Economy of the Netherlands

ING Appoints Ana Carolina Oliveira as Head of Sustainable Finance, Covering the Americas Region

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Monday, April 27, 2020
ING Group, Companies, Economy of the Netherlands, Financial services

NEW YORK, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ING announced the appointment of Ana Carolina Oliveira as head of Sustainable Finance, covering the Americas region.

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  • NEW YORK, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ING announced the appointment of Ana Carolina Oliveira as head of Sustainable Finance, covering the Americas region.
  • Ana Carolina will report to Bill James, head of Lending in the Americas region and join ING's Sustainable Finance team headed up by Leonie Schreve, Wholesale Banking global head of Sustainable Finance.
  • Ana Carolina is based in New York and will assume this role on June 1, 2020.
  • "We are excited to have Ana Carolina join our global, sustainable finance team.

ASML discloses 2020 AGM results

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Companies, Economy of the Netherlands, ASML Holding, Veldhoven, Shareholders, Annual general meeting, ASML, Abstract State Machine Language

Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 22 April 2020 - ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announces the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) held on April 22, 2020.

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  • Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 22 April 2020 - ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announces the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) held on April 22, 2020.
  • At the AGM, ASMLs statutory financial statements for the 2019 financial year were adopted.
  • The AGM also authorized the cancelation of up to 20% of ASMLs issued share capital as of April 22, 2020
    A positive advisory vote was also cast on the remuneration report for the ASML Board of Management and Supervisory Board for the 2019 financial year.
  • The following subjects were also discussed at the AGM:
    The composition of the supervisory board in 2021: Carla Smits-Nusteling and Douglas Grose will retire by rotation as of the 2021 AGM

VEON Establishes a US$6.5 Billion Global MTN Programme and Publishes a Base Offering Memorandum

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Telenor, Alfa Group, Companies, VEON, Euronext, Economy of the Netherlands, Telecommunications, VEON

AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Holdings B.V., a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), announces the establishment of a Global Medium Term Note programme for the issuance of bonds (the "MTN Programme"), with a programme limit of US$6.5 billion or the equivalent thereof in other currencies.

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  • AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Holdings B.V., a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), announces the establishment of a Global Medium Term Note programme for the issuance of bonds (the "MTN Programme"), with a programme limit of US$6.5 billion or the equivalent thereof in other currencies.
  • The general terms and conditions of the MTN Programme are found in their entirety in the base offering memorandum.
  • VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services, headquartered in Amsterdam.
  • The words "expect," "will," and similar words are intended to identify estimates and forward-looking statements.

Royal KPN N.V. Press Release: KPN AGM approves all agenda items

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Shareholders, KPN, Meetings, Dividend, Annual general meeting, Companies, Stock market, Economy of the Netherlands

Today, Royal KPN N.V.'s ("KPN") Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") granted the requested approvals on all items on the agenda.

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  • Today, Royal KPN N.V.'s ("KPN") Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") granted the requested approvals on all items on the agenda.
  • The agenda included a resolution to declare a total dividend over the fiscal year 2019 of 12.5 cents per ordinary share.
  • KPN is grateful for the support and flexibility of its shareholders to successfully participate remotely in the AGM today.
  • Detailed information about the approved resolutions and other agenda items, is available on the website of KPN ( ir.kpn.com ).

ASML reports €2.4 billion net sales at 45.1% gross margin in Q1 2020

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Companies, Veldhoven, Euronext, ASML, Abstract State Machine Language, Economy of the Netherlands, Netherlands, ASML Holding

ASML is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

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  • ASML is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.
  • ASML is a multinational company with offices in more than 60 cities in 16 countries, headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
  • ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.
  • We do not undertake to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

KLM and Philips to set up a special freight airlift from Amsterdam to China

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Companies, Economy of the Netherlands, Air France–KLM, Eindhoven, Brands, Philips, Videotelephony, KLM, Frans van Houten

KLM has now joined forces with Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and the Dutch government to create a temporary special cargo airlift between the Netherlands and China.

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  • KLM has now joined forces with Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and the Dutch government to create a temporary special cargo airlift between the Netherlands and China.
  • Philips initiative to team up with KLM to find a solution for the pressing need for freight capacity between Europe and China for critical medical equipment and supplies fully underlines this.
  • Philips and KLM have been important partners for more than a hundred years, said Frans van Houten, CEO Royal Philips.
  • It is good that we have quickly found each other again in this time of need to make this important airlift to China possible.

Naspers Limited: Update on Impact of Covid-19

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Finance, Professional services, Software, Internet, Data management, Other Professional Services, Consumer electronics, ING Group, Companies, Economy of the Netherlands, Financial services

The Group's leadership team is in communication with its businesses to anticipate the impact of COVID-19 on operations.

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  • The Group's leadership team is in communication with its businesses to anticipate the impact of COVID-19 on operations.
  • In the short-term, the Group expects to experience a negative impact on revenue and profitability in its Classifieds businesses.
  • It remains too early to estimate the impact of the recent lockdown in India on its Payments and Fintech business.
  • Takealot has already enacted plans to broaden its offering into the non-restricted categories of goods, which are expected to mitigate such impact.

Analysis on Impact of COVID-19-Automotive OBD Dongle Market 2019-2023 | Conducive Technological Environment to Boost Growth | Technavio

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Automotive, General Automotive, Satellite navigation systems, TomTom, OBD, Benchmarking, Motor vehicles, Technology, On-board diagnostics, Economy of the Netherlands

Our automotive OBD dongle market report covers the following areas:

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  • Our automotive OBD dongle market report covers the following areas:
    This study identifies emergence of next-generation telematics protocol (NGTP) as one of the prime reasons driving the automotive OBD dongle market growth during the next few years.
  • Automotive OBD Dongle Market 2019-2023: Vendor Analysis
    We provide a detailed analysis of around 25 vendors operating in the automotive OBD dongle market, including some of the vendors such as Bosch, Continental, Ford Motor, Intel, and TomTom International.
  • Backed with competitive intelligence and benchmarking, our research reports on the automotive OBD dongle market are designed to provide entry support, customer profile and M&As as well as go-to-market strategy support.
  • Automotive OBD Dongle Market 2019-2023: Key Highlights

Choom Expansion Continues with Announcement of Niagara Acquisition

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Friday, April 3, 2020
Companies, Chum, Khanty, Tents, Retail, Cannabis, ING Group, Economy of the Netherlands, Financial services

Through this transaction, Choom has made its first move toward significantly expanding its retail network in Canada's most populous province.

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  • Through this transaction, Choom has made its first move toward significantly expanding its retail network in Canada's most populous province.
  • Consideration for the acquisition, includes cash of $2,000,000 (of which $1.45M will be funded from the cumulative operating cash flow from the Niagara Store) and $2,000,000 equivalent issued to the vendor in common shares of Choom.
  • Choom is an emerging adult use cannabis company whose mission is to establish one of the largest retail networks in Canada.
  • The Choom brand is inspired by Hawaii's "Choom Gang"a group of buddies in Honolulu during the 1970's who loved to smoke weedor as the locals called it,"Choom".

Athora Completes Acquisition of VIVAT and Provides a Capital Injection of €400 Million

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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Professional services, Insurance, Finance, Companies, Economy of the Netherlands, Anbang, Vive, viva, and vivat, NN Group, ING Group

Athora Holding Ltd. (Athora) announces today the closing of the transaction to acquire VIVAT N.V. (VIVAT) from Anbang Group Holdings Co Limited.

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  • Athora Holding Ltd. (Athora) announces today the closing of the transaction to acquire VIVAT N.V. (VIVAT) from Anbang Group Holdings Co Limited.
  • Athora and NN Group (NN) have also closed the follow-on sale of VIVAT Schadeverzekeringen N.V. (VIVAT Non-life) to NN.
  • Following Closing, Athora will have close to 1bn of committed equity available to support Athora, VIVAT and existing subsidiaries going forward.
  • (Brussels), Athora Lebensversicherung AG (Wiesbaden, Germany), Athora Ireland plc (Dublin) and Athora Life Re Ltd. (Bermuda).