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  • Barcelona Bans Older, Most Polluting Cars

    Barcelona Bans Older, Most Polluting Cars

    Barcelona imposed a ban Thursday on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain’s second largest city.

    Gasoline-powered cars registered in Spain before 2000, and diesel-powered cars registered before 2006 are now banned from most city streets on weekdays between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm and face a fine of at least 100 euros ($112) if they violate the rule.

    All banned vehicles will be allowed to enter the city 10 times a year.

    Owners of vehicles registered outside of Spain can request permission from city hall to drive in the Mediterranean coastal city which is home to 1.6 million people.

    Beginning in 2021 older, more polluting vans, trucks and buses will also be banned.

    The new rules are expected to affect around 50,000 vehicles a day and lead to a 15-percent cut in nitrogen dioxide emissions, a poisonous gas in car exhaust.

    Since last year, Madrid has restricted driving in the old city centre to people who live there. Residents from outside the area can only drive there if they use an electric or other low-emissions vehicle.

    While that rule is more restrictive than the policy put in place in Barcelona, the area of Madrid that is affected is much smaller.

    Barcelona’s far-left mayor Ada Colau has raised the possibility of introducing a congestion charge like those in place in other European cities such as London, Stockholm and Milan.

    Barcelona has since 2002 exceeded the level of airborne carbon dioxide set by the European Union, according to a 2017 report by the city public health department.

    The city’s poor air quality caused a yearly average of 424 premature deaths between 2010 and 2017, the report said.

    Last year Brussels asked the European Union’s Court of Justice to take action against Spain for its “systemic violations” of rules limiting nitrogen dioxide emissions.

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  • Nissan Spain To Cut 600 Jobs From Barcelona Plant

    Nissan Spain To Cut 600 Jobs From Barcelona Plant

    The Spanish arm of Japanese carmaker Nissan has reached an agreement with unions to cut 600 jobs at its plant in Barcelona, or almost 20 percent of the plant’s workforce. The layoffs, a mixture of voluntary redundancies and early retirements over the next year, were a condition for a planned investment of 70 million euros ($79 million) in a new painting facility, Nissan said in a statement on Thursday.

    Nissan, which has five plants and employs around 5,000 people in Spain, reached the agreement after more than a month of negotiations with unions. As part of the deal, any further changes to the workforce are to be negotiated separately with unions.

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  • SHB new Club sponsor in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia

    SHB new Club sponsor in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia

    On 8 March 2016 in Hanoi, FC Barcelona unveiled a sponsorship agreement with Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (known as SHB), the top 5 Private Commercial Banks in Vietnam. This agreement will make SHB the first and only banking partner of FC Barcelona in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and enable SHB to open various business opportunities in retail sector in the territories, and bring the club closer to the Vietnamese Barça fans.

    A signing ceremony was held in Melia Hanoi Hotel today. Xavier Asensi, Asia-Pacific Managing Director, attended the event in representation of FC Barcelona, while SHB was represented by Chairman Do Quang Hien and CEO Nguyen Van Le. The ceremony also received the participation of the Representative of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) – Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan, Vice President, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Gu, Vice President, as well as the coach of local football team SHB Da Nang Football Club, Mr. Le Huynh Duc.

    Strategic partnership for SHB and FC Barcelona

    With this partnership begins, SHB and FCB will cooperate to expand the Barça fan base in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. SHB also aims at opening up great business opportunities in retail sector through the development of co-branded cards in the territories. In the time to come, SHB will organize exchange and fan activities in the territories as well as bringing the local Barça fans to Camp Nou, contributing to build the foundation of culture, tradition and Barça spirit we found in millions of our fans.

    Statement by Manel Arroyo, FC Barcelona Vice president, Marketing and Communication department

    “The signing of this new regional sponsorship deal reaffirms our interest in increasing our presence in this continent and also reflects how our Club is gaining notable levels of popularity in this strategic zone, which is encouraging us to continue focusing our presence in Southeast Asia. The agreement with SHB also means a partnership with a highly prestigious entity and will be the vehicle for the name and colours of FC Barcelona to spread to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. FC Barcelona’s experience shows that football is a driver that generates cooperation and success, and hand in hand with SHB, we hope to achieve major social objectives.”

    Statement by Xavier Asensi, FC Barcelona Asia Pacific Managing Director:

    “We are so happy to have SHB as our first ever bank partner in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Through partnering with SHB, we will be closer to the 90 million Vietnamese, including a growing fan community. SHB is young and taking up the leading part in the industry; while FCB is deep-rooted and has been successful in defending the glory. I do believe that the collaboration between these two different but yet, similar entities will create a huge buzz and synergy.”

    SHB, a dynamic bank

    SHB has become one of the leading urban banks in Vietnam with the image of a dynamic, modern, and efficient bank after establishment from 23 years ago. By the end of 2015, SHB total assets reached more than VND 205,000 billion, charter capital of nearly VND 9,500 billion with 7,000 employees and transaction network of more than 500 points all over Vietnam and overseas. Not only having an extensive presence in Vietnam, SHB is currently the second Vietnamese private Bank which opened a 100% foreign capital Bank in Laos in January 2016. Along with 4 branches operating in Cambodia, the reputation and financial capacity of SHB have been appreciated in Indochina. SHB has always actively participated in social and charity activities making great contributions to the development of the community, especially sports.

    Statement by Do Quang Hien, Chairman of SHB:

    “The partnership between SHB and FC Barcelona may be considered a perfect cooperation of the leaders. SHB and FC Barcelona share the commons in brand and development philosophy on the road to success, the objective of sustainable development and the desire of devoting to fans and customers. SHB is proud to be the first and only partner bank of FC Barcelona in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. This is not only a business opportunity for SHB but firstly it is for a large number of football fans in particular, sports fans in general. Customers are now able to see, feel, and more easily access to their idols daily, hourly … when using and enjoying benefits of Barça – SHB co-branded card and banking products. Moreover, this is also an opportunity for SHB to contribute to the promotion of a beautiful, peaceful, hospitable, dynamic and deeply imbued with the culture Vietnam all over the world.”

  • Bank Mega, official Barcelona bank in Indonesia

    Bank Mega, official Barcelona bank in Indonesia

    FC Barcelona and Bank Mega signed a Regional Partnership Agreement last December to officially confirm the latter as FCB’s Official Bank in Indonesia. The representatives of the Club at the signing ceremony included Manel Arroyo, Vice Chairman, Francesco Calvo, Chief Revenue Officer and Xavier Asensi Brufau, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, while Bank Mega was represented by Kostaman Thayib, President Director and Dodit Wiweko Probojakti, Managing Director of Cards and Loan.

    The agreement makes Bank Mega Barça’s first ever banking partner in Indonesia. Holders of Mega Barça cards will have various advantages, such as the chance to win tickets for Barça games at Camp Nou, extra rewards for purchases at FCB’s official Asian online store, the chance to win exclusive FCB gifts and more. Savings Account customers that meet specific requirements will also receive special FCB souvenirs. The program will be launched in the first quarter of 2016.

    About Bank Mega

    Bank Mega is one of the largest card issuers in Indonesia under CT Corpora holding company. Bank Mega has a network of 345 branches across Indonesia.

    The bank strengthens the synergy of companies under the management of PT CT Corpora, such as Carrefour and Metro, as well as improving credit card services, a factor that distinguishes Bank Mega from the competition.

    “Bank Mega is the perfect bank to be the Official FC Barcelona Bank in Indonesia” said Manel Arroyo. “We are delighted to form this partnership and reach our massive fan base in Indonesia and show our appreciation to the fans through various partnership programs. Bank Mega is one of the top three credit card issuers in Indonesia, and it has strong synergy with retail companies under CT Corpora. We are confident that this partnership will be beneficial to Barça fans. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Bank Mega.”

    “This partnership is based on Bank Mega and FC Barcelona’s intention to provide benefits for the over 26 million Barça fans in Indonesia” added Kostaman Thayib, President Director of Bank Mega. “This partnership brings co-branded products that could enhance the fans’ identity as part of the Barça family and provide different benefits with exclusive programs from Bank Mega’s various products and services, including co-brand payment cards. Ultimately, the fans will have the money-can’t-buy opportunity to meet Barça players in person.”

    Mr Thayib also mentioned that the partnership will launch co-branded Mega – Barça cards, which will be specially designed for FC Barcelona fans in Indonesia.

     

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  • Missha Barcelona debut

    Missha Barcelona debut

    South Korean cosmetics brand Missha has opened a new store in Barcelona, Spain.

    The new Missha Barcelona store marks the Able C&C-owned brand’s second European market, after it opened a store in Ingolstadt in Germany in February.

    Missha is the first Korean cosmetic brand to open a retail store in Spain.

    While Missha had ‘shop in shop’ stores in Seville and Madrid, the Barcelona store is its first stand alone shop in Spain.

    Missha management say they chose Barcelona as the location for the newest European store because Spain is the fifth largest cosmetics market in Europe.

    “Since the economic slump, the demand for middle-low priced cosmetics has risen. Imports of Korean cosmetics have been increasing, which made us decide to branch out to Spain,” said a spokesman.

    Missha currently manages 2100 stores in 30 countries, and is considering opening more stores in Berlin and Munich, Germany.

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