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Ghanaian migrant youth:  reasons for migration never to return

In an increasingly globalised world, intercontinental migration has become a cultural norm and an aspiration amongst the youth of Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent research  published in Journal of Youth Studies examined a group of pre-migrant Ghanaian undergraduates’ intent on entering the diaspora. Dako-Gyeke studies key motivators for migration, popular destinations and challenges facing return migrants. Why do many migrants plan to leave their homeland permanently and what support is there for those who come home? Migration

Iveco keeps Barry Proctor Services’ drivers on the Hi-Way

Basildon, August 19, 2015Iveco dealer Sherwood Truck & Van has delivered two new Stralis Hi-Way 6x2 twin-steer tractor units into operation with Barry Proctor Services, based on the competitive fuel-performance of existing Stralis heavy trucks in its fleet – versus competitor models. Both vehicles stand out for featuring Iveco’s latest ‘Efficiency Package’, incorporating three new technologies designed to further reduce running costs. These include an Eco-Roll function, which constantly monitors the road angle looking for opportunities to shift into neutral on downhill stretches, re-

Fiskars has signed a EUR 50 million term loan agreement

Fiskars CorporationStock Exchange ReleaseAug 19, 2015 at 12:00 EET  Fiskars has signed a EUR 50 million term loan agreement Fiskars Corporation has today signed a EUR 50 million term loan with Pohjola Bank plc. The loan has a tenor of five years and serves for general corporate purposes. FISKARS CORPORATION    Kari KauniskangasPresident and CEOFurther information:Head of Corporate Communications and Corporate Responsibility Maija Taimi, tel. +358 204 39 5031, communications@fiskars.comFiskars – celebrating centuries of pride, passion and design. Every day.

SimCorp A/S – New share buyback program

SimCorp A/S (“SimCorp”) has today initiated a share buyback program for up to EUR 15.0m, to be executed during the period from 25 August 2015 to 19 February 2016. The buyback program is being launched in accordance with the authorization granted by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 23 March 2015 to repurchase up to 10% of the SimCorp’s share capital in the period until the next annual general meeting. The buyback program will be structured in compliance with the rules of Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, which provides protection against

Insider’s trading of shares in SimCorp A/S

In pursuance of section 28A of the Danish Securities Trading Act, please find below a statement of transactions under securities identification code DK0060495240 - SimCorp A/S. In accordance with the remuneration policy approved by the Annual General Meeting and the services agreement entered into with Klaus Holse, SimCorp A/S has delivered 60% of the restricted stock units granted on 1 September 2012.  Name Position Transaction Transaction Number of shares Value (DKK) date typeKlaus CEO 18.08.2015 Delivery of 64,332 18,849,

High-end performance for drilling, milling, parting and grooving

Cutting Solutions by CERATIZIT with new solutions at EMO Milano 2015 from 5thto 10thOctoberCERATIZIT Austria GmbH, A-Reutte/Tyrol, August 2015 Cutting Solutions by CERATIZIT, the top-class brand for innovative cutting tool solutions, has recently updated three product lines to achieve increased performance in drilling, milling, parting and grooving. At EMO Milano 2015 (hall 6, booth N 16/P 15) the carbide experts will provide information about the programme extensions for solid material drilling with the MaxiDrill 900 system and about the new grades for parting, grooving and milling.

HusmanHagberg chooses Vitec Express

Vitec Express is a cloud-based real estate broker system launched in 2013 as a complement to Vitec’s traditional business system for real estate brokers. Today the system is entirely freestanding and operates via a cloud service. Express simplifies the modern broker’s day-to-day work and makes it possible to work on-the-go because all modern devices like tablets, mobile phones and computers are supported.- With Vitec Express we meet our brokers’ need for fast, easy access to the system wherever they are, says HusmanHagberg’s CEO Lennart Hagberg. The great value of the new system is that our

PHOTOCURE ANNOUNCES BIOSYENT AS EXCLUSIVE PARTNER FOR CYSVIEW® IN CANADA

Oslo, Norway, 19 August, 2015: Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on photodynamic technologies, announces today the appointment of BioSyent Pharma Inc. as their exclusive distributor for the commercialization of Cysview in Canada. Cysview[®]/Hexvix[®] is Photocure's flagship product to aid in the diagnosis and management of bladder cancer. Under the terms of the agreement, Photocure will receive up to USD 1,000,000 in milestone payments for the rights to Cysview in the territory, which includes USD 650,000 upon signing of the agreement. BioSyent

Petter ready to excel in Hell

News release August 19, 2015 World RX of Norway preview Petter ready to excel in Hell Standing watching the final in Canada earlier this month got me more fired up than you could ever imagine for this week’s FIA World Rallycross Championship round in Norway. I’m home. And I’m home to win. Canada was a massive disappointment and one that kept me awake since the race. All the way home on the plane I was going through what went wrong in my mind. Timmy Hansen did not respect me being ahead into the first corner of our semi-final and didn’t brake. That ended the race for both

BrainCool AB (publ) announces a De Novo 510(k) process for the Cooral System

FDA Meeting confirmed regulatory pathway for COORAL System BrainCool announced today that, based on a recent meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), the Company have confirmed the route for market clearance in the US for Cooral System will be by way of a De Novo 510(k). The Cooral System is an oral cooling medical device for prevention of Oral Mucositis, one of the most severe side effects of cancer treatment. The Agency confirmed the De Novo 510(k) pathway. The De Novo process was introduced by FDA for instances where a device is novel and there is therefore no

Interim Report January – June 2015

Order intake more than doubled and net sales increased by 60 percent compared to last year · Profit improved but gross margin still low Second quarter 2015                                 · Order intake of SEK 296 (127) M, an increase of 133 percent compared to last year · Net sales of SEK 237 (148) M, an increase of 60 percent compared to last year · Operating profit amounted to SEK 8.2 (2.72) M and the profit for the period SEK 7.1 (2.02) M · The backlog* exceeds SEK 300 M, whereof the majority is expected to be invoiced in 2015 · Order intake in the second

Tigo Pesa and WorldRemit enable easy international money transfers for the Tanzanian diaspora

Stockholm, 19 August, 2015 – Millicom, (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), today announced that Tigo Pesa, its Mobile Financial Services in Tanzania, has joined with WorldRemit, the London-based online peer to peer money transfer service. The partnership will enable the Tanzanian diaspora to directly send money to families and friends back home through their smartphones, tablets and computers.Announcing the launch in Dar es Salaam today, Tigo Head of Mobile Financial Services, Ruan Swanepoel, said Tigo Pesa is now the most common receive method for international remittances to Tanzania for WorldRemit

Interim report January 1-June 30, 2015: Financially stable - new investments in regenerative medicine: CDNF and Lymfactin

Interim report January 1-June 30, 2015 (unaudited) Highlights in January-June 2015: · Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, granted a 2,903 million euro R&D loan to the company to support its clinical study of CDNF for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Clinical trial applications will be submitted in 2015. · Initial results of the Phase 2 study of cis-UCA Eye Drops did not meet expectations. Cis-UCA Eye Drop was statistically significantly better than placebo in only certain secondary endpoints. The company writes off the remaining activated development expenses

New Chief Financial Officer in Viking Supply Ships AB (publ).

Press releaseViking Supply Ships AB (publ.) has today appointed Ulrik Hegelund as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Hegelund will also act as CFO in Viking Supply Ships A/S, and will take over the responsibilities as CFO in both companies as of 1st September. Mr. Hegelund has been employed in Viking Supply Ships A/S as Accounting & Controlling Director since 2012. He has previously long experience from several management positions within finance, and holds a Masters Degree in Accounting and Controlling from Århus International School of Business. The interim CFO, Niels J. Kindberg,

NeuroVive: Interim Report 1 Jan. 2015 to 31 Jun. 2015

Negative top-line result of phase III study and continued progress in other clinical projectsSecond Quarter (1 Apr. 2015 – 30 Jun. 2015) · Net revenues were SEK 2,502,000 (0) and other operating income was SEK 377,000 (1,128,000). · Loss before tax was SEK -15,216,000 (-13,690,000). · Earnings per share* were SEK -0.54 (-0.69). · Diluted earnings per share** were SEK -0.54 (-0.69). Six Months (1 Jan. 2015 – 30 Jun. 2015) · Net revenues were SEK 2,502,000 (0) and other operating income was SEK 426,000 (1,171,000). · Loss before tax was SEK -29,487,000 (-23,567,000).

Interim financial report, second quarter 2015

Summary: In the second quarter of 2015, Vestas generated revenue of EUR 1,749m – an increase of 30 percent compared to the year-earlier period. EBIT before special items increased by EUR 41m to EUR 145m. The EBIT margin before special items was 8.3 percent and the free cash flow increased by EUR 204m to EUR 183m compared to the second quarter of 2014. The intake of firm and unconditional wind turbine orders amounted to 3,018 MW in the second quarter of 2015. The value of the wind turbine order backlog amounted to EUR 8.8bn at 30 June 2015. In addition to the wind turbine order backlog,

High activity level ensures continued solid profitability for Agasti

·EBIT of NOK 12 million and EBITDA of NOK 15 million in the second quarter compared to EBIT of NOK 1 million and EBITDA of NOK 5 million in the corresponding quarter of 2014 ·Adjusted EBIT of NOK 30 million and adjusted EBITDA of NOK 32 million in the second quarter before deducting expenses related to settlements and disputes of NOK 17 million ·EBIT of NOK 32 million and EBITDA of NOK 38 million in the first half of 2015, compared to EBIT of NOK 8 million and EBITDA of NOK 15 million in the corresponding period for 2014 ·High activity level and solid profitability in

ENQUEST PLC, 19 August 2015.  Results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2015*

Strong production growth of 17%, to 29,665 BoepdHighlights · Production averaged 29,665 Boepd, up 17.3%, on H1 2014, reflecting a strong operational performance and continued high levels of production efficiency. EnQuest’s Malaysian assets contributed 7,777 Boepd. · 2015 full year guidance is maintained at an average of between 33,000 Boepd and 36,000 Boepd, including first production from Alma/Galia. · Revenue of $444.0 million and EBITDA** of $226.7 million reflected the decline in the oil price, partially offset by the positive impact of the hedging programme. · Alma/

Alimak Group: Interim Report January-June 2015

Strong sales growthSecond Quarter 2015 · Successful IPO during the quarter. Alimak also won the largest single order to date for SEK 155 million. · Order intake grew by 35 percent to SEK 663 (489) million. In local currencies the increase was 24 percent, of which acquisitions accounted for 2 percentage points. · Revenue grew by 22 percent to SEK 552 (454) million. · Operating profit (EBIT) before items affecting comparability grew by 23 percent to SEK 104 (84) million. Reported EBIT fell by 36 percent to SEK 54 (84) million. · Items affecting comparability amounted

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - treasury shares

Orkla ASA has on 18 August 2015 bought 334 000 Orkla shares through broker at an average price of NOK 63.77 per share.  Orkla's total holding of treasury shares after this transaction is 2 366 903 shares. Orkla ASAOslo, 19 August 2015   Ref.: Investor RelationsElise HeidenreichTel.: +47 951 41 147   This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Continued success for Seamless’ transaction switch with substantial new order for Nigeria and Ghana

Seamless (OMX: SEAM) has received an order from a leading African mobile operator group for the installation of its transaction switch. The contract means Seamless enters into the strategically very important Nigerian market, which is the largest economy in Africa, and is strengthening considerably its market position in Ghana.Installing Seamless’ transaction switch platform ERS 360°, will enable the mobile operator to distribute electronically airtime, data and other products for its subscribers. The order is initially valued at approximately 1,7 million US Dollars and reinforces Seamless’

Major restructuring initiative announced and 2015 guidance revised

HIGHLIGHTS· Lundbeck is initiating a restructuring programme which will reduce the total cost base by approximately DKK 3 billion with full effect in 2017. Lundbeck will restructure headquarter functions and commercial operations in Europe and  other markets which are expected to lead to a reduction of around 1,000 employees (see separate release) · In connection with the restructuring programme provisions and write-downs at the level of DKK 1.7 billion will be made in the third quarter 2015 · As part of the restructuring programme a reclassification of DKK 4.8 billion is included as

Major restructuring to regain profitability and ensure value creation

· Lundbeck is initiating a restructuring programme which will reduce the total cost base by approximately DKK 3 billion with full effect in 2017 · Lundbeck will restructure headquarter functions and commercial operations in Europe and  other markets which are expected to lead to a reduction of around 1,000 employees · In connection with the restructuring programme provisions and write-downs at the level of DKK 1.7 billion will be made in the third quarter 2015 · As part of the restructuring programme a reclassification of DKK 4.8 billion is included as research and development

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