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Feb 21, 2019
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InReach Ventures launches new “AI-powered” fund targeted at early stage startups
Jan 23, 2019
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Luckin want to revolutionise China’s coffee market
Dec 07, 2018
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Europe's tech start-ups call for better treatment of stock options

Business Books Review

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle
Feb 20,2019
The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class
Jan 22,2019
Three of the best books about trading
Dec 19,2018

Women in Business

Denise Coates, the best paid female executive in the world

Denise Coates is a British billionaire businesswoman, the founder and chief executive of Bet365, an online gambling business dynasty worth £5…

PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi, leaves her CEO crown this fall

PepsiCo CEO and Chairman Indra Nooyi, among the world's most prominent female business leaders, will step down after 12 years leading the…

Stacey Cunningham makes history as NYSE's first female president

A woman who began her career as a floor clerk on the NYSE trading floor in 1996 will lead the 226-year-old organisation for…

Meg Whitman one of the most prominent female executives in the world

Margaret “Meg" Whitman is the CEO of NewTV, a Los Angeles media start-up founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg which plans to make…

Chew Gek Khim leads the Straits Trading Company bringing growth

Chew Gek Khim, is among the very few women in Singapore heading a public-listed company. She is executive chairman of The…

Joerg Bauer restarts the long history of Tungsram

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Thu, 05/24/2018 - 22:55

Wizz Air profits fly high in the skies

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George Korres, founder and CEO of Korres SA

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 22:10

Korres gets 48.3m euro investment from Morgan Stanley and Profex

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Fri, 12/22/2017 - 19:30

Czech investment fund Penta acquires Romania's largest pharma group

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Kamil Čermák, Chief Executive Officer of CEZ ESCO

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 17:29

CEZ invests in expanding network of public charging stations for EV

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Northern Europe

Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Yngve Slyngstad

03/04/2019 - 18:57

Norwegian state wealth fund to invest more in the UK despite Brexit

ByNewsroom

03/04/2019 - 18:57

- Norges Bank Investment Management, Norwegian state sovereign wealth fund, said on Wednesday (Feb.…

01/30/2019 - 12:30

Number of new businesses in Finland, up by 15% in Q3 2018

ByNewsroom

01/30/2019 - 12:30

- The number of new businesses registered in Finland reached 7,965 in the third quarter of 2018, up…

12/23/2018 - 20:53

Sweden's economy will see a slowdown in 2019

ByNewsroom

12/23/2018 - 20:53

- The Swedish economy is entering a slowdown phase after having peaked in the first half of 2018,…

11/15/2018 - 18:40
US-China trade war hit demand for container shipping says Maersk
ByNewsroom
11/15/2018 - 18:40
- Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk beat third-quarter operating profit forecasts on Wednesday…
10/18/2018 - 17:19
Danske Bank is looking for new CEO after Danish regulator rejects candidate
ByNewsroom
10/18/2018 - 17:19
- Danske Bank's choice of a new chief executive was blocked by the Danish Financial Supervisory…
09/13/2018 - 19:28
The value of listed companies on Swedish marketplaces increases
ByNewsroom
09/13/2018 - 19:28
- Share wealth, the value of listed companies on Swedish marketplaces, increased by SEK 17 billion in…

C & E Europe

02/20/2019 - 16:11

Danske Bank to close branches in Baltics, Russia over scandal

ByNewsroom

02/20/2019 - 16:11

- Finantsinspektsioon (FSA), Estonia's official financial watchdog, has ordered Danske Bank to close…

01/09/2019 - 19:24

Multinational food giants sell inferior products in Poland and other CEE countries

ByNewsroom

01/09/2019 - 19:24

- Many multinational companies offer consumers in Poland food of lower quality and with different…

11/26/2018 - 18:50

Austria's imports and exports increase during the first eight months of the year

ByNewsroom

11/26/2018 - 18:50

- The total nominal value of imports of goods into Austria in the period from January to August 2018…

Lithuania among 20 most business-friendly countries in the world

11/14/2018 - 19:11

Lithuania ranked 14th out of 190 economies in doing business

ByNewsroom

11/14/2018 - 19:11

- Lithuania is the 14th most business-friendly country in the world, according to the World Bank’s…

10/02/2018 - 15:29

Estonia's GDP grows 3.7 percent in Q2 2018

ByNewsroom

10/02/2018 - 15:29

- Estonia's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of 2018 thanks to construction,…

Western Europe

03/01/2019 - 11:59

London Stock Exchange invests in capital markets blockchain startup Nivaura

ByNewsroom

03/01/2019 - 11:59

- London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) led a $20 million funding round in Nivaura, the startup behind…

01/29/2019 - 20:42

Luxembourg grants 80 new licenses to financial services firms amid Brexodus

ByNewsroom

01/29/2019 - 20:42

- Brexit has become a major driver behind the expansion of Luxembourg's financial services sector…

Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds (Pensioenfederatie)

12/20/2018 - 19:49

Dutch pension funds pledge to invest in a socially responsible way

ByNewsroom

12/20/2018 - 19:49

- Today 73 Dutch pension funds which together represent €1,180bn in invested assets signed a covenant…

Europe’s biggest economy is slowing down

10/04/2018 - 14:03

The Association of German banks lowers its forecast for economic growth

ByNewsroom

10/04/2018 - 14:03

- A slowdown in investments remains a weak point in the German economic landscape, the Bundesverband…

2017 was a positive year for Switzerland’s private banks

08/23/2018 - 19:25

Booming equity markets give a boost to Swiss private banking industry

ByNewsroom

08/23/2018 - 19:25

- All things considered, 2017 was a good year for Swiss private banks although the main contribution…

Southern & SE Europe

Greece's $105 billion shipping fleet is the world's most valuable

02/19/2019 - 21:07

Greece remains the world's top ship-owning nation

ByKyriaki Balkoudi

02/19/2019 - 21:07

- Greece remains a dominant force in the shipping industry despite the economic hardships faced by…

Bulgarian companies complain about delayed payments

01/07/2019 - 21:34

Bulgaria: 12% of firms complain of payment delays

ByNewsroom

01/07/2019 - 21:34

- Twelve percent (12%) of the companies in Bulgaria complained about delayed payments by contractors…

10/30/2018 - 12:48

Istanbul's new futuristic airport has opened its doors

ByNewsroom

10/30/2018 - 12:48

- Istanbul New Airport, on track to be the world's biggest, has been unveiled by Turkish President…

08/29/2018 - 18:33

Bank of Cyprus agrees to sell bad loans amounting to €2.8 bn

ByNewsroom

08/29/2018 - 18:33

- The Bank of Cyprus announced on Tuesday it agreed the sale of a portfolio of loans with a gross…

Sinisa Mali, Serbian Minister of Finance Photo: REUTERS-Marko-Djurica

07/14/2018 - 17:58

Serbian IT-related exports reach one billion euros says MOF

ByNewsroom

07/14/2018 - 17:58

- Serbia's overall external trade for the period January - May 2018 went up by 24.3% to USD 18488.3…

Eurasia

Kapan Mining and Processing Company, Armenia

03/20/2019 - 15:27

Armenian banks finance Chaarat Gold's investment in Kapan mine

ByNewsroom

03/20/2019 - 15:27

- For the first time in Armenia a strategic foreign investor, Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd, acquired an…

Arystan Kabikenov-Kazakhstan Deputy Minister for Investment

02/05/2019 - 13:39

Kazakhstan to expand types of export goods and open new trade offices in 2019

ByNewsroom

02/05/2019 - 13:39

- Kazakhstan will expand the geography of non-primary exports this year, Kazakh Vice Minister for…

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Photo: Getty Images

12/28/2018 - 20:06

Investments in Uzbekistan should grow by 16% to $17 bn in 2019

ByNewsroom

12/28/2018 - 20:06

- Investments in Uzbekistan's economy should reach $17 billion next year, President Shavkat…

10/30/2018 - 17:55
Azerbaijan sees higher bank capitalisation so far this year
ByNewsroom
10/30/2018 - 17:55
- The capitalisation of the Azerbaijani banking sector amounted to 4.1 billion manats, as of…
09/20/2018 - 15:58
Mongolia's Top 20 Index, the best performing stock market benchmark in the world for 2017
ByNewsroom
09/20/2018 - 15:58
- On Wednesday (Sept.19, 2018) 344,510 shares of 19 firms listed as Tier I, II, and III were traded…
08/06/2018 - 17:57
Lakhta Centre, the tallest building in Europe
ByNewsroom
08/06/2018 - 17:57
- A $2bn skyscraper in St Petersburg which takes the title of Europe’s tallest building from Moscow’s…

SCIENCE & TECH highlights

By Newsroom Thu, 05/17/2018 - 13:08

Moscow-based accessory producer Caviar has started the sales of a "Tesla" version of the iPhone X selling for $4,555 with the first off the production line to be offered to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

By Newsroom Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:11

Cora, a 12-rotor plane-drone hybrid can take off vertically like a drone. Cora is also self-piloting, can fly faster than 150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour) and has a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles), according to the company.

By Newsroom Tue, 01/16/2018 - 17:09

Smacircle, based in Shenzhen, China, claims it's built the world's most compact and lightweight foldable eBike. Weighing in at roughly 15 pounds (6.8 kg), the bike can be folded in five simple steps. You can carry it in your backpack and lock it using your phone.

By Newsroom Tue, 01/16/2018 - 07:07

Moodo aims to smarten up your home's aroma with Wi-Fi-connectivity and integration with Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated assistant. It offers multiple fragrance capsules that can be loaded into the device and mixed together to create a limitless number of fragrance options.

By Newsroom Tue, 01/16/2018 - 11:11

Korea's Line Corporation's Mars earphones working with any Android or iOS phone enable person-to-person real-time translation. Thanks to the two separate wireless earbuds, one user can wear one earbud, one person the other, and using an app on a smartphone you can translate a previously disjointed conversation.

By Newsroom Tue, 01/16/2018 - 15:00

L'Oreal, the French makeup master has developed a battery-free wearable that can be placed on your fingernail. The tiny sticker is a sensor that is able to report how much UV a person has been exposed to and via an app can transfer the data to a smartphone. It's available exclusively through dermatologists in 2018.

By Newsroom Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:17

Up to 800 million workers worldwide, equivalent to more than a fifth of today's global labour force, will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automatic, according to a new report by McKinsey Global Institute.

By Newsroom Fri, 09/29/2017 - 16:08

As the sun moves through the sky, Caia’s mechanism makes micro adjustments to the mirror position. Long term and low maintenance, she will brighten your home or office with natural light all day long.

Business EVENTS

FINTECH NEWS

Feb 21, 2019
SIX Group prepares new blockchain-powered trading platform
Jan 25, 2019
Belarus launches 'world’s first' online crypto exchange
Nov 06, 2018
FATF to set up international rules for cryptocurrencies by June 2019
Sep 19, 2018
EU's banking watchdog to publish guidelines for fintech regulation