Munich Re Figures Show Fewer Severe Natural Disasters in the First Half of the Year

The first half of 2018 was fortunate in that natural disasters across the world caused significantly lower losses than usual. According to provisional figures, overall losses were around US$ 33bn, the lowest level since 2005 (US$ 29bn after adjustment for inflation). However, individual events did cause high losses for those concerned, for example crop losses … Skaityti toliau

Borgward with successful market launch in Germany

The car manufacturer Borgward launched successfully in Germany. More than 500 visitors attended the first customer VIP event, which took place at the Stuttgart brand center last weekend. Borgward started sales last week with the BX7 TS Limited Edition in Germany and Europe. With the presence of Christian Borgward, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of … Skaityti toliau

Seimas approved the proposal to reduce the threshold for the referendum on citizenship

Press release, 30 June 2018    The Seimas adopted the amendments (draft No XIIIP-2230(2)) to Article 7 of the Referendum Law, thus lowering the threshold for the referendum on amending Article 12 of the Constitution, which is connected to citizenship. The amendments were adopted by 67 votes in favour, 3 votes against, and 16 abstentions. … Skaityti toliau

Michelin GenerationS Launches a Corporate Accelerator for Russian Start-ups

MOSCOW, June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — RVC and Michelin, a global leader in production of car tires, have joined efforts to launch a corporate start-up accelerator. It is for the first time that Michelin opens a call for startups in Russia. The company is searching for innovative technologies to modernize vehicles, for safe driving, personalised … Skaityti toliau

DERMALOG sets new world record by matching 3.6 billion fingerprints per second

Thanks to DERMALOG’s biometric high-speed recognition, it is possible to match the fingerprints of the entire world population within seconds. The SGS-TÜV Saar has tested the company’s innovative identification solutions and certified a new speed record. – Picture available at https://www.presseportal.de/en/nr/8896/bild – Hamburg – More than 7.5 billion people currently live on Earth. For DERMALOG´s … Skaityti toliau

Amazon Studios Greenlights Utopia, Signs Gillian Flynn to Overall Deal

Flynn, the award-winning, best-selling author and screenwriter of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects, will be the creator, executive producer and showrunner of Utopia, a new series exclusively for Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon Studios announced today that it has greenlit a straight-to-series order for Utopia, a nine-episode series from award-winning Gillian Flynn, the best-selling … Skaityti toliau

Center for Customer Insight: New Book Launch on ‘Autonomous Driving’ by Professor Dr. Herrmann, Professor Dr. Brenner and Professor Dr. Stadler

‘Autonomous Driving: How the Driverless Revolution will Change the World’, the first Comprehensive scientific book on self-driving cars is set to launch on March 26, focusing on ‘one of the future’s most pressing topics’. Self-driving cars are reality. Experts state the first models suitable for mass use will conquer the roads by 2020. ‘Autonomous Driving’ … Skaityti toliau

Statement from Herbalife CEO Rich Goudis

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) released the following statement today: “The performance and resiliency of our Company is rooted in our purpose to make the world healthier and happier. For those who aren’t familiar with us, or may misunderstand us, don’t be afraid to get to know us,” said Herbalife CEO Rich Goudis. About … Skaityti toliau

Personnel Change in Executive Board of L&R

Press Release Lohmann & Rauscher (L&R) Personnel Change in Executive Board of L&R Vienna/Rengsdorf, 25th January 2018 – In January 2018, a change in the Executive Board of manufacturer and supplier of medical devices, Lohmann & Rauscher (L&R), took place after the former Chief Commercial Officer, Markus Sebastian, had resigned. The Advisory Board and the … Skaityti toliau

Vienna achieves 8th successive bednight record in 2017

Vienna’s tourism industry looks back on its best year ever: 15.5 million visitor bednights, 3.7% more than in 2016, represent a new all-time high. In the record year 2017 Vienna recorded 15,510,000 visitor bednights (+3.7%) and 7,097,000 arrivals (+3.1%). Vienna’s ten top performing markets were headed by Germany with 3,116,000 bednights (+5%), followed by Austria … Skaityti toliau