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Further purchases of government bonds for SEK 30 billion, repo rate unchanged at -0.50 per cent

Increasingly strong economic activity creates the conditions for inflation to continue rising. But there are risks that can jeopardise the upturn in inflation. Monetary policy therefore needs to remain very expansionary. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the first six months of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 15 billion. The repo rate is retained at −0.50 per cent and there is still a greater probability that the rate will be cut than that it will be raised in the near term. Increases in the repo rate

Karessa changes its development strategy to facilitate the commercialization of new pharmaceuticals for impotence

Karessa Pharma AB announces today that the company has decided that the next step for the drug candidates K-01 and K-03 is to perform Proof of Concept clinical studies before pivotal studies for the projects. This is considered to facilitate the process of finding suitable commercial partners for future market launches. Because of the changed strategy, the company will present a revised overall development and registration plan for the projects concerned in the first quarter of 2017.Karessa develops new pharmaceuticals based on proven pharmaceutical substances in order to offer men with

Lesjöfors acquires Spiralspecialisten AB in Sweden

Lesjöfors has effectively from December 20[th] 2016 acquired Spiralspecialisten AB in Tyresö, Sweden. Spiralspecialisten started its operation in 1949 and is a stable and well performing operation within springs and pressings. The company has about 45 employees and yearly sales of around 45 Million SEK. Spiralspecialisten has a customer base of more than 1000 customers with more than 3000 different products manufactured every year. The company will continue to operate as a separate legal entity and the current owners remain in the same positions as before. The acquisition will

Finnair's Board of Directors decided on new periods and changes to the employee share plan and incentive scheme for key personnel

Finnair Plc                          Stock Exchange Release                        21 December 2016 at 10:05 am EET Employee share plan The Board of Directors of Finnair Plc has decided to launch a new 12-month savings period under the Employee Share Plan. The purpose of the plan introduced in 2013 is to encourage the employees to become shareholders in the company, to provide long-term rewards through potential share price appreciation and thereby strengthen the employees’ interest in the development of Finnair’s shareholder value. Participation in the share savings plan is

New survey: Staff turnover at social services is increasing sharply

Staff turnover at the country's social services is rising sharply. The proportion of municipalities whose social services have a turnover rate of over 30 percent has doubled in four years. The Humana Child Barometer that is published today, and developed in cooperation with the organisation Maskrosbarn shows these results. The situation increases the risk of it affecting children in vulnerable situations in need of social support.- The proportion of municipalities that have very severe problems with high staff turnover in social services is increasing dramatically. High turnover means that

TagMaster receives 3 new orders within Rail Solutions

Press release, Stockholm, Sweden 21 December 2016 TagMaster, the leading supplier of advanced RFID products and ANPR cameras for vehicle identification in Traffic Solutions and Rail Solutions has, directly and through its recently acquired daughter company Balogh SA, received orders for 3 new rail projects at a total value of around 1M€. The orders comprises products used for ATP (Automatic Train Protection), i. e. equipment used to avoid collision caused by excessive speed or missed signal information, and products for positioning of metro trains. The customers are existing clients,

Andrei Pantioukhov appointed interim President and CEO of Nokian Tyres plc

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 21 December 2016 10.00 a.m. The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres plc has appointed MBA Andrei Pantioukhov, 44, as the interim President and CEO starting 1 January 2017. Mr. Pantioukhov currently serves as Nokian Tyres’ General Manager, Russian operations and continues also in this role. He has been in the Company since 2004, a member of the management since 2009 and Executive Vice President since the beginning of 2016. Nokian Tyres’ current President and CEO Ari Lehtoranta resigned his position 26 September 2016 in order to pursue new

Enzymatica AB: Top-line results of new clinical trial

Enzymatica today announced the results from the clinical study ENZY-002, a trial investigating the performance of ColdZyme® Mouth spray on experimentally induced rhinovirus infection in 88 healthy volunteers. ENZY-002 did not meet its primary endpoint of significantly lowering virus load compared to placebo in this mild experimental model of the common cold. The company remains committed to pursue its plan of international expansion of ColdZyme, and to continue investigations regarding the performance of ColdZyme against real-life, naturally occurring colds. The ENZY-002 (COLDPREV II)

Outotec establishes a Services business unit and appoints Kimmo Kontola as President of Minerals Processing

OUTOTEC OYJ  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  DECEMBER 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM Outotec establishes a Services business unit and appoints Kimmo Kontola as President of Minerals Processing In order to strengthen its focus on service business, Outotec has decided to change its business structure and establish a Services business unit as of April 1, 2017. The change aims at further developing Outotec's service offering and capabilities close to customers. The recruitment of the head for the Services business unit has been started. Until the appointment of a Services business unit head, CEO Markku

Changes in Peab’s management structure

A planned succession of managers in business areas Construction and Project Development will be implemented at the turn of the year along with changes in Group functions as well.Changes in executive management The new Business Area Construction Manager will be Stefan Danielsson, previously Deputy Business Area Construction Manager. He succeeds Roger Linnér, who will continue to be COO. The new Business Area Project Development Manager will be Göran Linder, previously Deputy Business Area Project Development Manager. He succeeds Tomas Anderson, who will continue to function as an

GomSpace enters a turn-key contract with the Colombian Air Force

GomSpace ApS - a subsidiary of GS Sweden AB (the ”Company”) has entered a turn-key contract to deliver, launch and commission a satellite for the Colombian Air Force. The Earth observation satellite will be able to serve a wide range of applications such as studying land usage, planning urban development, detecting illegal crops, monitoring natural disaster effects, etc. The delivery of the satellite and launch will take place in the first quarter of 2018.

Changed Date for Saab AB´s Year-End Report 2016

Due to scheduling conflicts, Saab will release its Year-End report 2016 at 07.30 am on 13 February 2017 instead of 15 February 2017 as previously announced.Dates for interim reports and Annual General Meeting during 2017: Year-End report 2016                                                       13 February 2017Annual General Meeting 2017                                          5 April 2017Interim report Jan-March 2017                                          26 April 2017Interim report Jan-June 2017                                            20 July 2017Interim report Jan-Sept

Capio to acquire the Danish hospital Group CFR Hospitaler

Capio AB (publ) has signed an agreement to initially acquire 70% of the shares in CFR Hospitaler A/S “CFR” in Denmark. The CFR Group comprises four specialized hospitals and four radiology units with estimated net sales in 2016 of MDKK 280. The acquisition of CFR represents a new market entry for Capio, adding to the Group’s Nordic home base and pan-European footprint for driving Modern Medicine and increased productivity in healthcare services.CFR operates four hospitals, of which two are located in the Copenhagen region, one is located in Odense on Fyn and one in Skørping, North Denmark (

Papyrus acquires the Swedish visual communication company Olsonic

Papyrus has agreed to acquire Olsonic AB, a Swedish full-service wholesaler within Viscom. The company, with a turnover of approximately SEK 70 million, holds a market leading position in serving customers with effective print- and presentation solutions, including software and hardware for small and large format print together with installation, after-sales services and trainings. Niklas Rydbeck, managing director and majority owner of Olsonic, will join Papyrus in a key role driving Papyrus continued efforts within Viscom.  “We are excited about Olsonic and the whole team joining

Andreas Falkenmark will leave PostNord’s Group Executive Team

Andreas Falkenmark will be leaving his posts as head of PostNord’s Business Area Communication Services and as a member of PostNord’s Group Executive Team by August 2017.The rapid pace of digitization clarifies the need to dedicate additional energy to PostNord’s digital communication business and to intensify the development of the Group’s digital service offering. The time is therefore right to implement a shift in management of this business area. - Andreas has successfully managed the letter business for more than eleven years, making outstanding contributions within the Group. We

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Skanska builds mixed-use development in London, UK, for GBP 32M, about SEK 370M

Skanska has signed a contract with The Crown Estate to design and build Duke’s Court in the West End of London. The contract is worth GBP 32M, about SEK 370M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska UK in the fourth quarter 2016.The scheme will be a mixture of retail and offices. There will be 3,250 square meters of offices, from the first to sixth floor, and 1,000 square meters of retail and restaurant space at ground and basement levels. To deliver this project, Skanska has put together a specialist in-house team to combine its skills in design, construction and

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 13 109 treasury shares on 20 December 2016. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 38.78. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 570 975 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at

Offices will become cooperative apartments at Vasagatan 33

Right in the middle of Vasastan in Gothenburg, 30 wonderfully spacious cooperative apartments are now being constructed next to Vasaparken, in a property from 1890. Each apartment will be unique both in terms of size and characteristic details of the period. The apartments will range from two to four room and kitchen and from 72 to 171 square meters. Sales are expected to start in fall 2017 with occupation in spring 2018.“This is a unique building in a new Renaissance style with an unusual number of characteristic details of the period. A treasure from the turn of the century that will now

Aker ASA: Mandatory notification of trade

Aker ASA ("Aker") has carried out its second employee share purchase programme for the year.Participants in the share purchase programme were offered a discount of 20 per cent on the closing share price on 20 December 2016. Hence, each participant paid NOK 252 per share. All shares will be locked up for a period of three years from delivery of the shares, during which employees will not be able to sell the shares. The following primary insiders have purchased shares: · Atle Kigen, head of communications, has acquired 203 shares in Aker. Mr. Kigen's total shareholding after the

Hoist Finance acquires large portfolio in Italy

Hoist Finance has acquired a portfolio in Italy comprising non-performing unsecured consumer loans from an Italian consumer bank. The portfolio consists of approximately 51,000 claims with a nominal value of €350 million euros. This is the third portfolio Hoist Finance acquires from the seller and enforces Hoist Finance’s position as a leading debt restructuring partner for international banks in both Italy and in Europe as a whole. The parties have agreed to not disclose the purchase price, but according to Hoist Finance’s internal guidelines, investments exceeding EUR 50 million are

Caverion’s Board of Directors decided to continue the long-term incentive plan for senior management

Caverion Corporation Stock exchange release December 21, 2016 at 9.00 a.m. EETCaverion’s Board of Directors decided to continue the long-term incentive plan for senior management Caverion's Board of Directors has decided to continue the share based long-term incentive plan for the senior management of the Group on 20.12.2016. The share based incentive plan consists of Performance Share Plan (PSP) as the main structure supported by Restricted Share Plan as a complementary structure for specific situations. The plan is based on the rolling long-term incentive structure approved by the

Global PMI Partners Advises EQT Backed IFS on the Integration of Mxi Technologies

Global PMI Partners, an international consultancy specializing in post merger (M&A) integration, advises EQT backed technology firm IFS on post merger integration for their acquisition of Canada based Mxi Technologies.Ghent, Belgium, December 21, 2016 (Ciscion.se) - On December 13th, 2016 IFS acquired Mxi Technologies (Mxi) following the recent takeover of IFS by the leading European alternative investment firm EQT. Global PMI Partners advised IFS on preparations for post merger integration (also called M&A Integration) supporting comprehensive integration activity for the combined

Ovako sells ball mill in Forsbacka

Ovako has reached an agreement to sell its ball mill in Forsbacka to newly formed Forsbacka Kulverk AB. The ball mill, which currently has six employees, mainly produces grinding balls for the mining and cement industries. Its total production volume in 2015 was nearly 4,000 metric tons. Under the agreement, Forsbacka Kulverk AB will take over the operations from 1 January 2017."Since our decision to close our facility in Forsbacka we have been actively seeking a long-term owner for the ball mill to ensure continuity for the business and allow it an opportunity to grow. We are therefore

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