Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People

Highlights - Exchange of views with Comissioner Urpilainen & Executive Vice President Dombrovskis - Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future

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Sunday, February 26, 2023

Exchange of views with Comissioner Urpilainen & Executive Vice President Dombrovskis

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  • Exchange of views with Comissioner Urpilainen & Executive Vice President Dombrovskis
    On Monday 27 February, Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and Executive Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis will be present for an exchange of views in the COVI Special Committee.
  • The exchange of views will also look at short- and medium-term European solutions to prevent and manage shortages of essential medicines, the global pandemic treaty and the World Trade Organization negotiated agreement on TRIPS.
  • It will examine the European Commission's plans to drive international cooperation towards a global commitment which would prevent future pandemics, while preparing a system of international trade fit for emergencies.
  • The meeting will also look at how Europe can become strategically autonomous on health-related matters.

Analysis Group Welcomes Digital Business Models Expert Eliana Garces to the Firm

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Monday, January 23, 2023

BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis Group , one of the largest international economics consulting firms, announced that digital business models, competition, and policy expert Eliana Garces has joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as a Senior Advisor.

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  • BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis Group , one of the largest international economics consulting firms, announced that digital business models, competition, and policy expert Eliana Garces has joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as a Senior Advisor.
  • With a focus on innovation, dynamic competition, and platform business models, she is widely recognized as an expert on the economic analysis of new digital business models and the interaction between regulation and innovation.
  • She is also a coauthor of the widely used textbook Quantitative Techniques for Competition and Antitrust Analysis and coauthor of a chapter in Cases in European Competition Policy.
  • Prior to joining Analysis Group, Dr. Garces was economic policy director at Facebook (later Meta Platforms), where she helped design the company's approach to global regulatory and policy strategy.

Seeing Machines and OMNIVISION Launch Silicon Platform with Interior Sensing Technology Optimized with Occula® Neural Processing Unit

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeing Machines Limited (LSE: SEE), the advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, and OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display technology, today announced the successful integration of Seeing Machines' leading in-cabin monitoring system technology (ICMS) with the OMNIVISION OAX4600 system-on-chip (SoC) platform.

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  • Working closely together, OMNIVISION and Seeing Machines have integrated Seeing Machines' embedded driver monitoring engine (e-DME) into the OAX4600 SoC silicon, which is specifically targeted toward the expanding automotive ICMS market.
  • "Seeing Machines' software and hardware embedding capabilities, combined with OMNIVISION's automotive camera sensor and design expertise, are clearly demonstrated with this silicon.
  • We are very confident that this will give our customers a highly optimized silicon platform that can target the driver as well as the wider interior sensing market."
  • "Seeing Machines is a proven leader in today's automotive camera-based driver-monitoring market and a long-term partner of OMNIVISION," said Andy Hanvey, director of automotive marketing at OMNIVISION.

Seeing Machines and OMNIVISION Launch Silicon Platform with Interior Sensing Technology Optimized with Occula® Neural Processing Unit

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeing Machines Limited (LSE: SEE), the advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, and OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display technology, today announced the successful integration of Seeing Machines' leading in-cabin monitoring system technology (ICMS) with the OMNIVISION OAX4600 system-on-chip (SoC) platform.

Key Points: 
  • Working closely together, OMNIVISION and Seeing Machines have integrated Seeing Machines' embedded driver monitoring engine (e-DME) into the OAX4600 SoC silicon, which is specifically targeted toward the expanding automotive ICMS market.
  • "Seeing Machines' software and hardware embedding capabilities, combined with OMNIVISION's automotive camera sensor and design expertise, are clearly demonstrated with this silicon.
  • We are very confident that this will give our customers a highly optimized silicon platform that can target the driver as well as the wider interior sensing market."
  • "Seeing Machines is a proven leader in today's automotive camera-based driver-monitoring market and a long-term partner of OMNIVISION," said Andy Hanvey, director of automotive marketing at OMNIVISION.

IFC Markets 15th Anniversary: clients won Mustang MACH-E and other valuable prizes

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Friday, August 12, 2022

YEREVAN, Armenia, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global financial services provider IFC Markets celebrated its 15th anniversary. The event went off with a bang on July 14, 2022, in the Radisson Blu hotel in Armenia.

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  • YEREVAN, Armenia, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global financial services provider IFC Markets celebrated its 15th anniversary.
  • IFC Markets is a 17-time award-winning international Forex and CFD broker with 15 years of experience in the financial markets with over 210,000 clients in 80 countries.
  • IFC Markets is an experienced forex broker with a number of proprietary innovations such as the GeWorko method and NetTradeX trading platform.
  • Leontiou 187, 4th floor, 3020, Limassol, Cyprus is a payment agent of IFC MARKETS LTD incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus under registration number HE 335779.

DGAP-News: Manz AG with positive earnings development in the first half of 2021

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Overall, Manz AG recorded increasing momentum in its operating business over the course of the first half of 2021: revenues in the second quarter amounted to 63.5 million euros (previous year: 62.7 million euros), compared to 50.9 million euros in the first three months of 2021 (previous year: 61.6 million euros).

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  • Overall, Manz AG recorded increasing momentum in its operating business over the course of the first half of 2021: revenues in the second quarter amounted to 63.5 million euros (previous year: 62.7 million euros), compared to 50.9 million euros in the first three months of 2021 (previous year: 61.6 million euros).
  • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to 18.1 million euros (previous year: 12.1 million euros), with an EBITDA margin of 15.2 %.
  • Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) also improved significantly to 12.3 million euros (previous year: 5.7 million euros), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 10.4 %.
  • The Energy Storage segment showed dynamic development, although customers postponed investment decisions until the second half of 2021.

Highlights - Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

On Monday 28 June 2021, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Employment and Social Affairs will hold the Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.

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  • On Monday 28 June 2021, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Employment and Social Affairs will hold the Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.
  • This Economic Dialogue is part of the accountability of the EU economic governance framework.
  • This year's Semester has been adapted and linked to the new Recovery and Resilience Facility.
  • The Spring package focuses on providing medium-term fiscal guidance to Member States as they gradually reopen their economies.

Highlights - Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

On Monday 28 June 2021, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Employment and Social Affairs will hold the Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.

Key Points: 
  • On Monday 28 June 2021, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Employment and Social Affairs will hold the Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.
  • This Economic dialogue is part of the accountability of the EU economic governance framework.
  • This year's Semester has been adapted and linked to the new Recovery and Resilience Facility.
  • The Spring package focuses on providing medium-term fiscal guidance to Member States as they gradually reopen their economies.