Aegon signs 2 bln euro syndicated credit facility The Guardian AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Dutch insurer Aegon said it completed a 2 billion euro ($2.6 billion) syndicated credit facility agreement with a group of international banks led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup Global Markets. The revolv...
Philips sells Senseo brand to Sara Lee The Times Of India Dutch electronics giant Philips said it would sell its stake in the Senseo coffee brand to partner Sara Lee and pledged to keep working with the US-based firm on developing coffee machines and promoting the business worldwide. | Philips, best known t...
The Human Face Of Modern Slavery Huffington Post | Reality check: There are more slaves in the world today than were taken from Africa in the four centuries of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade--over 27 million. Of those, two million are children exploited in the commercial sex trade. | Human traffick...
CEO Blok buys beaten-down KPN shares The Guardian (Adds detail, company statement) AMSTERDAM, JAN 25 - KPN Chief Executive Eelco Blok, under pressure to turn the Dutch telecoms firm around, is set to spend about 400,000 euros ($519,000) on KPN shares that are trading at their lowest levels in more t...
Indonesia meets 2011 airline passenger target: Govt Jakarta Post | The government says the number of airline passengers in the country stood at 66 million in 2011, a 15-percent increase on 2010’s figure, meeting the growth target. | The Transportation Ministry’s director for air transportation, Djoko Murjatmod...
Recession Prompts Garuda to Turn Its Back on Europe Jakarta Globe Garuda Indonesia is scrapping more than half its flights to Amsterdam and is suspending plans to begin flights to Frankfurt, Rome, Paris and London next year in response to the European slowdown, the airline announced on Tuesday. | But the national f...
China Southern set to take on Qantas The Australian | QANTAS faces more competition on its flagship kangaroo route between Australia and Europe after China Southern, the sixth-biggest airline in the world, this week announced plans to fly between its Guangzhou hub and London's Heathrow Airport. | Labe...
Dutch TV Firm Endemol Says Has Deal With Most Creditors Jakarta Globe The Hague. Dutch TV producer Endemol, creator of “Big Brother” and other hits, said on Thursday it had outlined an agreement with most of its creditors to restructure debts of more than two billion euros. | “A significant majority, representing...
Dutch TV firm Endemol says has deal with most creditors France24 | AFP - Dutch TV producer Endemol, creator of "Big Brother" and other hits, said Thursday it had outlined an agreement with most of its creditors to restructure debts of more than two billion euros. | "A significant majority, representing more than t...
