(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has released the latest study from its ConsumerLab titled “Augmenting the daily commute”. The report uncovers consumer behavior both before and during the COVID-19 … Read the full press release
Survey results also supported by Standard Chartered’s ATM withdrawals data (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON: STAN), a British multinational banking and financial services company, has released its latest global survey that looks into how COVID-19 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 11-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK), a Frankfurt based multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced its Investment Bank in Asia has topped UK trade publication Risk.Net’s Asia Risk awards this year with … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Ashok Das, Asia Global Emerging Markets, Asia Risk awards, Award, Blake Evans-Pritchard, COVID-19, Crisis Response of the Year, Deal of the Year, Deutsche Bank, Investment Bank, Market Maker of the Year, Michael Connolly, Rahul Jain, Risk.Net
Plans in place to become a top 10 global contributor (PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 11-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational telecommunications company Vodafone (LON: VOD) has announced it has become UK’s top daily contributor of computer processing power to the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Internet & Online, News, Science, Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G, Cancer, Cloud, computing processing power, coronavirus research, COVID-19, DreamLab, human health, Internet of Things, IoT, IT, Johan Wibergh, poverty, processing power, Sami Gabriel, scientific research, supercomputers, sustainability, virtual machines, vodafone, Vodafone Foundation, World Community Grid
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 8-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank responds to the increased inequalities in the education system caused by the coronavirus pandemic by launching more digital education projects. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the education system has … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Finland, Germany, Internet & Online, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology
Tagged Akaraka, Baut Eure Zukuft, Born to Be, coronavirus, COVID-19, Deutsche Bank, digital education projects, Digital Literacy, education system, educational programmes, educators, eduStories, financial literacy, FinanzTuber, group coaching sessions, iMentor, inequalities in the education system, International Literacy Day 2020, Lareena Hilton, learning, Literacy teaching, Marktplatz Schule, Mentor Together, online platforms, pandemic, Pathways to Banking and Finance, pedagogies, Plan India, Sally Emerson, school, So geht Geld, Sparrow Schools, Student to STEMette, study online, Support My Future, TSIBA, UNESCO World Education Report 2020, Volunteer Vision, Volunteering Matters
Artisans continue to lead the way forward through Belgian chocolate brand Callebaut®, which now ensures 100% farmer group traceability in all its products Sustainability is more important than ever; research shows more than 70% of Japanese consumers believe sustainable chocolate … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Switzerland
Tagged Belgian chocolate, Black Thunder, Callebaut, chocolate, chocolate artisans, chocolate bars, Chocolate Design, chocolate industry, chocolate manufacturers, chocolate retailers, chocolate wholesalers, Chocolatier, cocoa farmers, Cocoa Horizons, cocoa products, confectionery maker, COVID-19, environmentally friendly source, eradicate child labour, FamilyMart, farming communities, Forever Chocolate, G+ Spread, Gourmet product, Hironobu Tsujiguchi, J.Maeda, Japanese market, Le Chocolat De H, Machiko Miyai, Morinaga, Pascale Meulemeester, protect nature, sustainability, sustainable chocolate, The Barry Callebaut Group, virtual press event, Yuraku Confectionery
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 31-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), one of UK’s leading economics consultancies, has announced that UK’s GDP could stand £70 billion higher when the schools reopen, but part of the swing will … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Education, Financial, Government, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, Douglas McWilliams, economy, Education, GDP, GDP figures, lockdown, SCHOOLS
30 new stores planned for the UK, creating around 300 jobs More than 10 new stores planned in Republic of Ireland (PRESS RELEASE) YEOVIL, 26-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Screwfix, United Kingdom’s largest multi channel retailer of trade tools, accessories and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Ireland, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged coronavirus crisis, COVID-19, Ireland, job opportunities, JOBS, John Mewett, Kingfisher plc, multichannel retailer, Screwfix, Stores, trade retailer
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 14-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Global science-led biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) has announced it signed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for the supply of up to 400 million doses of the AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine. Building … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 14-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced it has analysed the National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) and compiled the most important findings for … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Law, News, Politics, Society
Tagged climate neutrality, COVID-19, EU Commission, Giles Dickson, Green Deal, MHI Vestas, National Energy & Climate Plans, NECPs, offshore wind turbines, wind energy, wind farms, wind projects, WindEurope
Weeks of stoppages and slump in auto sector impact in particular materials and components businesses Structural challenges continue to weigh on steel business Sales of continuing operations after 9 months down 15 percent year-on-year Adjusted EBIT in Q3 significantly negative … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Construction, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged Automotive Technology, COVID-19, elevator, elevator business, Industrial Components, Klaus Keysberg, Marine Systems, Martina Merz, Materials Services, plant technology, Steel Europe, ThyssenKrupp
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 11-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The UN body for assessing the science related to climate change the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced it will have its virtual meeting held from 17 to 28 August 2020 … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Government, Internet & Online, News, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged AR6, Climate Action, climate change, climate change impacts, climate crisis, COVID-19, Debra Roberts, global warming, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Jonathan Lynn, Komila Nabiyeva, lockdowns, Sina Löschke, Sixth Assessment Report, social distancing, UNFCCC, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Working Group II Assessment Report
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 4-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW’s motorsport division BMW Motorsport has released an interview with Roger Griffiths, Team Principal of BMW i Andretti Motorsport, ahead of the grand finale of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E Championship which … Read the full press release
Transformational milestone in execution of Siemens’ Vision 2020+ strategy Siemens Healthineers intends to acquire 100 percent stake in U.S. healthcare company at a purchase price of around $16.4 billion Acquisition to create global leader in cancer research and therapeutics and … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) SWARTHMORE, PA, U.S.A., 28-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Customer Data Platform industry continued to grow in the first half of 2020, but at a slower pace as cautious buyers absorbed pandemic-related budget cuts and assessed new entries from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Marketing, Media, News, Retail, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CDP, CDP capabilities, CDP Institute, CDP investments, CDP vendors, COVID-19, CRM, customer, Customer Data Platform, data, David Raab, DMP, Evergage, marketing, mParticle, pandemic, platform, RealCDP, Salesforce, Susan Raab, technology
25 new sunny and low-cost destinations can be reached from Heathrow Routes offered as UK holidaymakers are finally able to travel between low-risk countries without the need to quarantine on return Heathrow has led the way and deployed industry-leading anti-viral … Read the full press release
Landmark NOK 20bn support scheme agreed between government and private sector insurers Norwegian businesses will continue to benefit from extensive credit cover as economy emerges from lockdown (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 24-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The world leader in trade credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Government, Insurance, News, Norway
Tagged COVID-19, credit insurers, Euler Hermes, GIEK, insurance, insurers, intercompany, John Justad, Norway, Norwegian government, state support, trade credit market
Sales growth of 2.9% in local currencies to CHF 3,614.6 million (–3.2% in CHF) High negative currency effect of –6.1% (impact of minus CHF 225 million in sales and CHF 29 million in EBIT) Maintained high EBITDA margin of over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged cashflow, construction, COVID-19, earnings, liquidity, Paul Schuler, resilience, Sika
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has announced its results for the first half of 2020, which show that overall underlying sales declined 0.1%, with developed markets up 2.4% and emerging markets down … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Investment, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Jope, cashflow, COVID-19, dividend, earnings, resilience, Unilever
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading global metals and mining corporation Rio Tinto has announced it continued to produce and market its diamonds throughout the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rio Tinto, 100 per cent owner of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Chirgwin, Argyle, Argyle diamond mine, Australia, CANADA, copper, COVID-19, diamonds, Diavik, Diavik diamond mine, pandemic, Rio Tinto, Sinead Kaufman, stakeholders
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 22-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola has announced its first half of 2020 results including guidance for the entire 2020. Commenting on the results, Ignacio Galán, CEO of Iberdrola, said that the company … Read the full press release
The TABS Suite has added an EU-focused assessment that will more accurately be able to conduct diligence on companies based and operating in the European Union (PRESS RELEASE) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., United States, 20-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — TABS Score™ has … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged accounting, analytics, COVID-19, DaaS, Diligence-as-a-Service, due diligence, Entrepreneurship, ESG, finance, financing, fintech, Frontline Strategy Funds, internal diligence processes, investor, LPs, Marshall Sterman, Mayflower Ventures, physical meetings, policies, Project Finance, regulatory, seed investors, serial entrepreneurs, startup, Startups, tabs, TABS software, TABS Suite, Tech, VC, venture, venture capital, viability
CUPRA completes construction of the first CUPRA Leon Competición units The new model makes its debut this coming weekend at the 2020 TCR Italy Defending champion Salvatore Tavano will be at the wheel of the CUPRA touring racecar (PRESS RELEASE) … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Italy, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Sports
Tagged 2020 TCR Italy Championship, aerodynamic efficiency, COVID-19, Cristina Vall-Llosada, CUPRA, CUPRA Leon, CUPRA Leon Competición, CUPRA Racing, CUPRA Racing Factory, CUPRA Simracing, HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing, Jaime Puig, Jordi Gené, Marc ter Stegen, Mattias Ekström, motorsport, Mugello circuit, pandemic, passenger racecar, Salvatore Tavano, Scuderia del Girasole, Scuderia del Girasole by CUPRA Racing team, Sergio Ripollés, Simone Pellegrinelli, TCR series, touring car competition, touring racecar
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 13-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — An international team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of Bern, BRAC University and the National Heart Foundation in Bangladesh have found that strategies for the safe reopening of low … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Education, Healthcare, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged BRAC University, COVID-19, Dr Rajiv Chowdhury, Dr Shammi Luhar, epidemic, epidemiologists, European Journal of Epidemiology, LMICs, National Heart Foundation in Bangladesh, pandemic, Professor Oscar Franco, the University of Bern, University of Cambridge
Subscriptions to popular services including streaming services have quadrupled during the UK lockdown New Lloyds Bank feature makes managing subscriptions easier for customers The service is currently being piloted and will be available soon to customers across the UK (PRESS … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Internet & Online, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged app, COVID-19, Lloyds Bank, Minna Technologies, mobile app, mobile banking, Nick Edwards, subscription, VISA
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69) has announced its trading update on the first half 2020. According to the company’s CEO Warren East the COVID-19 pandemic has created a historic shock in civil aviation … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged aircraft, Aviation, Civil Aerospace, COVID-19, Rolls-Royce, trading update, Warren East
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON/ PARIS, 8-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader Atos has announced it will launch global HPC, AI & Quantum Life Sciences Centre of Excellence in agreement with Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire, UK. The Centre will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, France, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, AI & Quantum Life Sciences Centre of Excellence, AI & Quantum technologies, Atos, Atos Quantum Learning Machine, BullSequana X supercomputers, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, Dr Jo Mills, Dr Julia Wilson, High Performance Computing, HPC, Laura Fau, Pierre Barnabé, quantum, SARS-CoV-2, Wellcome Genome Campus
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS announces the inauguration of its new state-of-the-art commercial geochemistry laboratory in Tarkwa, Ghana. Capable of processing 50,000 to 60,000 samples per month, it is … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AAS, Atomic absorption spectrometry, certification, commercial geochemistry laboratory, COVID-19, GEOCHEMISTRY, GHANA, inspection, Kiki Gyan, laboratories, Microwave plasma emission spectrophotometry, MP-AES, Portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, pXRF, SGS, Tarkwa, testing, Thelma Botes, verification
Minimize contacts, control visitor flows – from restaurant to reception Fast WLAN and smart devices for digital communication with guests Hygienic alternative: Digital magazine formats for smartphone, tablet and TV sets (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 29-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Now that … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged corona measures, COVID-19, Deutsche Telekom, digital hotel, digital services, digital solutions for hotels, fast Wifi, fiber-optic, goingsoft, HOTAINMENT, hoteliers, internet connection, smart devices, streaming services, Telekom, video telephony, WLAN
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 26-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS announces global partnership with leading luxury travel company Belmond. The collaboration will reinforce Belmond’s commitment to safeguard the health and wellbeing of its guests … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Ariel Bouzas, Belmond, certification, cleaning protocols, COVID-19, disinfection protocols, group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, health, hospitality industry, Hotel Cipriani, Hotel Splendido, hygiene solutions, inspection, luxury travel, SGS, testing, verification, wellbeing