HELSINKI, 05-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Parliamentary Supervisory Council has appointed Tuomas Välimäki, DSc (Econ.), as member of the Board of the Bank of Finland. The appointment is for a five-year term and commences on 12 July 2018. In addition to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland
Tagged appointment, Bank of Finland, Tuomas Välimäki
UTRETCH, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — FGH Bank has sold a part of its loan portfolio with an outstanding balance of approximately EUR 1.3 billion to RNHB B.V. Regulatory approvals have been obtained and the consultation process with the employee representative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged FGH Bank, loan portfolio, Rabobank, RNHB B.V.
UTRETCH, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — we.trade today (3 July 2018) confirmed that the first live trades have taken place on the platform. Over the last week several companies have executed trades, via 5 banks. These trades signify the first commercially viable … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Bart Leurs, Blockchain, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, live trades, Natixis, Nordea, Parm Sangha, platform, Rabobank, Roberto Mancone, Santander, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, trading, UNICREDIT, we.trade
Cornerstone laid and opening ceremony for construction of silo plus in Liesing Erste Group Immorent and STRABAG Real Estate are constructing around 20,000 m² of office space with perfect access to public transport VIENNA, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 27th of June … Read the full press release
Saint-Ouen, France, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom today announced that Ling Fang has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP) of its Asia Pacific region. In this role, Ling Fang will also become a member of Alstom’s Executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, appointment, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Ling Fang
NICE, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom commissioned its new-generation tram Citadis X05, complete with its innovative SRS charging system, for the first time on Saturday 30 June on the Cadam-Magnan section of new tramway line 2 for the Métropole Nice Côte … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, charging system, Citadis X05, Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, Nice, SRS, tram
The University of Konstanz has a new rector: Professor Kerstin Krieglstein, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Freiburg, was elected on 3 July 2018 by a strong majority of the Senate and University Council to become the successor of … Read the full press release
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals will upgrade its Rotterdam chlor-alkali plant to strengthen development of the local industrial cluster. The company is preparing to invest in a second, independent production line for chlorine and caustic soda and will also implement a series … Read the full press release
COLOGNE, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Christiane Laibach has taken office as Chair of the Management Board of DEG. She succeeds Bruno Wenn. Monika Beck has been appointed as a new member of the DEG Management Board. Bruno Wenn retires Christiane … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Bruno Wenn, Business, Christiane Laibach, DEG, financing, funds, investment, loans, Monika Beck, Prof. Dr Joachim Nagel
Inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India – Shri Manoj Sinha CoE established to fast-track 5G deployments in the country by bringing together telecom ecosystems, academia, industry and start-ups Ericsson … Read the full press release
Hørsholm, Denmark, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading roof windows manufacturer partners with Netatmo, a smart-home leader, and launches new smart sensor-based system The VELUX Group, the globally leading roof window manufacturer, has released the world’s first ‘plug-and-play’ system for smart … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Technology
Tagged blinds, Fred Potter, indoor climate, Netatmo, Peter Bang, roof windows, shutters, smart home, smart sensor-based system, VELUX Group, weather data
The Czechs can look forward to the most modern passenger cars in Europe. National transport company České dráhy has ordered them from the Siemens-Škoda consortium for its long-distance lines. The supermodern, comfortable vehicles combine the benefits and experience gained from … Read the full press release
The University of Bristol is joining with other organisations, community groups and individuals to give full backing to a city-wide pledge to support the local trans community. BRISTOL, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The pledge says that trans people have the right to be … Read the full press release
Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed new virtual reality (VR) cloud-based tools to help academics and industry progress new drugs, materials and boost the teaching of chemistry. BRISTOL, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint team of computer science and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Mulholland, cloud infrastructure, cloud-based tools, Dr David Glowacki, drug discovery, Interactive Scientific, Michael O’Connor, nanotech, Oracle Corporation, RESEARCH, simulations, start-up, University of Bristol, virtual reality technology, VR
Expands access to attractive North American market Operational EPS1 accretive in year one Expected annual cost synergies of approximately $200 million in year five confirmed ZURICH, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions (GEIS), … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Investment, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, acquisition, electrification, GE Industrial Solutions, Tarak Mehta, Ulrich Spiesshofer
AMSTERDAM, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) has been chosen by the global hotel search platform, trivago, to be one of their geocoding providers, in order to create a better user experience. The agreement will see TomTom Online Search API being used to improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Management, Netherlands, Technology, Travel
Tagged accommodation, Anders Truelsen, database, geocoding, hotel, hotel search platform, Online Search API, TomTom, trivago
Alteryx customers can now accelerate development of data science and analytic models with TomTom’s Map Data and APIs AMSTERDAM, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today (June 29 2018) announced that its comprehensive mapping data will be offered to Alteryx, Inc. … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Alteryx, analytics, analytics platform, Anders Truelsen, data, Dean Stoecker, geocoding, geographical information systems, GIS, mapping data, reverse geocoding, TomTom
DUNDEE, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — We have won Research Project of the Year and the Enhanced Student Learning Awards at the Herald Higher Education Awards, held last night in Glasgow. Professor Ghulam Nabi’s work on prostate cancer research was named Research … Read the full press release
DUNDEE, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee has appointed Professor Andrew Atherton as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor. Professor Atherton is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Enterprise at Lancaster University and is an expert in SME policy and China. At … Read the full press release
DUBLIN, 03-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor John Boland, Principal Investigator in AMBER and Trinity’s School of Chemistry, has been awarded an Outstanding Researcher Award from the Intel Corporate Research Council (CRC). It is the fourth time the award has been given … Read the full press release
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