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Danish brewer Carlsberg kept its 2013 outlook unchanged after first-quarter operating profits and revenue rose more than forecast, partly aided by strong Asia sales.
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BRATISLAVA, April 30- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Tuesday. In its 2011 tax report released on Monday, Europe's statistics agency identified Denmark as having the highest tax burden in the European Union, with income equivalent to 47.7 percent of the country's annual output.
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OSLO, April 30- Denmark's DONG Energy has drilled a dry well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, the Norwegian Oil Directorate said on Tuesday. DONG Energy was the operator of the well, in production license PL 289, and has a stake of 50 percent. The other partners is Bayerngas, with 50 percent.
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*Two UK studies to test gene therapy in heart failure. LONDON, April 30- British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people with advanced heart failure pump blood more efficiently.
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REYKJAVIK, April 29- The victory in Iceland's election of parties who would spurn the European Union may keep the country isolated by cementing damaging currency controls in place.
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* "We are addressing the problem"- BP. OSLO, April 29- Oil major BP must review the way it handles risk and maintenance at its offshore oil platforms in Norway following a leak at a North Sea platform that could have caused a major accident, Norway's oil safety watchdog said on Monday.
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*Burden on taxpayers greatest in Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, France. *Low tax bills in Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Ireland* Income and sales tax rise while companies get off lightly By John O'Donnell. The next three spots were taken by Sweden, Belgium, France and Finland, all with tax takes of just above or just below 44 percent, the figures showed.
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COPENHAGEN, April 29- The near-term outlook for Danish manufacturing industry worsened in April, the national statistics office said on Monday. The outlook indicator fell to minus 4.0 points from plus 4.0 points in March, Statistics Denmark said.
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HELSINKI, April 29- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday:. Finland's Pohjola Bank reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher premium revenues in its non-life insurance business.
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MADRID, April 29- Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa swung back to profitability in the first quarter with a 7 million euro net profit, excluding extraordinary items, versus a 21 million euro loss a year ago. Revenues at Gamesa, the world's No. 4 wind turbine maker, fell 12.2 percent year-on-year to 491 million euros, after a slowdown in demand.
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REYKJAVIK, April 28- Iceland's centre-right parties began talks on Sunday to form a new government, promising to end years of austerity and provide debt relief to households, and only arguing about which one of them should lead the government.
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REYKJAVIK, April 28- Iceland's centre-right parties prepared for coalition talks on Sunday after defeating the ruling Social Democrats in elections with promises of ending austerity measures five years after a financial collapse.
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Fatigued by years of austerity and swayed by promises of debt relief, Icelandic voters dumped the Social Democrats from power on Saturday,returning a center-right government that ruled over its financial collapse five years ago.
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*Independence Party takes first place in vote. *Campaign focused on household debt relief By Balazs Koranyi and Robert Robertson.
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*Factories made garments for brands in Europe, North America. DHAKA, April 26- Bangladesh textile workers vented their anger on Friday, burning cars and clashing with police, as the death toll passed 300 following the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands.
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Rescuers pull survivors from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident, but the toll soars after a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands collapsed.
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OSLO, April 26- Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S. shift from high-polluting coal in power plants and by Europe's economic slowdown, data compiled by Reuters showed on Friday.
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OSLO, April 26- Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions fell 0.7 percent in 2011 and were 6.4 percent below levels in 1990, according to national data submitted to the United Nations. Austria 83 85 78 +6.0. Belgium 120 132 143 -16.0.
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HELSINKI, April 26- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday:. For more on the company, double-click on TELENOR. For more on the company, double-click on OUTOTEC.
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HELSINKI, April 26- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday:. For more on the company, double-click on TELENOR. For more on the company, double-click on OUTOTEC.
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HELSINKI, April 26- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday:. For more on the company, double-click on TELENOR. For more on the company, double-click on OUTOTEC.