25 августа 2005 года, Стамбул, Турция. - GE Consumer Finance (GECF), глобальное подразделение корпорации General Electric, работающее на рынке потребительского финансирования, сообщает о достижении соглашения с группой Dogus Group о приобретении компанией GECF 25,5 проц. акций банка Garanti Bank, третьего по величине частного банка Турции. Данная сделка подлежит утверждению регулирующими органами, и ее завершение планируется в четвертом квартале текущего года.
Istanbul, Turkey - August 25, 2005 -- Dogus Holding A.S and GE Consumer Finance (GECF) the global consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announce that the parties have reached agreement regarding the acquisition by GECF of a 25.5% share in Garanti Bank, Turkey's third largest private bank.
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August 23, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Singapore Airlines (SIA) signed a 10-year OnPoint SM Solutions service agreement with General Electric Company for the maintenance, overhaul and repair of GE90-115B engines that will power 19 Boeing 777-300ERs, which enter service in 2006. The agreement is the first GE90 OnPoint Solutions service agreement.
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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--GE Consumer Finance, one of the world's leading consumer lenders, and QVC, the leading electronic retailer, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to offer the private label QCard(R) to QVC customers in the U.S.
We're proud to be partnering with a retailer that is as successful as QVC, said Margaret Keane, president and chief executive officer of GE Consumer Finance's Retail Consumer Finance unit. QVC has a strong brand and customer base.
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22 августа 2005 года, Стэмфорд, шт. Коннектикут, США. - GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services инвестировала $70 млн. в совместный проект с F-W Oil Exploration L.L.C. по добыче и транспортировке газа на шельфе Мексиканского залива. Это первое вложение GE в морскую добычу газа, говорится в сообщении компании.
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STAMFORD, Conn. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services announced today it has invested, for the first time offshore, $70 million in a limited partnership with F-W Oil Exploration L.L.C. to acquire and produce natural gas and associated liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico. Energy Financial Services will also finance the completion of a 48-mile pipeline system to transport gas from F-W's gas fields in the South Padre Island area.
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2005--GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced the development of an ideal carbon nanotube diode that operates at the "theoretical limit," or best possible performance. This is a significant improvement upon the original nanotube diode device that GE developed and announced last year. This latest breakthrough will enable even smaller and faster electronic devices with increased functionality.
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GLASGOW, MT - August 17, 2005 - General Electric and Boeing will begin testing new technology to further reduce noise on the already quiet Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are powered by GE90-115B engines.
The three-week flight test at Boeing's Glasgow, Montana, test facility is part of Boeing's Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2 (QTD 2) program. QTD 2 is a collaboration between Boeing, General Electric, Goodrich's Aerostructures division, NASA, and All Nippon Airways to validate new technologies designed to reduce noise on the aircraft and engine.