EU chief says meat products falsely-labelledAll companies that have handled falsely-labelled horsemeat are under suspicion, the European Union's health chief said on Wednesday, adding the Commission was considering strengthening relevant law. EU ministers are to meet la More… |
Doosan names new PR manager for EMEADoosan Construction Equipment has appointed Nancy De Sy as the company’s new corporate and public communication manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, based at Waterloo in Belgium. De Sy will be respon More… |
Ford plans to cut 1,400 jobsFord will stop making vans in Britain next year, cutting 1,400 jobs on top of 4,300 to be axed in Belgium as part of a plan by the US carmaker to stem European losses expected to exceed $1.5 billion this year. It is the fourth veh More… |
DP World revamps Belgian ops with $61m saleDP World, the world's third-largest port operator, has sold some non-core operations in Belgium in a deal worth $61 million as part of a series of disposals of assets in developed countries. The company said it has divested al More… |
Qatar buys Belgium's Eupen soccer clubQatar's Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has purchased KAS Eupen, a second division soccer club based in Belgium's Liège province, for an undisclosed amount, officials said on Wednesday. The acquisition was made to further Aspire Zone's "Footb More… |
Swift launches ‘sanctions screening’ serviceSwift has announced the launch of ‘sanctions screening’, a centralised service for small and medium-sized financial institutions in need of a cost-effective, easy route to comply with sanctions regulations. The Society for Worldwide Inter More… |
Qatar-Belgium JV wins $1.2bn dredging dealQatar has awarded a 4.5 billion riyal ($1.24 billion) dredging contract to a joint venture of a local company and a unit of Belgian building group CFE and holding firm Ackermans & Van Haaren, a statement said. The contract to dre More… |
Starta wins major Airbus contractStrata Manufacturing, Mubadala Aerospace’s composite aerostructures plant in Al Ain, has won a work package on the new Airbus A350 XWB; the first Airbus aircraft with both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of advanced composites. More… |
Dexia accepts rescue offer after marathon meetingFranco-Belgian bank Dexia agreed early on Monday to the nationalisation of its Belgian banking division and secured state guarantees in a rescue that could pressure other euro zone governments to strengthen their banking sectors. Belgium More… |
Dexia break-up plan seen ready by ThursdayBelgium and France expect to finalise by Thursday a rescue plan for Dexia that would sever the bank's French lending business and may nationalise its Belgian arm. Battered in recent weeks by heavy exposure to Greece and problems accessing More… |








