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Swedfund to provide USD 20 million long-term, senior unsecured loan to Five-Star Business Finance Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company in India

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 29-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedfund, the Swedish Government’s development financier, has announced it will provide USD 20 million long-term, senior unsecured loan to Five-Star Business Finance Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company in India, in support of micro-entrepreneurs … Read the full press release

STILL ALIVE by Andrej Statskij: A book that will give you the strength to survive in a dangerous situation

Author looking for a sponsor (PRESS RELEASE) JELGAVA, Latvia, 29-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Still Alive was begun by Andrej Statskij in early 2021 in a hospital while battling a dangerous illness. It was finished later that year and received a … Read the full press release

La Better Life Farming Alliance, que apoya a los pequeños agricultores, se expande en América Latina con la apertura de su primera ubicación en Córdoba, México

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) MONHEIM, 17-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer, una empresa global con competencias básicas en los campos de las ciencias biológicas de la salud y nutrición, ha anunciado que Better Life Farming Alliance, una asociación a largo plazo de … Read the full press release

The Better Life Farming Alliance, a supporter of smallholder farmers, expands in Latin America with first location opened in Córdoba, Mexico

(PRESS RELEASE) MONHEIM, 17-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition, has announced that the Better Life Farming Alliance, a long-term partnership of Bayer, IFC (International Finance Corporation), … Read the full press release

University of Twente unveils a new app that helps people train in positivity during challenging times

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 14-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university, has announced the launch of a new app that helps people train in positivity during challenging times. The Training in Positivity app, TIP … Read the full press release

The 3rd edition of the Observatory of Digital Uses surveyed 17,000 people on the main benefits and obstacles to the use of digital technologies

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 10-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced that the 3rd edition of the Observatory of Digital Uses survey is out now. Launched in 2018 by Orange and OpinionWay, French … Read the full press release

Empowering women: Deutsche Bank helped more than 200,000 women in 2021 with formal education, vocational training, healthcare, entrepreneurship programmes across Asia Pacific

(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 8-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB), Germany’s leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced that it helped, through its Corporate Responsibility programme, more than 200,000 women in 2021 across … Read the full press release

Die Zahl der Erstkäufer von Eigenheimen in Großbritannien hat sich laut dem First Time Buyer Index von Barclays Mortgages fast verdoppelt

Die meisten beginnen im Alter von 24 Jahren mit dem Sparen für ihre erste Immobilie, während das Durchschnittsalter bei Fertigstellung bei 32 Jahren liegt Fast drei Viertel (73 Prozent) wünschten, sie hätten früher mit dem Sparen begonnen, und 64 Prozent … Read the full press release

Amanda Blanc, PDG du groupe Aviva et championne des femmes en finance, commente la manière de lutter contre la lente progression des femmes dans les postes de direction dans les services financiers

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDRES, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (LON : AV), une multinationale d’assurance britannique, a annoncé que sa PDG du groupe, Amanda Blanc, la championne des femmes en finance, a publié des recommandations pour lutter contre la lenteur des … Read the full press release

Amanda Blanc, Aviva Group CEO and the Women in Finance Champion, comments on how to tackle the slow progress of women into senior management roles across financial services

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (LON: AV), a British multinational insurance company, has announced that its Group CEO Amanda Blanc, the Women in Finance Champion, has released recommendations to tackle the slow progress of women into … Read the full press release

Un nouveau projet de l’Imperial College de Londres et de la Fondation Vodafone vise à créer le plus grand modèle de cyclone au monde

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDON, 4-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone (LON : VOD), une multinationale britannique leader dans les communications technologiques, a a annoncé que l’application pour téléphone mobile DreamLab de la Fondation Vodafone sera utilisée par l’Imperial College de Londres, une … Read the full press release

New project by Imperial College London and Vodafone Foundation aims at creating the world’s largest cyclone model

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone (LON: VOD), a British multinational leader in technology communications, has announced that Vodafone Foundation’s DreamLab mobile phone app will be used by Imperial College London, a public research university, for the modeling … Read the full press release

Studie von Barclays Partner Finance: Jüngere Käufer gaben mehr aus als erwartet, wenn sie unregulierte BNPL-Darlehen (buy now, pay later) nutzten

18- bis 24-jährige Verbraucher, die „Jetzt kaufen, später bezahlen“-Produkte (BNPL) verwenden, geben 20 Prozent ihres frei verfügbaren Einkommens für Rückzahlungen aus 29 Prozent sind besorgt über ihre Fähigkeit, das Geliehene zurückzuzahlen, und fast 8 Prozent wurden von Inkassounternehmen kontaktiert 50 … Read the full press release

Barclays Partner Finance research: younger shoppers spent more than they anticipated when used unregulated BNPL (buy now, pay later) loans

18–24 year-old consumers who use ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) products spend 20 per cent of their discretionary income on repayments 29 per cent are concerned about their ability to pay back what they borrowed, and nearly 8 per cent … Read the full press release

L’entreprise sociale capito, basée à Graz, a reçu le prix de l’inclusion financière 2022 pour son application lors de la Zero Project Conference 2022

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) VIENNA, 28-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit Bank Austria AG, une banque autrichienne détenue majoritairement par le groupe UniCredit, a annoncé que le prix de l’inclusion financière 2022 a été remis à l’entreprise sociale capito basée à Graz, … Read the full press release

Graz-based social enterprise capito awarded the Financial Inclusion Award 2022 for its app at the Zero Project Conference 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 28-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit Bank Austria AG, an Austrian bank majority owned by UniCredit Group, has announced that the Financial Inclusion Award 2022 has been given to Graz-based social enterprise capito, market leader in the field … Read the full press release

NatWest et Marcus Rashford MBE, un footballeur professionnel anglais, vont co-créer un programme visant à soutenir les jeunes dans les communautés à travers le Royaume-Uni

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) EDINBOURG, 15-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — National Westminster Bank (NatWest), une importante banque de détail et commerciale au Royaume-Uni, a annoncé un nouveau partenariat avec Marcus Rashford MBE, un footballeur professionnel anglais, visant à aider les jeunes à … Read the full press release

NatWest, a major bank in the UK, and Marcus Rashford MBE, an English professional footballer, to co-create a programme aimed at supporting young people in communities across the UK

(PRESS RELEASE) EDINBURGH, 15-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — National Westminster Bank (NatWest), a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom, has announced a new partnership with Marcus Rashford MBE, an English professional footballer, aimed at helping young people to … Read the full press release

Cardiff University joins the Horizon 2020 Project CALIPER

(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 14-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The CALIPER consortium welcomes the Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub, hosted by Cardiff University. Founded in 1988, Academia Europaea (AE) has a thriving membership of almost 5,000 world-leading researchers, mainly from across Europe … Read the full press release

La BERS investirà nella startup di bus-hailing Swvl, che presto sarà il primo unicorno tecnologico del Medio Oriente ad essere quotato al NASDAQ

La banca si impegna a investire 10 milioni di dollari nella società di trasporto di autobus Swvl per sostenerne l’espansione BERS e Swvl per promuovere la sicurezza per le donne sui trasporti pubblici  in Egitto Società prevista per la quotazione … Read the full press release