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Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, May 21st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Wilo Egypt, the new subsidiary of the German company Wilo SE, the world’s leading manufacturers of pumps and pump systems, recently organized in-house seminars at its new premises in Cairo. The two-day seminars aimed to introduce the Egyptian market to Wilo’s latest pump solutions and technologies.

The first day’s seminar was held in cooperation with Wilo’s distributor Water Life Co., and attended by senior level officers from Water & Wastewater Holding Company (WWHC), while the second day’s seminar was in cooperation with Wilo’s distributor Kayan Co., and attended by representatives of renowned consultancies in Cairo.

Commenting on the seminars, Yasser Nagi, Managing Director, Wilo Egypt said, “The Egyptian market is a very large, promising and pivotal market in the region. Hence, organizing these seminars is essential to introduce the market to s ... Read more »

ZURICH & NEW YORK-Tuesday, May 16th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UBS Asset Management ('UBS AM') today announced that Suni P. Harford will join the firm as Head of Investments in July 2017. She will be responsible for c.500 investment employees and oversee approximately US$600 billion in assets under management across both traditional and alternative asset classes. She will be based in New York and report to Ulrich Koerner, President of UBS AM.

Suni joins UBS AM from Citigroup Inc. where she has worked for the past 24 years, most recently as Regional Head of Markets for North America, a role she held for nine years. In this role, she was responsible for sales, trading, origination and research across all fixed income, currencies, commodities, equities and municipal businesses. Suni was also a member of Citi's Pension Plan Investment Committee and a Director on the Board of Citibank Canada.

As a prominent diversity champion, both in t ... Read more »

The event will host more than 25 demonstrations featuring innovative technologies

LUXEMBOURG-Tuesday, May 16th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today the opening of its annual Industry Days conference. The event, rebranded into “iD17” and taking place on 16 and 17 May at Luxembourg Congress, is focusing on the theme “Innovating Video Delivery” for its tenth edition.

This year’s conference gathers 290 delegates from the entire video value chain between satellite and end-consumer - broadcasters, manufacturers, software developers and other suppliers - to exchange ideas and views about innovative technologies and developments in satellite transmission and reception. Delegates will have the opportunity to enjoy more than 25 demonstrations, ranging from Ultra HD and Virtual Reality to new antennas and SAT>IP technologies.

“Celebrating the tenth edition of th ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Tuesday, May 16th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    Builds on Moody’s role as a global provider of credit risk measures and analytical insight
    Highly complementary business will benefit from Moody’s brand, distribution, credit expertise and analytical capabilities
    Accretive to GAAP EPS in 2019; EPS accretive in 2018, excluding purchase price amortization and one-time integration costs
    Increases Moody’s long term outlook for revenue and EPS growth
    Moody’s to hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information, for €3.0 billion (approximately $3.27 billion). The acquisition extends Moody’s position as a leader in risk ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany & SHANGHAI-Tuesday, May 16th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    First phase investment of more than €70 million
    The facility is designed to operate 2000L scale single-use bioreactors and fill/finish capabilities
    It is the first and only biopharmaceutical manufacturing site established by a multinational active pharmaceutical company in China

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Boehringer Ingelheim inaugurated its commercial production site for biopharmaceuticals in Zhang Jiang Hi-tech Park of Shanghai (China). The site, with the first-phase investment of more than €70 million, is the first and only biopharmaceutical facility established by a leading multinational active biopharmaceutical manufacturer in China utilizing mammalian cell culture technology. With its global network of biopharmaceutical production sites in Biberach ( Germany), Vienna (Austria), Fremont (USA) and now Shanghai, the ... Read more »