AMSTERDAM, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, ING CEO Ralph Hamers will address the Morgan Stanley European Financials Conference in London. In his presentation, Mr. Hamers will elaborate on industry developments, ING Bank’s business model and the implementation of ING Bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Marketing, Netherlands
Tagged ING, Morgan Stanley European Financials Conference, Ralph Hamers
German SMEs are falling victim to demographics One third of SME owners is older than 55 Older entrepreneurs make far fewer investments This erodes company assets and curbs growth FRANKFURT, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Demographic change is having a major impact … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Small Business
Tagged capital stock depreciation, demographics, Dr Jörg Zeuner, KfW, SME owners, SMEs in Germany
WIESBADEN, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Germany exported goods to the value of 1,133.5 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 916.6 billion euros in 2014. Based on preliminary results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that Germany achieved an export surplus … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, International Trade
Tagged Destatis, export surplus in 2014, Federal Statistical Office, Germany
LONDON, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten businesses aiming to shape the future of financial services will begin their journey on the thirteen-week Accelerator programme in London today. The Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is an intensive startup programme of networking, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accelerator programme, Barclays Accelerator, Basestone, Blocktrace, Derek White, Godesic, Greg Rogers, LiquidLandscape, London Escalator, Origin, PQ Solutions, Ravelin, Safello, start-ups, Stockfuse, Techstars
Martorell, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SEAT continues to move with determination towards sustainable growth. The sales increase for 2014 enabled the company to end the year with a total invoicing amount of 7.497 billion euros – a 15.8% improvement on … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Management, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Jürgen Stackmann, SEAT
• Sales revenue and operating profit reach new records • Profit rises due to model mix and cost optimisation • Growth in Western Europe, economic decline in Brazil • Dr Scholz: “We create values!” • New generations of Caddy 4 … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest art and antiques trade fair TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is taking place in Maastricht from March 13 to 22, 2015. As one of the leading art insurers, a number of … Read the full press release
The surprising results of the “Demography-Compass”, presented for the first time at the Berlin Demography-Forum (BDF) 300 international experts from the fields of politics, business, and academia gather at the BDF to discuss the “activity, health, participation” of older people … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Insurance, Marketing, Society
Tagged Berlin Demography Forum, Dr. Mark Speich, Dr. Maximilian Zimmerer, the Allianz Forum, the ESMT
Frankfurt am Main, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) today inaugurated its new premises on the site of the Grossmarkthalle – Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall – alongside regular meetings of the Governing Council and General Council. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Real Estate
Tagged Elsaesser family, former Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall, Friedrich von Metzler, Grossmarkthalle, Head of Urban Planning Department and Mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Honorary Citizen of the City of Frankfurt, Konrad Elsässer, Mario Draghi, Olaf Cunitz, Petra Roth, Tarek Al-Wazir, The European Central Bank (ECB), Wolf Prix
15 Romanian companies awarded for promoting sustainable energy LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A cereal grower, a car-servicing company, a manufacturer of antique-style furniture, a fruit and vegetable processor, several bakeries, a paper producer, and south-eastern Europe’s largest oil and gas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Romania
Tagged Banca Comercială Română (BCR), Banca Transilvania, BRD Groupe Société Générale, EU, James Hyslop, promoting energy efficiency, Romanian companies, The EBRD, the EU-EBRD Romania SME Sustainable Energy Finance Facility, UniCredit Tiriac Bank
LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Parties sign Memorandum of Understanding to co-finance infrastructure projects The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Eximbank) today agreed to boost their cooperation and co-finance projects … Read the full press release
LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a US$ 20 million loan, to partly finance the working capital of Medsofts, a family-owned company based in Egypt and one of the key agricultural commodity … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Commodities, Financial
Tagged agribusiness, agricultural commodity importers in Egypt, EBRD, Gilles Mettetal, Medsofts, Tarek Tawfik
New campaign on value of external advice for SMEs launched in Almaty LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is raising awareness about the value of external advice for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Small Business
Tagged British Gas Kazakhstan, Charlotte Ruhe, EBRD, Jack Farchy, Janet Heckman, SMEs in Kazakhstan, Zarina Bakenova
LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti is visiting Taipei on 18 and 19 March where he is meeting the President Ma Ying-jeou, Minister of Foreign Affairs David L. Y. Lin, President and CEO of the Taiwan External Trade … Read the full press release
Plans to disburse €1.8 billion in medium-term loans to help Ukraine out of its economic recession were backed by the International Trade Committee on Thursday. The loans will top up financial help from other donors under an economic programme put … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax … Read the full press release
EDINBURGH, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, the owner of Clashindarroch wind farm, is calling on local residents and groups to apply for grants from a major, new investment fund. The Clashindarroch Community Wind Farm Fund, will benefit the four areas served … Read the full press release
FY 2014 Highlights: Fourfold increase of net profit after tax and minority rights to €64.9 million, up from €15.9 million in 2013. Record-high operational profitability (EBITDA) at €253.9 million, up from €225.3 million in 2013. Further decline of net debt … Read the full press release
2014 financial year: Group revenue up 4.5 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects to EUR 17.047 bn Group operating profit1 of EUR 3.920 bn, up 1.0 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects Operating cash flow2 increases by 5.0 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Dr Wolfgang Büchele, The Linde Group
SEVILLE, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, announced today that it will be included in the NASDAQ Clean Edge … Read the full press release
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