Local farmers and agribusiness companies to benefit from fresh funds LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Société Générale Albania and EBRD are joining forces to increase local farmers’ and agribusiness companies’ access to finance, especially in remote regions of the country. The … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support private small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkmenistan by enabling one such company to expand into a new sector. Ak Gap, a manufacturer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged Ak Gap, EBRD, Engin Goksu, Mark Webber, PVC profiles, Turkmen Penjire, Turkmenistan
ESPOO, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The transaction consists of the Nygårdsfjellet wind farm, which is already operational, as well as the fully-permitted Ånstadblåheia and Sørfjord projects. Fortum is preparing for the construction of the Ånstadblåheia and Sørfjord projects, expected to be commissioned in … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Investment, Norway
Tagged acquisition, Fortum, Nordkraft, Norwegian company, wind power projects
STOCKHOLM, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has signed an agreement to acquire the project company “PNE WIND Atlantis I GmbH“ from PNE WIND AG. The sale and purchase agreement, which is still subject to various closing conditions, includes a purchase price … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Investment, Sweden
Tagged Gunnar Groebler, PNE WIND AG, PNE WIND Atlantis I GmbH, the project company, Vattenfall, “Atlantis I”
Successful exploration at the Tara zinc mine in Ireland has identified a new mineralisation with an inferred mineral resource of 10 Mtonnes. Boliden has decided to expand the mine’s tailings dam and launch a programme to extend the life-of-mine. STOCKHOLM, … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Ireland, Metals and Minerals, Sweden
Tagged Boliden, Mikael Staffas, Tara mine
DCNS, the European leader in naval defence and the SPI fund (“Société de Projets Industriels” / Industrial Projects Company), financed by the “Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir” (Investments Programme for the Future) and managed by Bpifrance, today announced the creation of DCNS … Read the full press release
RIGA, 05-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 29 December 2016, during the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of ABLV Bank, AS a decision was made to increase the bank’s share capital with a special purpose by issuing 300 000 employee shares. Following the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Management
Tagged ABLV Bank, employee shares, share capital
HELSINKI, 03-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso has today divested its 100% shareholding in its Finnish subsidiary Formeca Oy, a provider of high-quality machines for automated packaging lines, to Amitec Oy, a specialised engineering and machine construction company based in Finland. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged Amitec Oy, Finnish subsidiary, Formeca Oy, machine construction company, packaging, Peter Torstensson, Stora Enso
dRofus is a leading software provider for BIM-based program, equipment and data management for the building industry High-level strategic fit to address the needs of building owners more strongly Considerable growth opportunities as a result of owner’s increasing focus on … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Investment, Norway, Technology
Tagged dRofus AS, Nemetschek, Norway, Oslo, Patrik Heider
ATHENS, 29-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piraeus Bank (“Piraeus Bank” or the “Group”), after having received all required approvals from the regulatory authorities and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, announces the completion of the sale of a stake held in its subsidiary … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Cyprus, Greece, Investment
Tagged Holding M. Sehnaoui SAL, PIRAEUS BANK, Piraeus Bank Cyprus Ltd.
MILAN, 28-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the press release issued on August 3rd 2016, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions (Ubis) and SIA have closed the sale of the card processing activities in Italy, Germany and Austria for a consideration of €500 million in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, Italy
Tagged card processing, SIA, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, UniCredit S.p.A.
Neste to acquire pre-treatment and storage capacity for renewable raw materials in the Netherlands as part of the company’s growth program HELSINKI, 28-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste has signed an agreement with Electrawinds ReFuel B.V. on the acquisition of a former … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged biodiesel plant, Electrawinds ReFuel B.V., FAME biodiesel, Kaisa Hietala, Neste, Netherlands, Sluiskil
• Mauro Moretti: “The acquisition is a testament to the quality of our investments in the field of unmanned systems, a sector with high added value in which Leonardo is a leader in Europe” • With this action Leonardo acquires … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Investment, Italy, Technology
Tagged IDS S.p.A, Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Sistemi Dinamici S.p.A
HELSINKI, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB starts disclosing its purchases of green bonds. First eight transactions have been published on the Bank’s website. Information on purchases made so far is available on this page. This page has been established in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment
Tagged Green Bonds, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank
NIB has signed a 15-year loan agreement with NTE (Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk Holding AS) to co-finance the roll-out of an advanced metering system (AMS) and upgrades to the electricity networks in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway. HELSINKI, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NTE will install … Read the full press release
NIB and Sweden’s Sparbanken Skåne have agreed on a loan programme totalling SEK 500 million (EUR 52 million) for on-lending to SMEs, small mid-caps, and environmental projects. HELSINKI, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The seven-year facility will finance SME and small mid-cap investments in a broad … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Finland, Investment, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Henrik Normann, lending to SMEs, loan programme, NIB, Sparbanken Skåne
This stock exchange release may not be published or distributed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into or to any person located or a resident of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged CapMan Plc, CapMan shares, Norvestia Oyj
€24 million to further strengthen financial sector and investment climate LONDON, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €24 million stand-by credit line to the Deposit Insurance Fund of Kosovo (DIFK), an independent … Read the full press release
LONDON, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €5 million loan and a €5 million grant to the city of Gaziantep in south-eastern Turkey for the acquisition of 50 new buses. With a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged CNG buses, EBRD, Gaziantep, Susan Goeransson, Turkey
LONDON, 27-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing its support for the development of transport infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The development of Corridor Vc is a strategic priority for Bosnia and Herzegovina and … Read the full press release
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