Dr Frank Proudlock involved in study Leicester, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Fight for Sight–Nystagmus Network Small Grant Award will fund a research project that aims to understand how involuntary eye movements – a condition known as nystagmus – … Read the full press release
• “1.50%–3,50% Stufenzins-Wandelschuldverschreibung” (stepped-coupon convertible bond) VIENNA, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank Austria Wohnbaubank has launched a new WohnbauAnleihe bond for security-oriented investors: The term of the new “1.50%–3,50% Stufenzins-Wandelschuldverschreibung 2014–2026/8” is 12 years. The interest rate is fixed for … Read the full press release
OSLO, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen’s profit margin for Q3 was 7 %. The profit margin and injury rate shows that work on continuous improvement in the organizations is progressing. AF Gruppen is well equipped for further growth, both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged AF Gruppen, Pål Egil Rønn
STOCKHOLM, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed an agreement to sell part of the property Generatorn 2 in Stockholm, Sweden, to HEBA Fastighets AB. The value of the transaction totals SEK 421 M. The sale will be recorded for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Sweden
Tagged Generatorn 2 in Stockholm, Skanska, Sweden, to HEBA Fastighets AB
LONDON, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian today announced that it has been recognised as a ‘Future Champion’ at the National Business Awards 2014 in the UK. As finalists in The Santander Corporate Citizenship Award, Experian was commended for how it uses its … Read the full press release
Paid Facebook ads will rival organic Twitter and YouTube campaigns; email will be the hub of 2014 holiday marketing campaigns New York, N.Y., 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian Marketing Services, a recognized leader in data-driven marketing, published a new research report … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A groundswell of activity, led by the University of St Andrews and community partners, to make St Andrews a greener, more environmentally conscious place has received a major funding boost; with the announcement of £148,000 Climate … Read the full press release
Optelio contactless sticker seen as an ideal, cost-effective solution to quickly enable mobile contactless payment Amsterdam, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Westpac, a leading financial institution in … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, 13-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services in 14 countries and headquartered in Amsterdam, today announces its financial calendar for the year of 2015. The Company aims to publish … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, 13-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services headquartered in Amsterdam and with operations in 14 countries, announces today that its Supervisory Board has authorized the payment of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Telecom
Tagged American Depositary Share, Bank of New York Mellon, VimpelCom Ltd
PARIS, 13-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chinese exports will grow by an additional USD300 billion over 2014-15 on the back of higher quality of products, new markets and better access to financing. This is the key finding of the latest research … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, International Trade, Management
Tagged : Chinese exports, Euler Hermes, Mahamoud Islam, Xizhen Wang
SMEs: pessimists prevail Large companies: current situation is deteriorating significantly Weakness threatens to impact domestic economy FRANKFURT, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time since December 2012, the majority of German SMEs take a pessimistic view regarding the business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Small Business
Tagged Christine Volk, Dr Jörg Zeuner, German SMEs, KfW Group, KfW-ifo SME Barometer
MILAN, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During today’s meeting, the Board of Directors of UniCredit has appointed, effective as of 16th February 2015, Mr. Carlo Vivaldi as the Head of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Division. In this function Mr. Vivaldi … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Italy, Management
Tagged Mr. Carlo Vivaldi, Mr. Federico Ghizzoni Mr. Gianni Franco Papa, UNICREDIT
The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) partner with four UK Research Councils to fund the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme. 11 projects are funded in 11 developing countries involving 19 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Financial, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Baroness Northover, BBSRC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Dr Melanie Welham, Emerging Livestock Systems, farming, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Department for International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Sciences Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Zoonoses
The contract is related to the supply of an optical instrument for the European space programme MetOp -SG Finmeccanica – Selex ES will make an innovative high performance optical instrument The MetOp – SG programme will allow more accurate meteorological … Read the full press release
Preliminary results for fiscal 2013/2014 (Sept. 30) Paderborn, Germany, 11-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At €2,469 million, net sales generated by Wincor Nixdorf AG in fiscal 2013/2014 were comparable to the amount reported for the previous financial year. The company recorded … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged Eckard Heidloff, Wincor Nixdorf AG
Stavanger, Norway, 11-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following more than twenty years as a successful partner-owned and operated asset manager, SKAGEN is today initiating the next phase of the company`s development. Our continued success will be built upon our existing strengths; … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Management, Norway
Tagged Filip Weintraub, Knut Gezelius, Knut Harald Nilsson, Kristoffer Stensrud, Leif Ola Rød, Martin Gjelsvik, Ole Søeberg, SKAGEN
EQT VI to acquire Siemens Audiology Solutions, a leading global hearing aid manufacturer, from Siemens AG for an enterprise value of EUR 2.15 billion Strategy is to support management in further accelerating current sales growth by continued investments in product … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Management, Sweden
Tagged EQT VI, hearing aid manufacturer, Hermann Requardt, Roger Radke, Santo Holding, Siemens AG, Siemens Audiology Solutions
LONDON, 7-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EY is executing ambitious plans to grow its strategy consulting practice to over 2,500 professionals by 2020, both organically and through continued acquisitions. Its fast-growing consultancy business has made 11 acquisitions across the globe in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Cheryl Grise, EY, Jacques Mulder, Norman Lonergan
BBVA Research points out that the Spanish economy continues to perform as expected and maintains its growth forecast for 2014 at 1.3%, although the deteriorating GDP in some European countries could result in GDP growth reaching 2% in 2015 BBVA’s … Read the full press release
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