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Nottingham Business School’s first fully sponsored in-company degree students graduated with top degrees and permanent employment at Experian

Nottingham, UK, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nottingham Business School’s first fully sponsored in-company degree students have all graduated with top degrees and permanent employment at Experian, the global information services company. The business school, part of Nottingham Trent University, has been working with Experian … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank: Statistics Estonia’s data show the number of employed fell by 1.2% YoY in the second quarter of 2014

Tallinn, Estonia, 15-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Data from Statistics Estonia show that the number of employed fell by 1.2% year on year in the second quarter of 2014. A low rate of participation in the labour force meant that the unemployment rate … Read the full press release

Banco Sabadell sold fully provisioned 554 million euros loan portfolio to international investor Aiqon Capital

Sabadell, Spain, 15-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its balance sheet transformation strategy, as defined in its strategic plan 2014-2016, the Plan Triple, Banco Sabadell has sold a fully provisioned loan portfolio with a total volume of 554 million euros, to the … Read the full press release

KfW IPEX-Bank provides EUR 51m to finance the export of special equipment to Brazil for the environmentally friendly production of particle boards

Bilateral loan of EUR 51 million SMEs deliver special equipment for environmentally friendly production Recycling: wood chips processed into various particle board materials FRANKFURT, 12-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank is using a loan worth EUR 51m to finance the export of … Read the full press release

Safran filed the French version of its 2014 Half- Year Financial Report with Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF

Paris, 12-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran (NYSE Euronext Paris: SAF) has filed the French version of its 2014 Half- Year Financial Report (Rapport Financier Semestriel) with the French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF). The 2014 Half-Year Financial Report … Read the full press release

LCH.Clearnet Limited granted clearing house recognition by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

LONDON, 11-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet) has been granted clearing house recognition by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). Following recognition, LCH.Clearnet will offer SwapClear, RepoClear, ForexClear and Nodal clearing services to LCH.Clearnet’s clearing members based in Quebec. Michael … Read the full press release

HSH Nordbank AG’s expert market survey: Confidence among shipping companies in the industry continues to grow

Shipping companies predict increased turnover and profits in 2014 Strong dynamic growth and increasing rates are expected in the bulk carrier market Shipping companies also see market opportunities for smaller and very large container vessels A wave of new construction … Read the full press release

Hexagon reports EUR 635.6 million net sales in January – June 2014

Stockholm, Sweden, 11-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon reports EUR 635.6 million net sales in January – June 2014 Second quarter 2014 Net sales amounted to 635.6 MEUR (635.1) Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 6 … Read the full press release

Komerční banka reports consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of CZK 6.4 billion for the first six months of 2014, up 1.2% YoY

Prague, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Komerční banka reported today consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of CZK 6.4 billion for the first six months of 2014, up 1.2% year on year. The number of the Bank’s clients rose by 22,000 to 1,609,000, while … Read the full press release

Netia S.A. subsidiary company Telefonia Dialog purchased securities issued by Netia

WARSAW, Poland, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Management Board of Netia S.A. (hereinafter referred to as “Netia”, the “Issuer”) informs that on 6th August 2014 its subsidiary company Telefonia Dialog Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością with its seat in Wrocław (hereinafter referred to … Read the full press release

Visa Europe: Contactless cards payments continued to gain monthly momentum in the UK

London, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The use of contactless cards to make payments has continued to gain monthly momentum in the UK, according to figures released by Visa Europe today. Consumers made almost 20 million (19.7 million) contactless transactions across the UK in … Read the full press release

NORMA Group SE announces its first half of 2014 with record sales and earnings

NORMA Group SE finished the first half of 2014 with record sales and earnings. Group sales in the first six months of the year grew by 9.4% year on year to EUR 353.0 million (H1/2013: EUR 322.8 million). Maintal, Germany, 8-8-2014 … Read the full press release

Halifax opens third branch in Edinburgh’s Princes Street

Halifax is continuing to demonstrate its commitment to customers in Scotland with the opening of a third branch in Edinburgh’s Princes Street. EDINBURGH, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new branch will provide local customers with Halifax’s full service offering and give … Read the full press release

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance Norwegian energy company Eidsiva Energi’s new biofuelled district heating plant

NIB has signed a 13-year-maturity loan with the Norwegian energy company Eidsiva Energi AS to finance a new biofuelled district heating plant and to upgrade an existing network. Helsinki, Finland, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The loan totals EUR 27 million (NOK 226.5 … Read the full press release

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance AB Litgrid’s construction of electricity transmission line between Lithuania and Poland

NIB has signed a 10-year-maturity, EUR 50 million loan agreement with AB Litgrid for the construction of an electricity transmission line between Lithuania and Poland. The LitPol Link will be the first interconnection between the Lithuanian power system and the … Read the full press release

Inmarsat plc announces interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2014

Inmarsat on track for 2014, sees start of Global Xpress, announces EU aviation services London, UK, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — 5 August 2014. Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today provided the following information … Read the full press release

Bank of England announces the departure of Julian Adams, the Bank’s Executive Director for Insurance Supervision

LONDON, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ​The Bank of England is today announcing the departure of Julian Adams, the Bank’s Executive Director for Insurance Supervision. Julian has announced that, after 28 years as a regulator, he will be leaving the Bank to … Read the full press release

Bank of England announcements: the departure of the Bank’s Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk Spencer Dale; new appointments to the Prudential Regulation Authority Board

LONDON, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank of England is today announcing the departure of Spencer Dale, the Bank’s Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk.  The Bank is also announcing new appointments to the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority … Read the full press release

Eurex Group introduced connectivity of Trade Capture Platforms via the enhanced Multilateral Trade Registration Service

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex Group introduced connectivity of Trade Capture Platforms (TCPs) via the enhanced Multilateral Trade Registration (MTR) Service as of yesterday. The first TCPs are BrokerHub and Vectalis; ITG RFQ-hub intends to connect on 11 August. … Read the full press release

Eurex Clearing AG names Matthias Graulich as member of the Executive Board of the company

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Eurex Clearing AG appointed Matthias Graulich (40) as member of the Executive Board of the company, effective 1 August 2014. As board member, he continues to be Chief Client Officer, managing … Read the full press release