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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

OeNB warnt vor Betrugsversuch mit angeblichem Lotteriegewinn bzw. gefälschten Bankgarantien

Wien, 19-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In den vergangenen Tagen wurden Privatpersonen von vermeintlichen Mitarbeiterinnen bzw. Mitarbeitern der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank (OeNB) telefonisch kontaktiert. Gegen Bezahlung einer Gebühr wurde diesen Personen die Auszahlung eines Lotteriegewinnes zugesagt. Die OeNB weist ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass es … Read the full press release

Generali: Pubblicazione del Documento Informativo relativo a operazioni con parti correlate

Trieste, 19-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Generali rende noto che, in data odierna, è stato reso pubblico il Documento Informativo redatto in conformità allo schema di cui all’Allegato 4 del Regolamento recante disposizioni in materia di operazioni con parti correlate, adottato con … Read the full press release

SPEECH – “Developing a Tax Environment for Growth and Competitiveness”

Algirdas Šemeta — Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-fraud Conference “Developing a Tax Environment for Growth and Competitiveness” Vienna, 18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to have been invited to speak to this … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal announces proposed Combined Offering of common stock and mandatorily convertible subordinated notes (“MCNs”) for an expected amount of USD 3.5 billion

Luxembourg, 18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ArcelorMittal (the “Company”) announces today its intention to offer common stock (“the Shares”) and mandatorily convertible subordinated notes (the “MCNs”) for an expected amount of approximately USD 3.5 billion (“the Combined Offering”). The Company retains the … Read the full press release

Veolia Environnement annonce le succès de son émission hybride subordonnée perpétuelle en Euros et en Sterlings

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Après avoir rencontré environ 150 investisseurs principalement d’Europe continentale et du Royaume-Uni, Veolia Environnement a lancé une émission de titres super subordonnés à durée indéterminée en euros et en sterlings remboursable à partir d’avril 2018. Profitant d’une … Read the full press release

UK: Aviva appoints chief underwriting officer for Commercial and Corporate & Speciality Lines

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, has today appointed Susan Penwarden as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for Commercial, Corporate & Speciality Lines. Susan joins Aviva from RSA where she worked for 13 years, most recently as Group Specialty … Read the full press release

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP APPOINTS REGIONAL MD OF COMMERCIAL BANKING FOR SCOTLAND

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as Regional MD of Commercial Banking for Scotland. Alasdair will now take on responsibility for all of the Group’s SME clients in Scotland, in addition to his … Read the full press release

Le nuove Generali: una rivoluzione in disciplina, semplicità e focus per migliorare il ritorno agli azionisti

17-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Le nuove Generali: una rivoluzione in disciplina, semplicità e focus per migliorare il ritorno agli azionisti Chiaro focus sul core business assicurativo e sulla presenza geografica. Aumento del peso del business Danni Ristabilire una solida posizione patrimoniale … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Konzern liefert erstmals über 9 Millionen Fahrzeuge aus

• Gesamtjahr 2012: Verkäufe legen um 11,2 Prozent* zu • Starker Einzelmonat Dezember: 784.300 Auslieferungen / 20,7 Prozent Plus* • Vorstandsvorsitzender Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn: „Konzern hat sich unter schwierigen Bedingungen hervorragend entwickelt und verzeichnet das beste Verkaufsjahr aller Zeiten.“ • Konzernvertriebsvorstand Christian Klingler: … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal agrees to sell a 15% interest in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada for $1.1bln to a Consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation

Luxembourg, 17-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ArcelorMittal announces today that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which ArcelorMittal’s wholly owned subsidiary ArcelorMittal Mines Canada (AMMC) and a consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation (CSC) will enter into a … Read the full press release