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Romanian media and advertising market is going into 2010 without several major newspaper titles, and with a lower value, but with firm growth prospects from dynamic sectors, such as internet and...
The National Securities Commission called off Flamingo International’s convertible bond offering plans for another two weeks, after putting it off again in mid December, according to a BSE...
Oil and gas company Petrom, held by Austrian-based OMV Group has raised the reference fuel prices by 0.06 lei/liter following the increase in international fuel quotes.
Fertilizer producer Azomures (BSE:AZO) said it sold 80% of its Dubai subsidiary, Acta Fertilizers DMMC for $400,000, according to a press release to Bucharest Stock Exchange.
The Finance Ministry hopes to raise 4 billion lei in January in treasury bills issuing scheduled for January through five bidding processes, in order to tackle the country’s public debt and...
Romania’s fx reserves administered by the National Bank of Romania narrowed in December by €434 million (1.5%), to €28.303 billion, from €28.737 billion a month earlier, after...
The National Bank of Romania posted a mid-point reference rate of 4.2265lei against euro, 0.04% down than the official rate set on December 31, 2009, after trading higher in the morning against the...
Florian Fels has been named head of the new group division Ringier Central Europe, effective February 1. Most recently, Mr. Fels was CEO and head of the management board Polska and therefore...
What are the best places to invest in 2010? Wall-Street looked at several directions in which investors should aim their portfolio: property, stocks, mutual funds, forex, deposits, unit-linked and...
The producer prices jumped 2.62% in November 2009 compared to a year earlier, buoyed by water supply, sewerage, and waste management, marking the first month of increase in the sector after five...
Shareholders of KD Life Insurances have agreed on October 30 to raise capital by 2.36 million lei to 40.85 million lei, according to a decision published in the Official Gazette.
Certificates with guaranteed principal issued by Österreichische Volksbanken AG have been registered into RoClear clearing-settlement and registry system, Central Depository said in a release.
Guy Marie Charles Poupet obtained the approval of National Bank of Romania to take up the chief executive role of BRD-Groupe Societe Generale, Romania’s second largest bank by assets.
The NBR’s policymaking group cut the main interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5% a year, amid mounting inflationary pressures.
The National Bank of Romania has set a reference rate of 4.2077lei against its European peer, 0.44% below yesterday’s level, as the leu was stronger in the morning trade but fell gradually to...
As of today, the Ministry of Health will discuss the proposal of levying a “sin tax” on fast-food, a measure that could help fund the state’s health programs.
Swiss-based investment fund Hyposwiss Danube Tiger said its holdings in financial investment companies SIF Transilvania (BSE:SIF3) and SIF Oltenia (BSE:SIF5) stood at 2.24% and 2.22% respectively...
Rompetrol Downstream, fully owned by state-owned KazMunaiGaz has raised gasoline prices by 0.05lei/liter, and diesel fuel by 0.03lei/liter, effective January 5, the oil company said in a release.
Bucharest Stock Exchange and Bucharest Clearing House said BRD Groupe Societe Generale and Raiffeisen Capital&Investment met all requirements to be admitted as participants to BSE futures...
Bucharest Stock Exchange showed a hefty 3.5% gain today, as the index of the ten most actively traded stocks at BSE (BET) posted 3.7% increase at closing, buoyed by Petrom shares and banks.
Petrom, SEE’s largest oil and natural gas company acquired last year Kazakhstan-based Korned LLP which holds an exploration license that includes the undeveloped Kultuk oilfield, 34km...
Jobless rate calculated for persons aged between 15 and 74 that don’t have a job but are willing to work and sought a job in the past month climbed in third quarter 2009 by 0.5% from Q2 to...
The year 2009 has seen a decline across all car classes. However, the sales of sport utility vehicles fell by only 44% in the 11-month period through November 2009, to 9.274 cars.
If last year 60% of the local companies didn’t run any corporate gift program, in 2010, over half of the surveyed said spending on promotional products will increase by 10-15%, due to lower...
Energy and process sector with high share of exports in turnover may be see a robust growth throughout 2010, said Andrei Radulescu, analyst at Target Capital.
Romanian economy contracted at an annual rate of 7% in 2009 and met the 7.3% deficit target at the end of last year, according to preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Finance, said state...
The leu surged to a seven-month high versus euro to 4.1620 at the reference rate set by the National Bank of Romania, up 1.09% after massive buy orders.
Felix Daniliuc has been named chief executive of Raiffeisen Leasing, effective January 1, after serving as deputy chief executive since October last year. He will replace Mihaela Mateescu whose...
BET index at the Bucharest Stock Exchange finished up 0.50% today, after exceeding the 2008 record values in late trading. However, the momentum was short-lived, after financial investment...
According to the order issued by the Ministry of Health and published in the Official Gazette earlier this week, drug prices will no longer be determined based on the average of the lowest drug...
Approximately 3,000 social care workers will lose their jobs in 2010, after the Government will have adopted the cost standards for social service system – amounts deemed optimum for the...
Retail sales fell 9% in November from the same period of 2008, weighed down by “fuels, food and non-food”, according the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics.
Raiffeisen Bank has obtained the eligible status under the Commodity Credit Corporation –GSM 102 program run by the United States Department of Agriculture which helps feed grains importers...
New entrants to the outsourcing market will add steam to the already fierce competition, as legal services outsourcing is expected to grow stronger in the coming period, a PwC survey found.
Flanco International, one of the largest electronics and home appliance retailer, will open a store in the largest shopping center in Bucharest, Sun Plaza.
Banca Transilvania, the largest Romanian-capital bank in the country will use a fast transaction processing and import of large data volumes application as part of a tie-up with Oracle Romania and...
OMV Petrom (BSE: SNP) approved a repurchase plan of shares in an aggregate amount equivalent to 0.02% of the company’s common capital. The plan will be in effect starting tomorrow, according...
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of UK-based confectioner Cadbury by Kraft Foods of the US by way of public offer. However, the decision is conditional upon the...
The EUR/RON reference rate set by the National Bank of Romania climbed 0.24% from the seven-month high touched yesterday by the leu, to 4.1721lei/euro, in line with its peers in the region.
The board of ArcelorMittal has approved the €52 mln plan for capital repair works and upgrade of Furnace Plant 2 in Galati, which will generate a reduction in operating costs.