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DHL wins long-term contract with Panasonic worth over £100m

UK warehousing and logistics operation to be transformed to support Panasonic’s business priorities Substantial investment to create a state-of-the-art technology campus Bonn/London, 23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a long-term contract worth over £100m (EUR120m) with Panasonic, … Read the full press release

Address at the New Year’s Reception of the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 22 January 2013 Frankfurt am Main, 23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister-President Bouffier, Lord Mayor Feldmann, President Müller, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you … Read the full press release

Novartis delivers strong innovation in 2012, offsetting patent expirations; next growth phase expected to begin in 2013

Group net sales up 2% in constant currencies[1] (cc) in fourth quarter despite patent expirations; flat (cc) over full year Fourth quarter net sales reached USD 14.8 billion (0%, +2% cc); full year net sales were USD 56.7 billion (-3%, … Read the full press release

Prudential launches life insurance operations in Cambodia

Establishes long-term strategic distribution partnership with ACLEDA Bank Plc – the first of its kind in Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Prudential Corporation Asia, part of UK-based Prudential plc, today announces the commencement of its life insurance operations … Read the full press release

Data Protection reform and cross-border Insolvency law prioritised by EU Ministers

23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Ministers discussed priorities in the Justice area as the Informal Justice and Home Affairs meeting concluded in Dublin today. Data Protection Reform and the new cross-border Insolvency law were the main items considered during another productive … Read the full press release

Banque PSA Finance annonce le renouvellement de ses lignes de financement…

23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banque PSA Finance a signé le 11 janvier 2013 un nouveau crédit syndiqué pour un montant de 4,1 milliards d’euros, avec une maturité de cinq ans. Cette facilité a été sursouscrite, notamment grâce à la participation de … Read the full press release

BASF erhöht Angebot für Pronova BioPharma

Angebotspreis auf 13,50 NOK je Aktie erhöht Bedingung ist Mindest-Andienung von 90 % Angebotsfrist endet am 18. Januar 2013, 16:30 Uhr MEZ 22-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BASF [Frankfurt: BAS, LSE: BFA, SWX: AN] bekräftigt ihr Angebot für den Kauf aller emittierten und … Read the full press release

Aviva appoints Sir Adrian Montague as non-executive director

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Aviva plc (“Aviva” or “the Company”) announces that Sir Adrian Montague has today been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company. Sir Adrian is currently chairman of 3i Group plc and Anglian Water Group Limited, deputy … Read the full press release

UK: Nearly half of new start-ups looking to expand in 2013

Jubilympics year spurs optimistic outlook for SMEs 21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Tenacious entrepreneurs are confident about trading conditions as they look to scale up in 2013. Nearly half (48%) of the business owners who set up shop in the last two … Read the full press release

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP £6.5 BILLION COMMITMENT FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled the UK’s largest commitment to support first time buyers by committing to lend £6.5 billion to help customers make their first step on to the property ladder in 2013. We expect the … Read the full press release

Banif – Banco Internacional do Funchal, S.A. informs about the deliberations approved in the General Meeting held on 16 January 2013

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banif – Banco Internacional do Funchal, S.A (”Banif) informs that, the General Meeting, held on 16 January 2013, at Funchal, approved all the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors, related to the four items of the … Read the full press release

State aid: Commission temporarily approves rescue recapitalisation of Portuguese bank Banif

Brussels, 21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has temporarily approved, under EU state aid rules, a recapitalisation totalling €1.1 billion granted by Portugal to Banco Internacional do Funchal S.A. (Banif) for reasons of financial stability. Portugal committed to provide a far-reaching … Read the full press release

Prof. Kamelia Kassabova, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Conciliation Commission for Payment Disputes, presented to the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank the annual report on the Commission’s activities in 2012

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today (17 January 2013), the Chairperson of the Conciliation Commission for Payment Disputes, Prof. Kamelia Kassabova, Ph.D., presented to the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank the annual report on the Commission’s activities in 2012. In … Read the full press release

Banco de Portugal Economic Bulletin – Winter 2012: Outlook for the Portuguese Economy 2012-2014

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banco de Portugal Economic Bulletin – Winter 2012: Outlook for the Portuguese Economy 2012-2014 The outlook for the Portuguese economy in 2013 and 2014 continues to be marked by the process of adjustment of the structural macroeconomic … Read the full press release

The Single Market Act II should urgently respond to single market failures, says the EESC

21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 16 January, the EESC plenary session adopted an opinion on “The Single Market Act II – Together for new growth”. The text calls for a more realistic approach to Single Market policies. The European Commission should focus more … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal prices Combined Offering of common stock and mandatorily convertible subordinated notes (“MCNs”)

Luxembourg, 21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ArcelorMittal (the “Company”) announces the pricing of its combined offering of ordinary shares and mandatorily convertible subordinated notes (“MCNs”) announced earlier today (the “Combined Offering”). The total aggregate proceeds from the Combined Offering are approximately USD … Read the full press release

Aviva announces pricing of offering of Delta Lloyd ordinary shares at €12.65 per share

NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA Placing of 34,288,795 Delta Lloyd ordinary shares Offering represents Aviva’s entire remaining stake in Delta Lloyd, approximately 19.4% of Delta Lloyd’s issued ordinary share capital Gross cash … Read the full press release

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP ANNOUNCES THE LIVE WELL CAMPAIGN AS £3.7M SAVE THE CHILDREN SUCCESS DRAWS TO A CLOSE

19-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group announces Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland as its Charity of the Year Partnership for 2013 and 2014. First Ever UK-Wide Dementia Carers Programme Chosen by a Group-wide colleague vote, the funds raised during the … Read the full press release

OeNB-Direktorium bestätigt Konzept für Goldreservenlagerung

Wien, 19-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Das Direktorium der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank (OeNB) hat das bestehende Lagerstellenkonzept für die Goldreserven der OeNB sorgfältig evaluiert und als weiterhin gültig bestätigt. Die OeNB wird Gold wie bisher sowohl in Österreich als auch in jenen europäischen Ländern … Read the full press release

Strong and granular demand for EIB’s new EUR 5bn 5-year EARN

Transaction driven by strong demand from Central Banks and a granular European orderbook High quality, very granular – over 170 orders – and swift execution First EARN benchmark through mid-swaps since 2008 19-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank today … Read the full press release