UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Value of Environmental Crime up 26% The value of environmental crime is 26 per cent larger than previous estimates, at $91-258 billion today compared to $70-213 billion in 2014, according to a rapid response report published today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL. The Rise… Read More »
Nigeria Launches $1 Billion Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, today set in motion a $1 billion clean-up and restoration programme of the Ogoniland region in the Niger Delta, announcing that financial and legislative frameworks had been put in place to… Read More »
SafeCharge doubles up at EGR B2B Awards SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), a leader in advanced payment technologies has won two prestigious awards for the categories Payments company of the Year and Fraud and Compliance Solution at the EGR B2B 2016 awards held last night at the Tower of London. The EGR… Read More »
CEO Claudio Descalzi meets with the Head of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Serraj The Head of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Serraj, today met in Tripoli Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi. This marks the first visit… Read More »
Generali successfully placed subordinated bond for € 850 million Generali today launched a subordinated bond in the format 32NC12 targeting institutional investors for an overall amount of € 850 million. The issue attracted around 270 orders for more than € 2.4billion, 2.8 times the target size. The bond is intended… Read More »
From driverless cars to an improved approach to measuring credit risk in private infrastructure debt EDHEC Infrastructure Institute-Singapore (EDHECinfra) has released a new paper entitled “Cash Flow Dynamics of Private Infrastructure Project Debt”, drawn from the EDHEC-NATIXIS Research Chair on private infrastructure debt investments. This paper is the first empirical… Read More »
REYL & Cie Ltd appoints new Head of Asset Services Geneva-based bank REYL & Cie Ltd has appointed Andreas Söderholm as its new Head of Asset Services, a department which the Bank created in 2015. Mr. Söderholm will be responsible for promoting the Bank’s offering to an institutional clientele comprising… Read More »
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 20 million to the Kyrgyz Republic to finance improvements in the municipal solid waste and water sectors from which some 850,000 people or 15% of the total population of the country will benefit EIB Vice-President Jan Vapaavuori, who signed the loan on… Read More »
Southern European companies show low valuations and upside potential More dynamic Southern European economies and supportive valuations at company level reinforce Generali Investments’ confidence in the recovery potential of Southern Europe and the investment theme underpinning the GIS European Equity Recovery fund, one of the few equity funds on the… Read More »
Governments Agree to 25 Landmark Resolutions to Drive Sustainability Agenda and Paris Climate Agreement The world’s environment ministers, gathered at the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) in Nairobi on late Friday, passed far reaching decisions on issues such as marine litter, the illegal trade in wildlife,… Read More »
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