Finances

On August 25, 2017 AXA announced the launch of its 2017 employee share offering (“SharePlan 2017”), a capital increase reserved to its employees worldwide.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has hired financial services executive Wei Zhu as chairman of Accenture Greater China, effective Jan. 1, 2018. He succeeds Chuan Neo Chong, who continues to work with Wei Zhu on a successful transition.

Fresenius Kabi opened the extension of its production plant in Mihla, Germany, today with a festive dedication ceremony attended by Mayor Rainer Laemmerhirt. The healthcare company invested about €10 million in the project.

More than 130 companies and private clients registered to patriciate in bidding.

During the buyback program, Sonova repurchased a total of 1,842,400 registered shares (equivalent to 2.74% of the share capital as per the beginning of the buyback program) for a total amount of CHF 241.0 million at an average purchase price of CHF 130.81 per share.

ADB has provided a $200,000 grant to the Government of Vanuatu in the wake of volcanic eruptions on Ambae Island, Penama province in Vanuatu. 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502] announced today that Toshio Fujimoto, MD, MBA has been appointed General Manager of Takeda’s Health Innovation Park in Shonan

Participant of Thank You from Sberbank Dmitry Maslov from Izhevsk won 1 million bonuses in the Spasibomania game.

The traditional financial conference of Belarusbank welcomed the partners and clients of the bank in Frankfurt am Main on November 21, 2017.

Over 4,000 people from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea graduated today from the financial education training program conducted under the Microfinance Expansion Project, which is supported by ADB, Australia, and PNG.

KKR will be investing more than $265 million of capital in the Fund alongside external investors through KKR's balance sheet and employee commitments.