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- Centrica plans offshore wind project
- UK utility Centrica has received final approval to develop a 270MW wind farm off the coast of Skegness, Lincolnshire. The project is expected to cost GBP725m (USD1.2bn) and will comprise 75 wind turbines supplied by Siemens Energy. Construction will begin next year and is schedule for completion in 2012....
- Articles 2009-10-28
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- Fortis holding, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank and the Belgian State agree on funding arrangements for special purpose vehicle Royal Park Investments
- Fortis holding, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank and the Belgian state have reached an agreement on the financing structure for the special purpose vehicle Royal Park Investments RPI.This agreement strikes a good balance between the low cost price of short term funding while securing at the same time...
- Research articles 2009-04-26
- BNP Paribas shares slump on Fortis deal delay
- PARIS — Shares in BNP Paribas slumped Thursday after the French bank scrapped plans for a shareholder meeting on its acquisition of Belgium's troubled Fortis bank. BNP was down 3.57 per cent to €33 a share by the close of trading in Paris Thursday, having fallen by as much as...
- News items 2009-08-07
- BNP Paribas takes control of Fortis in Belgium, Luxembourg
- BRUSSELS AFP — BNP Paribas announced Sunday that it is taking control of ailing finance group Fortis's operations in Belgium and Luxembourg, in a deal which will make Belgium the largest shareholder in the French bank. The deal, thrashed out over a weekend of intense talks, leaves the Belgian...
- Research articles 2008-10-05
- BNP ready to make Fortis takeover bid: report
- PARIS AFP — French bank BNP Paribas could buy troubled Fortis bank, the French daily Le Figaro reported Sunday on its internet site. "BNP Paribas appears best placed to take over all the Fortis group's operations," the newspaper said without citing sources. "The transaction could exclude all ABN...
- Research articles 2008-09-28
- Latest Fortis bid may be third time lucky
- The plan may finally win Fortis shareholder support THE LATEST proposals for BNP Paribas to buy the ailing Fortis banking operations could prove to be third time lucky in securing shareholder approval. The new package put together by the Belgian government raises the net asset...
- Research articles 2009-03-09
- Belgian govt mulls future of troubled Fortis
- BRUSSELS AFP — Belgium was Saturday mulling the future of Fortis, amid speculation that total nationalisation of the Belgian part of the troubled banking group or sales of assets to BNP Paribas were on the cards. Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, who held informal government budget talks in Brussels,...
- Research articles 2008-10-04
- Belgian govt mulls sale or nationalisation of troubled Fortis
- BRUSSELS AFP — The Belgian government was mulling the future of Fortis over the weekend, amid speculation that it could totally nationalise the Belgian part of the troubled banking group or sell assets to BNP Paribas. Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, who held informal government budget talks in Brussels...
- Research articles 2008-10-04
- Shareholders threaten legal action over Fortis bailout deal
- BRUSSELS AFP — Fortis shareholders on Monday mulled legal action after French bank BNP Paribas agreed a deal with the Belgian and Luxembourg governments to carve up the troubled finance group. "It is an outrage that management, at a time where more than 80 percent of the value of...
- Research articles 2008-10-06
- Fortis awarded 'Bank of the Year in Western Europe'
- The Banker, an international magazine from the Financial Times Group, has awarded Fortis 'Bank of the Year in Western Europe' for the first time. Fortis was also elected as 'Bank of the Year in Belgium' for the fifth time in six years. Previous winners of the Western Europe award have...
- Research articles 2007-11-27
- Belgian PM talking to private groups about Fortis stake
- BRUSSELS, AFP — Belgium's prime minister said Sunday that he was in talks with private groups on the future of the troubled Fortis financial group and that there would be an announcement "within hours". Over the weekend the Belgian government has been mulling the future of Fortis, amid speculation...
- Research articles 2008-10-05
- Fortis shares resume trading down over 60%
- BRUSSELS AFP — Shares in Fortis bank were worth barely two euros when they resumed trading Tuesday for the first time since the group was broken up earlier this month, down over 60 percent from the previous closing price. Fortis shares have not traded since Friday October 3, just...
- Research articles 2008-10-14
- CORRECTING and REPLACING: Arcelor Mittal Starts Share Buy-Back Program
- ROTTERDAM, Netherlands & LUXEMBOURG -- Second graph, first sentence of release should read: "On March 30, 2007, the Board of Directors of Arcelor Mittal has unanimously approved the start of this share buy-back program and has appointed Fortis and Exane BNP Paribas for the execution of the share buy-back program."...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
- This Month: The Bottom Line - Turkey Finds Reforms Pay Off In Face Of Market Volatility.(BNP Paribas merges with Turk Ekonomi Bankasi)(Fortis merges with Disbank)
- Turkish banks withstood the financial market turbulence earlier this year with much greater ease than many observers expected. This suggests that the reforms put in place after the 2001 debacle have gone a long way towards preventing a recurrence. Turkish banks withstood the...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Anheuser-Busch InBev Deal Is Still On
- Although Anheuser-Busch's stock has trading below InBev's $70 asking price this week (closing yesterday at $65.71), the Belgian brewery declared today that it is going through with the $52 billion deal. Analysts have been abuzz the past few days speculating that the financial crisis could put InBev's financing in jeopardy....
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Nasdaq announces launch today of new trading system for Nasdaq Europe and the addition of eight market participants as investors in Nasdaq Europe.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 June 2001-NASDAQ: Nasdaq announces launch today of new trading system for Nasdaq Europe and the addition of eight market participants as investors in Nasdaq Europe C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08062001 New York, NY -- The Nasdaq Stock Market,...
- Research articles 2001-06-08
- Chi-X Successfully Begins Full Equity Trading, Clearing and Settlement
- Pan-European ATS now fully trading AEX 25 and DAX 30 indices, with clearing services provided by Fortis; Credit Suisse's Advanced Execution Services begins providing externally routed order flow; BNP Paribas approved as "General Clearing Participant" LONDON -- Instinet Chi-X([R]) Limited, a pan-European equity alternative trading system ATS, today announced...
- Research articles 2007-04-16
- Europe
- WORLD MARKETS European shares rose as a slide in crude prices tempered inflation concerns and boosted banking stocks, while Axa led insurers higher on relief that Hurricane Gustav was weaker than feared. BNP Paribas rose more than 4 per cent, Credit Agricole was up nearly 4 per...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- Deepening financial crisis fears rattle global markets
- BERLIN AFP — Deepening fears about the financial crisis in Europe and doubts about a 700 billion dollar US rescue sent European and Asian stocks plummeting Monday. The latest 50 billion euro (68 billion dollar) rescue of German bank Hypo Real Estate and takeover of Dutch-Belgian bank Fortis by...
- Research articles 2008-10-06
- Germany and Denmark to guarantee all savings
- * Germany's second-biggest lender in EUR 50bn salvage plan * BNP Paribas to take a majority share in Fortis GERMANY sent shockwaves through the European financial system yesterday when Chancellor Angela Merkel said that her government would guarantee all private savings accounts with immediate effect. ...
- Research articles 2008-10-06
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