Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Airbus Global Market Forecast: Traffic to and from Germany set to grow at 3.5 per cent per annum in the next 20 years

Germany remains top aviation market, but growth less than world average Blagnac,  20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), the traffic to and from Germany is set to grow at … Read the full press release

Swiss National Bank announced the fourth gold agreement between central banks in Europe

Zurich, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the central banks of the euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) … Read the full press release

Alstom awarded €300 million contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways

Paris, France, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADDY) which will be assembled in Alstom’s JV EKZ between 2016 and 2018. The total amount of the contract is €300 … Read the full press release

Bull to supply petaflops-scale supercomputer to German computing center for climate research DKRZ

In 2016, this ultra-fast, but extremely energy-efficient super-system will reach a peak performance of 3 Petaflops and a storage capacity of 45 Petabytes. This means it can perform 3 million billion operations per second, and store the equivalent of 10 … Read the full press release

Atos cloud Canopy launches cloud platform supporting digital businesses

Empowering organisations to accelerate their move to digital business while enabling IT to become a Cloud Service Broker Las Vegas, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Canopy, the Atos cloud, powered by EMC² and VMware, announced at EMC World today its strategy and supporting … Read the full press release

Sanofi Pasteur announced its pediatric pentavalent vaccine Shan5™ received prequalification status from the World Health Organization

Shan5™ is the first vaccine jointly developed by the Indian company and its parent company Sanofi Pasteur  WHO’s decision allows for the purchase of Shan5™ by United Nations agencies Lyon, France, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT: … Read the full press release

Symrise reports sales up by 8 % at local currency in Q1 2014

• Group sales up by 8 % at local currency • Increase in sales by 12 % in Emerging Markets • EBITDA up 9 % to € 101 million – EBITDA margin of 21.5 % • Earnings per share rise … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space established new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK

Harwell, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space announced today that it is further expanding its presence in Europe with the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK. Based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus (HISC) … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space successfully launched the KazSat3 and Loutch-5V communications satellites

Cannes, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The KazSat3 and Loutch-5V communications satellites, were successfully launched yesterday by a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. KazSat3 will be operated by Kazakhstan, while Loutch 5V will be operated by the Russian space … Read the full press release

Vivendi to propose the appointment of Katie Jacobs Stanton as a member of its Supervisory Board

Paris, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi will also propose the appointment of Katie Jacobs Stanton as a member of its Supervisory Board to the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 24. Katie Jacobs Stanton has been Vice President of International Market Development for … Read the full press release

CACEIS awarded 24 new depository service mandates in Germany in the closed-ended fund sector

PARIS, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the past 12 months, CACEIS was awarded some 24 new depository service (Verwahrstelle) mandates in Germany in the closed-ended fund sector. In addition to those mentioned in previous press releases, these wins include well-known asset management … Read the full press release

Michelin becomes first official sponsor and official tire of the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park

Michelin announced that it has become the first official sponsor and the official tire of the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park. Clermont-Ferrand, France, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  Located on Interstate 65 across from the National Corvette Museum, the NCM Motorsports Park will … Read the full press release

Euronext subsidiary EnterNext celebrated the listing of AwoX on Euronext’s regulated market in Paris

Paris, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary designed to promote and grow its market for SMEs[1], today celebrated the listing of AwoX, a pure player in connected objects and technologies for the Smart Home, on Euronext’s regulated market in Paris (compartment … Read the full press release

Icade announced it is in negotiations for substantial lease agreement on EQHO in La Défense

Paris, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Icade announces the signing of a commitment to open a period of exclusive negotiations with a leading company with a view to signing a lease for 40,468m2 of office space in EQHO in La Défense. The lease is to … Read the full press release

Kering awarded the Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel by The Sustainable Fashion Academy

Paris, France, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday evening  Kering was awarded the Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA) for the development of the Environmental Profit and Loss account (E P&L) and its decision to implement this in its Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands. Kering’s E … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade Thai mobile operator DTAC’s existing 3G network and lay the foundation for 4G LTE network

DTAC build mobile broadband foundation for more than 28 million mobile subscribers in Bangkok and throughout Thailand Paris, 23-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — DTAC, one of Thailand’s largest mobile operators, has chosen Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) Agile Optical Networking to upgrade … Read the full press release

Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise announced Qatari controlled DIC Holding entered its capital by up to 8.55%

Paris, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SFL takes note that DIC Holding LLC(*) has entered its capital by up to 8.55% and that Predica / Crédit Agricole Assurances have increased their holding from 5.09% to 12.34%. As a result of this transaction, Predica … Read the full press release

French Banking Federation welcomes EP’s passage of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and regulations pertaining to the single resolution mechanism

Paris, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The French Banking Federation (FBF) is pleased to note that the European Parliament was able to pass several important bills at the last plenary session of the current parliament, prior to European elections. These passages are a … Read the full press release

Dexia SA to hold Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting on 14 May 2014 at Arsenal, Brussels

Brussels, Paris, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting and the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Dexia SA will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 14.30 in the Arsenal, chaussée de Wavre 950, 1040 Brussels. Reception will be open … Read the full press release

Societe Generale raised its stake in Rosbank to 99.4% with 7% share acquisition from Interros group

PARIS, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Societe Generale announces the acquisition of 7 % of Rosbank’s share capital from Interros group, raising its stake to 99.4 %, in line with its strategy of building up the Group’s stake in Rosbank. This transaction … Read the full press release