for 121 … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, France, Investment, Telecom
Tagged 2011 Stock Option Plan, Nokia Corporation', Nokia shares
Espoo, Finland, 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia today announces that its public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities in France and in the United States (the “Offer”) has been settled, that its new shares have been entered into the Finnish Trade Register … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, France, Investment, Telecom
Tagged CAC 40 index, Nokia
Espoo, Finland, 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia announced today that it has issued 1 455 678 563 new shares (“Shares”, each a “Share”) in deviation from shareholders’ pre-emptive right to subscription based on an authorization by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, France, Investment, Telecom
Tagged Alcatel-Lucent Securities, new shares, Nokia
Real-time phone evaluation against 4,500 carriers, seamless integration and regulatory compliance makes this tool the most powerful offering in the market Costa Mesa, Calif., 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian®, the leading global information services company, today released Phone Number ID™, providing … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged consumer-contact businesses, Experian, Phone Number ID™
Newham in London recorded the biggest percentage rise in house prices among major UK towns and cities over the past year, according to new research by Halifax. LONDON, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Based on Halifax’s own house price data, the average … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Halifax, London's Newham, rise in house prices, UK towns and cities
More than one in ten active online banking customers checked their bank account on Christmas Day 71% of log ins are now on mobile and tablet devices Counting the cost of Christmas – 105 applications for credit cards and 215 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Internet & Online, United Kingdom
Tagged active online banking customers, bank account, Christmas Day, Halifax
Ebikon, Switzerland, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As of December 30, 2015, Schindler Holding Ltd ended the share buyback program started on January 3, 2013. In the context of the buyback program, including a Fixed-Price Repurchase Offer from November 1 to November … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
The Olympics may still be a few months away, but for savvy holidaymakers there’s never been a better time to visit Brazil than now. LONDON, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The ongoing recession in South America’s largest economy has seen the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Improving economic conditions in UK, Lloyds Bank, Richard Musty
Frankfurt am Main, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As already announced in the issuance calendar for the first quarter of 2016, the Federal Government will issue Treasury discount paper (“Bubills”) with a maturity of 6 months for sale by auction on 11 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Government
Tagged Deutsche Bundesbank, Federal Government, Treasury discount paper
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