San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from March 31 to April 4, 2014, Eni acquired n. 305,317 shares for a total consideration of € 5,539,668.30, within the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved at Eni’s Ordinary General … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Italy, Management
Tagged 317 treasury shares for €5, 539, 668.30, Eni, Eni acquired 305
Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At today’s (07 April 2014) Swisscom Annual General Meeting in Zurich, shareholders approved all recommendations put forward by the Board of Directors and agreed to payment of a dividend of CHF 22 per share, the same as in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Brits abroad look to benefit from rising UK prices, with many considering Buy to Let Expats based in the UAE, France and Switzerland are the most likely to buy in Britain Only 11 per cent of British expats not confident … Read the full press release
Oslo, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International will expand its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a leading sulphur oxide (SOX) scrubber supplier to the marine industry. We are excited to get the GTM … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Bernhard Stormyr, Green Tech Marine, Peter Strandberg, Yara International, Yves Bonte
Oslo, Norway, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA first quarter 2014 results will be released on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST. The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Jørgen Ole Haslestad, Torgeir Kvidal. Thor Giæver, Yara, Yara International ASA
LEEDS, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Quantum Imaging Ltd, a University of Leeds spin out, has secured a £1.6 million investment to develop its medical imaging technology. The investment, announced today by IP Group plc and the University of Leeds, will enable the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Professor Ben Varcoe, Quantum Imaging Ltd, Steve Parker, University of Leeds
Berne/Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is planning to carry out extensive renovation and alteration work on its head office at Bundesplatz 1 in Berne. Owing to the building’s current state of repair and the fact that its usage … Read the full press release
OeNB-Pressekonferenz zum Kredit- und Einlagengeschäft Wien, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ein niedriges Zinsumfeld und eine schwache Konjunktur bescheren Österreich nach wie vor niedrige Kreditzinsen. Österreichische Unternehmen und private Haushalte können sich deutlich günstiger verschulden als jene anderer Euroraumländer. Allerdings sind auch die Zinsen … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged Dr. Johannes Turner, OeNB, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Crawley, United Kingdom, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — G4S, the leading global integrated security company, has signed a seven-year contract extension to provide cash solutions to Netherlands Railways (NS), via its G4S Nederland business As part of a multi-million pound deal, G4S will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged G4S, Gert Askes, Netherlands Railways, Security company
LONDON, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s first centre for computational psychiatry was launched on Tuesday 1st April, following a €5m investment from the Max Planck Society and UCL to be spent over the next 5 years. The Max Planck UCL Centre … Read the full press release
The new laboratory will utilise expertise that already exists in the University’s Centre for Genomic Research and Institute of Integrative Biology Liverpool, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £2M to build a state-of-the-art DNA synthesis … Read the full press release
LONDON, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bridgepoint Development Capital (’BDC’) has acquired a majority stake in Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) in a transaction valued at £28 million. The investment will support the existing management team to deliver the next phase of ITG’s growth … Read the full press release
The UK’s first bespoke university crowdfunding platform YuStart has brought funding success for three projects at the University of York. YORK, UK, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The York Astrocampus development has raised more than £7,000, The 24 choir nearly £1,200, and a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Kallum Taylor, Susie Fothergill, university crowdfunding platform, University of York, YuStart
Vienna, Austria, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe has acquired approximately 94 percent of shares in the insurance company Societatea de Asigurări-Reasigurări “Donaris Group” S.A. (Donaris), which has its head office in the Republic of Moldova. After … Read the full press release
London, UK, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered announces the appointment of Benjamin Hung as the Chief Executive Officer for the Bank’s Greater China region, effective today. This new appointment is in addition to his existing role as the CEO for Standard Chartered … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Benjamin Hung, Gabriel Kwan, Jaspal Bindra, Ruby Fu, Standard Chartered
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Fred van Heyningen (52) will become Director-Elect of Food and Agri International at Rabobank effective July 2014. This has been announced by the Executive Board of Rabobank today. Van Heyningen will be responsible for realising the … Read the full press release
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Coert Beerman MBA will become the Director-Elect of Netherlands and Africa at Rabobank’s international banking business effective July 2014. He will hold responsibility for all wholesale activities in the Netherlands and Africa. This has been announced … Read the full press release
Riga, Latvia, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 31st of March 2014 at the regular ABLV Bank, AS, shareholders meeting, the decision on increasing the bank’s equity capital by EUR 27 million was made. The equity capital will be increased by issuing of 2 243 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Latvia
Tagged ABLV Bank AS, and Nika Berne, Ernests Bernis, Oļegs Fiļs
Skills to Succeed initiative exceeds goal to equip more than half a million people with job skills NEW YORK, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the publication of its 2012–2013 Corporate Citizenship Report, “Our Communities, Our Commitments,” which explores the company’s corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Management
Tagged Accenture, Adrian Lajtha, Pierre Nanterme, Stacey Jones
Kassel/Budapest, 28-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall, a 100% BASF subsidiary, is optimizing its portfolio with today’s financial closing of the transaction with the Hungarian MOL Group. Through Wintershall’s divestment of shares in selected assets on the UK Continental Shelf, MOL Group acquires 14 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Hungary, Management
Tagged BASF, MOL Group, Rainer Seele, Wintershall
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