Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth 900 million USD for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimised Ramp Up” phase of the “supergiant” Zohr Field Development Project situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast. Petrobel is a joint venture between… Read More »
First Financial Network (FFN) today announced that it is conducting an initial sale of non-performing loans on behalf of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF). Ukraine’s banking sector has been in a crisis since 2014. Over 90 banks have failed. Total non-performing loans are… Read More »
The proposed combination between Essilor (Euronext Paris: EI) and Luxottica (MTA: LUX) continues to progress, with the antitrust process advancing in all jurisdictions. Essilor and Luxottica have jointly filed with the antitrust authorities in three of the five jurisdictions whose approvals are a condition precedent to the closing of the… Read More »
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today reported a 55% rise in Q1 profit to €397m. This result is distorted by the timing of Easter in Q1 with no holiday period in the prior year comparative. Traffic grew 12% to 35m as Ryanair’s lower fares and “Always Getting Better” (AGB) programme… Read More »
Zinc One Enters into Surface Access Agreement with Comunidad Campesina de Yambrasbamba on the Bongará Zinc-Oxide Project and Announces Results of AGM Zinc One Resources Inc. (“Zinc One or the Company” – Zinc One Resources – http://www.commodity-tv.net/… ) is pleased to announce that it has achieved a major milestone by… Read More »
Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), today announced that it has become a member of the LoRa Alliance(TM), the fastest growing alliance developing a global low power wide area network (LPWAN) standard for Internet of Things (IoT). The LoRa Alliance was formed in 2015 with a… Read More »
The Generali Group has entered into an agreement to sell its business in Colombia and has completed the sale of its business in Guatemala. The transactions are part of its strategy to optimise its geographical presence, increase operational efficiency and improve capital allocation. Frédéric de Courtois, Group Ceo Global Business… Read More »
Born from the ambition to promote global Excellence across sectors and facilitate benchmarking, the EFQM Global Excellence Index is a platform where organisations will be recognised by EFQM and can profile themselves within their sector and feature their best and role model practices. The EFQM Global Excellence Index is a… Read More »
ScriptX, from UK company MeadCo, provides controlled, consistent and efficient printing from Internet Explorer. Essential for the oil and gas sector, ScriptX enables HTML and PDF documents, daily reports, equipment lists, job cards, certification documents, and more to be printed in a controlled format, from every networked Windows computer. In… Read More »
Kontron, a global provider of cloud and carrier-class integrated infrastructure platforms, and GENBAND, a leading provider of real time communications software solutions, today announced that they will be showcasing a highly opex-friendly media (audio and video) network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVi) reference solution. A live demonstration will be held at… Read More »
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