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Invitation to breakfast meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland: Iceland’s bright future

The Republic of Iceland is entering a new era of sustainable growth. Or is it? What are our options for future growth? What will the next years look like for Iceland? Iceland has strong demographics and a fully funded pension system. We are working under capital controls. What is next? Let us consider what the future holds for Iceland after the lifting of capital controls.Date: Thursday June 5th, 2014, Reykjavik, IcelandLocation: Hilton Reykjavik Nordica Hotel, 1 floorSign up: https://millilandaradin.wufoo.eu/forms/icelandas-bright-future/8:30am – Breakfast and networking9:

ROVIO STRENGTHENS ITS EXECUTIVE TEAM, NAMES PEKKA RANTALA CCO AND BLANCA JUTI CMO

Espoo, Finland -- May 14, 2014 -- Rovio Entertainment is pleased to announce that Pekka Rantala will join its executive team as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) starting June 2nd. Pekka Rantala has a solid track record with over twenty years of experience in sales and marketing of consumer brands across several industries, from technology to fast-moving consumer goods. Prior to joining Rovio, Pekka held various executive positions. At Nokia he was responsible for all worldwide go-to-market and marketing activities as SVP, Marketing. Before that he was responsible for Nokia’s business in

Frame agreement signed between Swedish Trade Federation and mobile wallet SEQR - enabling large savings for 12 000 member companies

Every year Swedish merchants have costs of over 10 billion SEK ($1, 5 billion) due to card transactions, of which 7 billion ($1 billion) is direct card fees to banks. An unnecessary high cost that hit both companies and consumers. As part of the work to challenge the banks and offer alternative payment solutions to lower costs, the Swedish Trade Federation has signed a frame agreement with the mobile payment solution SEQR.In a recent study by HUI Research*, 90% of the merchants stated that card fees is one of the largest expenses. The agreement gives the 12 000 members of the Swedish Trade

Outokumpu delivers 4,000 tonnes of stainless steel to the Husab mine in Namibia

OUTOKUMPU OYJPRESS RELEASEMay 14, 2014 at 10.00 am EET  Outokumpu delivers about 4,000 tonnes of LDX 2404 duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa. Outokumpu stainless steel will be used in tanks, pressure vessels, clarifiers and columns. The deliveries have started and they will continue until September 2014. The Husab Mine project is owned by Swakop Uranium and the project is led by Husab Project Joint Venture. Once completed, Husab will be one of the three largest uranium mines in the world. Chris Tsai from Swakop’s majority shareholder

Northland announces results for the first quarter of 2014

Luxembourg, May 14, 2014 – Northland Resources S.A. (OSE: NAUR, Frankfurt: NPK, Nasdaq OMX/First North: NAURo – together with its subsidiaries “Northland”, “NRSA” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) and Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, have today been posted on the Company’s website, www.northland.eu/en-us/investor-relations/financials/financial-statements. The reports will also be made available on www.sedar.com. “Peter Pernlöf”

Etrion to Present at Pareto Securities’ Natural Resources Day

May 14, 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”) (TSX: ETX / OMX: ETX), a solar independent power producer, announces that the Company’s CEO, Marco A. Northland, will be presenting at the Pareto Securities’ Annual Natural Resources Day in Stockholm on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 15:45 Central European Summer Time. A copy of the presentation will be available on Etrion’s website at www.etrion.com. About Etrion Etrion Corporation is an independent power producer (IPP) that builds, owns and operates utility-scale solar power generation plants. Etrion

World Energy Council gathers political and industry leaders for high-level summit in Astana

Talks to be co-hosted by Prime Minister of KazakhstanLondon, 14 May 2014 – Amid growing uncertainties in the energy sector of eastern and central Asia, the World Energy Council (WEC) will be hosting closed talks with more than 60 senior energy figures including ministers and company CEOs at its World Energy Leaders’ Summit, to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, next week (21-22 May). The Summit will be co-hosted with Karim Massimov, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. The talks will address the opportunities and emerging risks in an energy sector under rapid transition in the region.  It

Jim Sands becomes President of Envirotest

Envirotest, an Opus Inspection, Inc. subsidiary, welcomes Mr. Jim Sands as President.  Mr. Sands is a leading business executive with more than twenty years of vehicle inspection industry experience in various positions, who brings global experience and proven leadership to Envirotest.  Mr. Sands has a strong customer relations orientation and will be instrumental in continuing the company’s focus on our customers’ needs in the U.S. centralized vehicle inspection programs and remote sensing operations.Envirotest currently has contracts to provide and manage centralized vehicle inspection

Tuomas Särkilahti appointed new Business Unit President of Skanska Finland

Tuomas Särkilahti has been appointed new Business Unit President of Skanska Finland. He will assume his position on July 1, 2014.Tuomas has been with Skanska for 17 years and held positions as Executive Vice President, Regional Manager, District Manager and Manager within Procurement and Development. As Business Unit President for Skanska Finland, Tuomas Särkilahti will report to Anders Danielsson, Executive Vice President Skanska AB responsible for the Nordic construction units. “I am happy to welcome Tuomas as Business Unit President for Skanska Finland. With his extensive

Raisio's converted shares

Raisio plc      Stock Exchange Release, 14 May 2014 RAISIO'S CONVERTED SHARES The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided in its meeting held on 28 April 2014 to convert a total of 84,500 restricted shares (series K) into free shares (series V). The decision has been entered in the Trade Register today, on 14 May 2014. The additional lot of free shares in question is admitted to trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd as of 15 May 2014. Since the beginning of 2014, a total of 145,281 restricted shares of the company have been converted into free shares. The number of issued

MedImmune and Incyte Announce Collaboration on immuno-ONCOLOGY Combination Clinical trial

AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, has entered into a clinical study collaboration with biopharmaceutical company Incyte Corporation. The Phase I/II oncology study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of MedImmune's investigational anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, MEDI4736, in combination with Incyte's oral indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitor, INCB24360.    Both MEDI4736 and INCB24360 are investigational compounds that are part of a new class of cancer treatments known as immunotherapies, which use the body's own

Karolinska Institutet receives half a billion SEK for recruitment of international top scientists

The Swedish Research Council has decided to grant a total of 522 million SEK over ten years for international recruitment of leading researchers to Karolinska Institutet. The funds are aimed at establishment of four research centers of international top class.Karolinska Institutet is receiving funds for the recruitment of Patrick Sullivan, Professor in psychiatric genetics, Cynthia Bulik, professor in eating disorders, cancer researcher Professor Sir David Lane and haematologist Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen, professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. “The grants from the Swedish

Published study results highlight hidden costs of dressing-related trauma

The results of a study, published in the Journal of ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research has, for the first time, gathered the opinions of wound care specialists on the clinical consequences associated with dressing-related trauma and the high costs associated with its management.Dressing-related trauma is recognised as a clinical and economic burden to both patients and healthcare providers.  It may include trauma to the wound bed and the surrounding intact skin, as well as associated clinical complications such as inflammation, wound enlargement, bleeding, oedema, dermatitis and pain.

A high level of activity ensures good operations in Agasti

· EBITDA of NOK 11 million and EBIT of NOK 7 million in the first quarter of 2014, an improvement of NOK 10 million and NOK 11 million, respectively, compared with the corresponding quarter of 2013 · Suggested dividends/payments of around NOK 900 million proposed for shareholders in alternative investments, which follows dividends/payments of NOK 700 million in 2013 · High level of activity within the group on all main lines established in 2012. If this level is maintained the Agasti Group will be heading for a positive EBIT for 2014 despite significant restructuring costs · Cost

NCC to construct logistics building for SEK 300 million

NCC has been commissioned to construct a logistics building on behalf of Varner Retail. The project, at Trestad in Vänersborg, is worth SEK 300 million and will be environmentally certified according to Breeam, at the Very Good level.Varner Retail, which includes the Dressmann, Cubus, Bik Bok and Carlings retail chains, is to build a clothing warehouse. The building will be a total of 53,000 square meters, of which a high-stack warehouse with a height of 30 meters will account for 9,000 square meters and low-stack warehouse space for the remainder. The warehouse will feature a high degree

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Change in SSAB’s Group Executive Committee

SSAB’s Executive Vice President & Head of Business Area SSAB EMEA, Melker Jernberg, is to leave SSAB on November 1 to take up the position of President and CEO at Höganäs.Melker Jernberg has been employed at SSAB since 2011 as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area SSAB EMEA and has during that time been a member of SSAB’s Group Executive Committee. “I wish Melker all the best when he now moves on to new challenges. He has done an excellent job during his time at SSAB and has been a valuable member of the Group Executive Committee,” says SSAB’s CEO Martin Lindqvist. For

NCC sells housing project to investor in Germany

NCC has sold a 180 apartment housing project in Potsdam in Germany to investor Industria Wohnen to the value of SEK 321 million. The package has been purchased for the specialized property fund, Wohnen Deutschland II.“The sale of this project situated in the city of Potsdam located southwest of the German capital Berlin is in line with our business development strategy to sell more rental packages to investors and to develop and build sustainable residential areas in urban environments”, says Joachim Hallengren, Business Area Manager of NCC Housing. The project comprises nine buildings

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First quarter 2014: Solid growth in premiums and good start to the year

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA recorded a profit before tax expense of NOK 1,155.9 million (540.7) in the first quarter 2014. The growth in premiums was 10.1 per cent. The profit from general insurance operations measured by the underwriting result was NOK 349.1 million (342.9). For the investment portfolio, the return on financial assets was 1.3 per cent (0.3), or NOK 762.4 million (172.9). The profit after tax expense was NOK 923.0 million (316.7), corresponding to NOK 1.85 (0.63) per share. ‘We are very pleased with the start to 2014. The results are driven by solid growth in premiums,

Dolphin - First quarter 2014 results

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS - Q1 2014    · Revenues of USD 80.2 million, compared to USD 69.1 million in Q1 2013· EBITDA of USD 22.7 million (28,3%), compared to USD 22.9 million in Q1 2013· EBIT of USD 13.0 million (16,2%) compared to USD 13.8 million in Q1 2013· Net Income of USD 6.2 million, compared to USD 8.0 million in Q1 2013· Dolphin expands regionally into South America and Asia Pacific region· Very strong operational performance on contracts in Australia and India· Modern,safe and high-capacity fleet,secures record backlog of USD 260 million as of 1st May· Dolphin takes

CHINA’S DATA PRIVACY LAWS POSE CHALLENGES FOR CORPORATE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT COMPLIANCE

Lack of a single, all-encompassing law creates additional hurdles for multinationals conducting third-party due diligenceCompanies that do business in China are under intense scrutiny because of the Chinese government’s crackdown on bribery and corruption and continued efforts by U.S. and U.K. regulators to enforce their own compliance regulations. To further complicate matters, China’s mosaic of privacy laws governing the gathering, use, and storage of data present significant compliance challenges for multinationals conducting due diligence of their third parties.  “With the March 15th

The Mx Group Named One of the Best Places to Work in Illinois

BURR RIDGE, Ill. (May 13, 2014) — The Mx Group, a business-to-business marketing and technology services company, was recently named one of the 2014 Best Places to Work in Illinois. The Mx Group was one of 65 companies statewide honored Monday, May 12, at the annual recognition event, hosted by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and held at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook hotel. “This award is a testament to the environment our team has fostered throughout our 25 years in business,” said Andy Mahler, CEO of The Mx Group. “We believe in providing a positive, collaborative atmosphere and

Sandvik’s Annual General Meeting 2014

Sandvik AB held its Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2014 in Sandviken, Sweden. In his speech, Olof Faxander, President and CEO, commented on the 2013 financial year and the trend for the first quarter of 2014. The presentation comprised a report on Sandvik’s results both on Group level and Business Area level. Olof Faxander emphasized that innovation has always been central for Sandvik and will be very important for Sandvik also in the future. Olof Faxander also talked about Sandvik’s new vision, We set the industry standard, as well as the Group’s new core values: Customer Focus,

Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre Serves Up Two Exciting Musicals in 2014

This summer, Montgomery College will bring two acclaimed musicals to the stage—“Seussical” and “Les Misérables”—for its Summer Dinner Theatre performances, starting June 20. “Seussical” performances will take place June 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29. “Les Misérables” performances are July 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27. There is a Saturday matinee and a Saturday evening show on June 28. The June 22, 29 and July 20, 27 shows are Sunday matinees. In the first production, “Seussical,” The Cat in the Hat spins a tale including Horton the elephant, who must protect Whos (denizens living on a

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