Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen reports EUR 789.8 million net sales in H1-2014 January–June 2014 (1–6/2013) Net sales totalled EUR 789.8 million (736.0). At the end of the review period, the order book stood at EUR 2,086.8 million (1,973.5). Operating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Management
Tagged Berndt Brunow, Lemminkäinen r
Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A total number of 25 303 new Cargotec class B shares have been subscribed for with stock options 2010A. The entire subscription price of EUR 470,635.80 will be credited to the reserve for invested non-restricted equity. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec
ATHENS, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Attica Bank S.A. (the “Bank”) announces that on 28th July 2014, the sale of 8,060 common registered shares of the Bank was completed. The 8,060 shares resulted as fragmental balances from the decrease of number of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece
Tagged Attica Bank S.A., Mr. Stefanos Bairaktaris, Ms Aggeliki Douskou
The financial results for Q2 2014 were presented at an investor meeting at Marel headquarters Thursday, July 24. Gardabaer, Iceland, 28-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Revenues for the quarter totaled 169.8 million EUR and declined by 4.8% compared with same quarter in previous … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Iceland, Management
Tagged Arni Oddur Thordarson, Erik Kaman, Marel
Advances its ‘one platform’ strategy by further bolstering cross-asset capabilities COPENHAGEN, 25-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today announces the appointment of Alessandro Bressan, as Global Head of Equity Products. The appointment marks a further … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Financial, Management
Tagged Alessandro Bressan, Dennis Malamatinas, Kasper Elbjørn, Peter Plester, Saxo Bank
LONDON, 25-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In a recent study launched by Standard Chartered Private Bank (“the Private Bank”) in partnership with Campden Wealth Research, the Private Bank found that High Net Worth (HNW) business owners in Asia, Africa and the Middle … Read the full press release
University of Leicester receives generous donation from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity and the Masonic Samaritan Fund for heart study Leicester, UK, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Leicester research project has received vital philanthropic funding for the second year from two … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, United Kingdom
Tagged DREAM (Daily Remote Ischaemic Conditioning Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction), heart study, Helen Bradford, John Peberdy, Michael Turnbull, Professor Nilesh Samani, Rachel Selfridge, the Freemasons’ Grand Charity, the Masonic Samaritan Fund, University of Leicester
Basel, Switzerland, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta reports on its 2014 Half Year Results Sales $8.5 billion, up 1 percent: up 4 percent at constant exchange rates Late start to North American season reduced crop protection use Strong growth in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland
BRIGHTON, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Sussex has been given approval for its plans to offer more financial help for talented students from families with relatively low incomes. The government’s access regulator, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), has today … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel releases its 2014 Q2 results Volumes positive in all three Business Areas Revenue down 4 percent, mainly due to 5 percent adverse currency effects Operating income €353 million (2013: €322 million) reflecting increased volume and benefits … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Ton Büchner
SOFIA, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GLOBUL continued to grow data revenues in the second quarter of 2014, which was up 31% YoY following increased focus on data services. As of end of the quarter, the active customer base exceeded 4 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Globul, mobile broadband
Kortrijk, Belgium, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) announced results for the six month period ended 30 June 2014.[1] First half 2014 financial highlights: Order book stood at 479.8 million euro, an increase of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Technology
Tagged Barco, Carl Vanden Bussche, Eric Van Zele
KfW and BNDES sign an agreement worth EUR 250 million for a wind farm programme Construction of systems with an output of 330 MW — around 10% of Brazil’s wind power Avoidance of 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 FRANKFURT, 23-7-2014 … Read the full press release
Last summer, scientists from the University of Bristol discovered the longest canyon in the world buried beneath three kilometres of ice in Greenland. BRISTOL, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The ‘Greenland Grand Canyon’ was an unexpected discovery resulting from the analysis of thousands of line kilometres … Read the full press release
Improved operating margins and growth in Global Services revenues STOCKHOLM, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Operating profit, operating margin, earnings per share and cash flow from operations, all improved compared with the second quarter last year. Net sales for the second quarter amounted … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Anders Lidbeck, Enea®, Sofie Sarhed
Orders up 13%¹; book-to-bill ratio² of 1.04x Group operational EBITDA³ impacted by loss in Power Systems (PS) Decisive step change actions implemented in PS Cash from operations up by more than $300 million Successful execution of announced portfolio pruning Zurich, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged ABB, Ulrich Spiesshofer
MADRID, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enrique Alberola Ila, Executive Coordinator of the Banco de España Associate Directorate General for International Affairs since 2009, has been designated as Chief Representative of the BIS Representative Office for the Americas in Mexico City. He will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged Banco de España, Enrique Alberola Ila
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Philips reports Q2 sales of EUR 5.3 billion and EBITA of EUR 415 million Comparable sales growth stable, with sales in growth geographies up 4% EBITA of EUR 415 million, compared to EUR 601 million in Q2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Healthcare, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged EBITA, Frans van Houten, Philips
Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — June’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs showed a further tightening of conditions in Scotland’s labour market, with salary inflation pushed to the highest in the survey’s history on the back of stronger demand for staff and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank of Scotland, Donald MacRae, Scotland’s labour market
Stockholm, Sweden, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Highlights: – Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 70.4 billion (60.3); adjusted for currency effects, order bookings increased by 16 percent. – The order backlog amounted to SEK 155.4 billion (Mar. 31, 2014: 145.7); adjusted … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged construction, Skanska
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