Société Foncière Lyonnaise appointed Nicolas Reynaud as CEO and Dimitri Boulte as Managing Director

PARIS, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise met today and appointed Nicolas Reynaud as Chief Executive Officer of the company. He will exercise his functions alongside Juan-José Brugera, who retains his position as … Read the full press release

MAYKOR named among the leading providers in the “Breakthrough 10 Sourcing Standouts” category for the EMEA by ISG Outsourcing Index 2014

MAYKOR, a leading Russian provider of IT and Business Process Outsourcing services, today announced it has been named a Top 10 Outsourcing Service Provider by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company. MOSCOW, … Read the full press release

Tate Film will present the UK premiere of Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air as part of a new programme

Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air 18 February 2015, 18:30 – 21:00 Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern £5, concessions available – book tickets LONDON, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tate Film will present the UK premiere of Ming of Harlem: … Read the full press release

BBVA’s executive director José Manuel González-Páramo becomes the new Europe chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue

BBVA’s executive director José Manuel González-Páramo is the new Europe chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). The TABD, of which BBVA is a longstanding member, gathers more than 60 major U.S. and European companies. The organization’s goal is to … Read the full press release

Bharti Airtel commissioned Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new circles of India’s telecom market using Nokia Networks’ radio network

Deal marks India’s first FDD-LTE deployment across 6 circles World’s smallest, high-capacity Nokia Flexi Zone LTE Small Cells and professional services will improve capacity and coverage in dense areas New Delhi / Gurgaon, India, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bharti Airtel, a leading … Read the full press release

The Bank of England appointed Alex Brazier and Sam Woods to its Executive Team

The Bank of England today announced two new appointments to its Executive Team. LONDON, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Court of the Bank of England today approved the appointment of Alex Brazier as Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and … Read the full press release

New exchange-listed equity index fund issued by Amundi launched on Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment

Frankfurt am Main, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: A new exchange-listed equity index fund issued by Amundi has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Tuesday. Name: Amundi ETF JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF (EUR) Asset class: equity ETF ISIN: … Read the full press release

Groupe BPCE’s Natixis Becomes First French bank to join Eurex Clearing’s Securities Lending CCP

Frankfurt am Main, 29-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex Clearing: Eurex Clearing, Europe’s leading clearing house and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that Natixis, the corporate, investment management and financial arm of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest bank in France, has … Read the full press release

First generation immigrants’ culture and diversity highlighted in new art exhibition part of pilot project developed by Loughborough and Sunderland universities

The culture and diversity of first generation immigrants is highlighted in a new art exhibition launched today (Monday 26 January) Leicestershire, UK, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The exhibition – Cultural Rivers – is collection of art, animation and film produced … Read the full press release

Loughborough University study: People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living

People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living than those who are fully sighted, according to a new study by Loughborough University for the sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust. Leicestershire, UK, 28-1-2015 — … Read the full press release

Maintpartner’s new MP IN concept designed to improve customers’ profitability

Espoo, Finland, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner has successfully developed services and tools, like the MP Value Elements and the MP Flow, that form a unique concept in our industry. Presently we are developing a maintenance concept that is designed to … Read the full press release

Symplmed Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approval of Prestalia® for the treatment of hypertension licensed from Servier

Cincinnati, OH, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Symplmed Pharmaceuticals today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Prestalia® (perindopril arginine and amlodipine) tablets for the treatment of hypertension licensed from Servier (Suresnes, France). Prestalia® is the first fixed-dose combination of … Read the full press release

Servier and Hybrigenics extend partnership to discover new drugs which inhibit Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases (USPs)

PARIS, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hybrigenics (ALHYG), a bio-pharmaceutical company listed on the Alternext market of Euronext Paris, with a focus on research and development of new treatments for proliferative diseases, today announces the extension of its partnership with Servier to … Read the full press release

EBU Member Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) marked 80 years of broadcasting with a stunning concert featuring Bulgaria’s rich tradition of musical culture

A stunning concert featuring Bulgaria’s rich tradition of musical culture was the centerpiece of weekend celebrations (25 to 26 January) marking 80 years of broadcasting by EBU Member Bulgaria National Radio (BNR). SOFIA, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The performance by … Read the full press release

Carrefour expands its cultural platform Nolim.fr to include virtual video library Nolim Films

MASSY, France, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Starting on 27 January, Carrefour will be expanding Nolim.fr – its cultural platform – to include Nolim Films, a virtual video library. This will make it the first retailer to break into this market. … Read the full press release

Destatis: The index of import prices fell by 2.2% on an annual average in 2014 compared with 2013

WIESBADEN, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The index of import prices fell by 2.2% on an annual average in 2014 compared with 2013, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In December it decreased by 3.7% compared with the corresponding month … Read the full press release

Barclays makes purchasing Buy-To-Let property more accessible

LONDON, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — From today (26 January), purchasing a Buy-To-Let property with Barclays is made more accessible for many would-be landlords thanks to the introduction of a new approach that allows personal income to be accepted when assessing … Read the full press release

La Fondation d’entreprise Banque Populaire sera présente sur le salon Musicora du 6 au 8 février 2015

PARIS, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — La Fondation d’entreprise Banque Populaire sera présente sur le salon Musicora du 6 au 8 février 2015 et vous donne rendez-vous autour de ses lauréats qui seront représentés dans les trois domaines dans lesquels, elle … Read the full press release

Chinese locomotive manufacturer CNR Dalian and its local South African Consortium orders 232 MTU Series 4000 engines from Rolls-Royce

232 engines for freight locomotives produced by China’s CNR Dalian Engines for use in South African freight transportation Delivery expected from 2015 to 2017 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has received a major order from Chinese locomotive manufacturer CNR … Read the full press release

Airbus Group: The first EC135 T2+ helicopter of the Australian Defence Force for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System successfully completed its first flight in Europe

Donauwörth, Germany, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first EC135 T2+ helicopter in a planned fleet of modern, twin-engine, rotary-wing aircraft being acquired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), has successfully completed its … Read the full press release