(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Commerzbank welcomes around 400 trainees and dual-study students across its German branches, meeting its recruitment goal for 2025. CHRO Sabine Mlnarsky highlighted the bank’s commitment to attracting and retaining young talent as essential for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged abine Mlnarsky, banking apprenticeships, Bettina Orlopp, Commerzbank, customer service, dual-study students, Frankfurt orientation week, Germany, HR strategy, initial training, onboarding programme, Talent Retention, trainees, virtual networking
(IN BRIEF) Effective 1 August 2025, LBBW has finalized the integration of its commercial real estate finance business by rebranding and consolidating it as Berlin Hyp—a standalone division with a €63 billion portfolio. This alignment follows LBBW’s acquisition of Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Berlin, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Berlin Hyp, commercial real estate finance, corporate integration, CRE, Europe, LBBW, market expertise, North America, partial universal succession, partnership, Rainer Neske, real estate portfolio €63 billion, Sascha Klaus, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, synergies, system integration, universal bank
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft will sell its Canadian renewables arm, Enerfín Canada, to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd. The deal, expected to close by year-end 2025, encompasses two operating wind farms (236 MW), a 0.8 GW wind and solar development portfolio, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.5 GW acquisition, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd, Barbara Flesche, Brazil, development pipeline, Enerfín Canada, global uncertainty, non-core market exit, partnership, portfolio sale, renewables divestment, Saint-Ferdinand, solar projects, Spain, Statkraft, sustainability, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) CVC Capital Partners Asia VI has acquired a 45% share in Australian Venue Co. from PAG, creating an equal ownership split between the two private equity firms, with AVC’s management retaining 10%. The transaction injects fresh capital into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Australia, Australian Venue Co, AVC, bars, customer experience, CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, hospitality expansion, hotels, management ownership, New Zealand, PAG, partnership, Paul Waterson, private equity, Pubs, Richard Blackburn, Sid Khotkar, strategic investment, venue refurbishment
(IN BRIEF) At Qorteba oil refinery in southern Spain, Alfa Laval’s VO30 centrifuge unit with an erosion-resistant liner has eliminated unplanned stoppages, increased processing capacity by 1,200 tonnes annually, and cut maintenance costs by 94 percent since its 2023 installation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 200 tonnes per year, 300 tonnes per day, Alcolea, Alfa Laval, Belen Villalba, centrifuge performance, ConditionAlert™, Cordoba, DCOOP Group, erosion liner, Favian Guevara, José Carlos Gómez, maintenance cost reduction, partnership, Qorteba oil refinery, self-cleaning system, separation technology, Spain, sustainability, unplanned shutdowns, VO30 centrifuge unit
(IN BRIEF) New Holland has appointed META Plant & Equipment Uganda Ltd, part of the META Group’s pan-African dealership network, as its official distributor in Uganda. META Group, active in seven countries since 2011, offers agricultural, construction, and material-handling equipment … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged after-sales support, agricultural productivity, Andrew Fimister, exclusive distributor, farming equipment, high-horsepower tractors, mechanization solutions, META Group, META Plant & Equipment Uganda Ltd, New Holland, Özkan Eren, pan-African dealerships, TC Series combine harvesters, TD Straddle tractors, Total Cost of Ownership, TS6 Series, TT Series tractors, Uganda agriculture
(IN BRIEF) In H1 2025, BBVA allocated around €63 billion to sustainability initiatives—a 48 percent rise year-on-year—including a record €30 billion in Q2 alone. Climate change and natural-capital projects accounted for 76 percent of the total, with social-impact ventures making … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural sector, BBVA, circular economy, climate change projects, Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, decarbonization targets, digital energy tools, efficient water use, electric vehicle financing, Energy Tech Summit 2025, financial inclusion, Green Bonds, Hydrogen Plant, natural capital, net zero 2050, renewable energy finance, Retail Banking, social bonds, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainability-linked loans, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Daniel Wood succeeds Paul Martin as Managing Director, Maritime for Europe & West Africa at ABL. With over 30 years’ experience—20 years at sea on naval and cruise vessels, a decade managing ports and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, appointment, Client Engagement, Daniel Wood, decarbonisation, energy consultancy, Europe, leadership, Managing Director Maritime, marine consultancy, Paul Martin, port operations, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, retirement, strategic expansion, vessel governance, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard today launched the Viking Mira, a 54,300 GT cruise ship scheduled to commence operations in spring 2026 across the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The ceremony, led by Gilberto Tobaldi and Gastone Lazzari, marked the vessel’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Ancona shipyard, artificial intelligence, boutique cruise ships, environmental standards, exhaust gas treatment systems, Fincantieri, Gastone Lazzari, Gilberto Tobaldi, high-efficiency engines, international safety regulations, Mediterranean itineraries, Northern Europe itineraries, ocean fleet, Operations Excellence program, partnership, robotics, Viking Mira
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola will sell 2.6 GW of power generation assets in Mexico—comprising 15 plants and development projects—at US $1.6 million per MW, with up to US $4.2 billion in contingent payments tied to future project completions. The transaction, together … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Avangrid Networks, capital increase, cogeneration, combined cycle, Electricity North West, i-DE, Iberdrola, Mexico generation incentives, Mexico power plants, NEOENERGIA, partnership, regulated asset base, regulatory approvals, ScottishPower Energy Networks, Solar, sustainability, Wind
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials North America has agreed to purchase the assets of family-owned BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta. The deal includes six aggregate sites, two asphalt plants, a bitumen storage terminal, three ready-mix concrete facilities, and one … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aggregates, asphalt plants, bitumen storage terminal, BURNCO Rock Products Ltd., Chris Ward, construction materials, Dr. Dominik von Achten, Edmonton Alberta, family-owned, Heidelberg Materials North America, Northwest synergies, partnership, rail-served cement terminal, ready-mixed concrete, regulatory approval, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina has signed an agreement to sell its Romanian subsidiary—including the Napolact brand and production sites in Cluj-Napoca and Târgu Mureș—to Bonafarm Group. The divestment stems from a strategic evaluation aimed at focusing on core European markets, high-margin … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Attila Csányi, Bonafarm Group, Business Group Europe, Cluj-Napoca, dairy industry, divestment, Dustin Woodward, high value-added segments, milk valorisation, Napolact, partnership, regulatory approval, Romanian Competition Authorities, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., strategic review, sustainability, synergy, Târgu Mureș
(IN BRIEF) Arvato Systems has attained the AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, recognizing its proficiency in crafting cloud solutions that ensure clients retain control over data residency, access, and infrastructure resilience. The company’s multicloud approach allows customers to decide whether their … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Access Control, Arvato Systems, Awards, AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, AWS Partner Network, Bertelsmann, BSI, C5 Attestation, data residency, digital sovereignty, DORA directive, German data centers, Google, Johanna Bode, Kevin Christopher Fechtel, KRITIS, leadership, Microsoft, Multicloud, partnership, Philipp Hellmich, resilience, SAP, Sebastian Kespohl, self-sufficiency, survivability, Virtual Private Cloud, Volker auf der Landwehr
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN and INSTATIQ have successfully implemented on-site 3D concrete printing for GWG Reutlingen’s new apartment complex in Metzingen‐Neugreuth, demonstrating rapid, solid-wall construction with standard concrete and a 26 m automated boom. This method halves build time compared to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D concrete printing, additive manufacturing, automated boom, barrier-free apartments, circular construction, CO₂ reduction, digital planning, end-of-line construction, GWG Reutlingen, INSTATIQ, Instatiq P1, load-bearing walls, low-carbon concrete, Metzingen-Neugreuth, modular testing, NELCON, partnership, skilled-labor shortage, sustainability, sustainable building, Züblin
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has disbursed the second €100 million tranche of a €200 million loan package to co-finance Cyprus’s extensive road improvement programme, with completion targeted for 2029. The funding—covering 50 percent of project costs—will support motorway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bridges, climate resilience, cycling lanes, Cyprus, drainage systems, EIB, Eleftherios Eleftheriou, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, Makis Keravnos, Ministry of Transport Communications and Works, motorway improvements, partnership, road infrastructure, socio-economic cohesion, sustainability, transport upgrades, tunnels, €100 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies will showcase a carbon-optimized hot-melt adhesive and resource-efficient solutions for end-of-line and fiber-based packaging at FACHPACK 2025 in Nuremberg. A new low-carbon hot-melt product, unchanged in chemistry and performance, debuts in September to support customer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, end-of-line packaging, FACHPACK 2025, Felicia Forster, fiber-based packaging, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, hot melt adhesive, machinery integration, Nuremberg, Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, Packaging recyclab, PPWR, regulatory compliance, Resource-Efficient Solutions, sustainability, Transition in Packaging
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has invested in YearOne and will partner with the platform’s team to help organizations compress digital product development timelines through AI-powered engineering intelligence. YearOne’s system consolidates real-time metrics from development tools, uncovers delivery bottlenecks, highlights productivity shortfalls … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Song, Accenture Ventures, AI-driven visibility, Dan Garrison, delivery bottlenecks, digital product development, partnership, performance optimization, productivity gaps, Project Spotlight, real-time insights, software engineering intelligence, Stephen Ajayi, Tom Lounibos, workflow analytics, YearOne
(IN BRIEF) Nokia will deploy its Cloud Native Communication Suite on Optus’ hybrid cloud platform—powered by Red Hat OpenShift and Optus’ public cloud—to replace the incumbent IMS voice solution. The fully containerized CNCS will automate core network functions via Kubernetes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G voice, Cloud Native Communication Suite, CNCS, energy efficiency, hybrid cloud, IMS, Kubernetes, network modernization, network resiliency, Nokia, Operational Efficiency, Optus, partnership, Raghav Sahgal, Red Hat OpenShift, Tony Baird
(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals Nigeria has launched two local sustainability initiatives: in Onne, the WACT-APM Terminals sanitary pad programme trains students to produce reusable menstrual products, improving hygiene, reducing stigma, combating school absenteeism and cutting plastic waste; in Apapa, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apapa, APM Terminals Nigeria, Centre for Creative Development Strategies, circular economy, CO₂ emissions reduction, CSR, Dufy Global Enterprise, GIVO, Lagos, menstrual hygiene, Net-Zero by 2040, Onne, partnership, plastic waste reduction, reusable sanitary pads, Rivers State, school absenteeism, solar-powered recycling hub, sustainability, WACT-APM Terminals
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has signed a new agreement with SoftBank to deliver comprehensive 4G and 5G radio equipment spanning low, mid and high frequency bands. The partnership focuses on reinforcing network performance across six Japanese regions and extending 5G Standalone … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, 5G standalone, AI Automation, AIR 3255, AIR 6476, Ericsson, Ericsson Radio System, Ericsson Silicon, Hokkaido, Hokuriku, Kansai, Kanto, Many-Core Architecture, network enhancement, partnership, RAN Compute, SoftBank Corp., Tohoku, Tokai
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