Helsinki, Finland, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and Latvia’s state railway company VAS Latvijas Dzelzceļš have signed a new loan, totalling EUR 17.3 million, for the upgrade of a section of railway in the country’s east–west transport corridor. The loan’s tenor is 10 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Latvia
Tagged Latvia’s state railway company, NIB, VAS Latvijas Dzelzceļš
EY, a leading professional services organization, today announced the admission of PK Wong & Associates LLC in Singapore as a new independent member firm of its global network. SINGAPORE, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — PK Wong & Associates LLC is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Law, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged EY, Howard Adams, John Dick, Mark Wong, PK Wong & Associates LLC in Singapore
With guaranteed capital and additional returns linked to the Euro Stoxx 50 Price European equities index. This guaranteed fund, with a term of 6½ years, can be subscribed to until 23 October 2014. MADRID, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bankinter has … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Spain
Tagged 'Bankinter Europa 2021 Garantizado', Bankinter, Bankinter Gestión de Activos
Frankfurt am Main, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Group is celebrating the 15th year of its collection of contemporary photography with an exhibition entitled “Human Nature”. The exhibition comprises around 120 works by 24 international artists in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Alfred Seiland, Anne-Marie Beckmann, Axel Hütte, contemporary photography, Deutsche Börse Group, Geert Goiris, Gunnar Smoliansky, Joachim Brohm, John Davies, Mike Brodie, Paul Almasy, Regine Petersen, Sebastião Salgado, Simon Norfolk, Sonja Braas, Vivian Maier, “Human Nature”
Frankfurt am Main, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex: In September 2014, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 9.1 million contracts (September 2013: 9.1 million). Of those, 6.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (September 2013: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Eurex Group, European Energy Exchange, international derivatives markets
As first direct celebrates 25 years of putting customers first here’s 25 facts you may not know about the bank and financial facts you may not remember! Leeds, England, 2-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Tracy Garrad, CEO of first direct comments: “The world of banking … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged first direct, Tracy Garrad
Author Antti Heinonen to present his book at the Bundesbank’s stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. FRANKFURT, 2-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank of Finland Suomen Pankki and the Deutsche Bundesbank will present the book First Euros – the Creation, … Read the full press release
EDINBURGH, 1-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank are stepping up their support for thousands of entrepreneurs and high growth businesses with a network of eight new business accelerator hubs offering free workspace, hands on mentoring, a start up … Read the full press release
EDINBURGH, 1-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RBS has today provided an update on its Q3 2014 financial performance. Ross McEwan, Royal Bank of Scotland Chief Executive, also presented to investors this morning at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Insurance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Insurance Conference, RBS, Ross McEwan
LONDON, 30-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems plc today issues its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 July 2014 to 28 September 2014 in accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Authority’s Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems plc, Offshore Patrol Vessels, Paul Anderson
LONDON, 30-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Retirees should consider a mix of solutions to fund their retirement rather than take a once-only annuity versus income drawdown decision, an investment special report from Aviva recommends. Aviva’s Making Good Retirement Choices report takes … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, retirees, retirement Making Good Retirement Choices report
Tariff simplified to give all-in transaction fee in a single currency Discounts offered for some trade types, including Ring trades Supports continued investment in IT, systems and service provisions LONDON, 29-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The London Metal Exchange (LME) today … Read the full press release
Paris, San Francisco, 29-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Atelier BNP Paribas has announced the appointment of Nathalie Doré as the CEO of its San Francisco-based American subsidiary. She is succeeding Sergi Herrero. Nathalie Doré will report to Louis Treussard, CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management
Tagged Louis Treussard, L’Atelier BNP Paribas, Nathalie Doré
During its meeting today, the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas acknowledged Baudouin Prot’s decision to step down as Chairman and Director as of 1 December 2014. The Board will meet on this same date to appoint, following the proposal … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management
Tagged Baudouin Prot, BNP Paribas, Jean Lemierre, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
Baar, Switzerland, 29-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — We refer to Glencore plc’s (“Glencore”) announcement on 31 October 2013 relating to the execution of a share sale agreement (“SSA”) with PanAust Limited (“PanAust”) for the sale of its interest in the Frieda River … Read the full press release
The Joint Shipping Initiative – made up of Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena and Japanese shipping companies NYK, MOL and “K” Line – today announced it has given $1.5 million of additional funds to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Netherlands, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BP, Dr Grahaeme Henderson, George Conway, Jens Munch Lund-Nielsen, Joint Shipping Initiative, Maersk, MOL, NYK, Shell, Stena, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, “Alternative Livelihoods to Piracy in Puntland and Central Regions of Somalia” project, “K” Line
EBRD and Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia deepen private-public sector collaboration LONDON, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Improved cooperation between the private and public sectors with regard to energy efficiency was the focus of a conference … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Serbia, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, the Central European Development Forum, the Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, “The ESCO Opportunity: Improving Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities”
Sale reflects strong institutional investor demand and increasing investor focus on Georgia LONDON, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD has sold its 5% stake in Bank of Georgia Holdings Plc, the country’s largest bank. The 1,795,503 shares, representing the EBRD’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank of Georgia Holdings Plc, Irakli Gilauri, Nick Tesseyman, The EBRD
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is responding to the continuing major crisis in South Sudan by increasing its life-saving assistance by a further €20 million to help its most vulnerable people. “A human catastrophe of alarming proportions … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Society
Tagged humanitarian assistance, Kristalina Georgieva, The European Commission
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has decided to refer Germany to the European Court of Justice regarding its rules on VAT refund applications which discriminate against non-EU operators. Under German VAT legislation, taxable persons established outside the … Read the full press release
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