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Realitatea-Catavencu media group said it would start preparing the groundwork for the launch of a new TV channel in Moldova, while expanding the local footprint by opening new TV stations in Iasi,...
New car sales fell 52.5% in the seven months through July, with only 82,821 new cars registered versus 174,414 a year earlier, according to Association of Car Manufacturers and Traders in Romania...
He started working since he was only 17 as journalist at Edipresse, to which he dedicated 19 years. Then, it was Ringier experience, where he relaunched over 40 titles as art director. Stephane...
Banca Comerciala Romana has slashed its forecasts for economic contraction for Romania, to 8 percent from 4.9 percent. BCR says the economic growth will most likely return in the positive...
The top five travel players have reported up to 25% fall in sales in first half this year. The only exception among the industry's heavyweights is J’info Tours that recorded 35% growth in...
Vienna Insurance Group said its premiums written fell 13.2 percent down to 313.01 million euros, from year-ago period, on sharp devaluation of the local currency against euro.
Colliers International, the largest real estate advisor in Romania, posted a 62.3% drop in 2008 after-tax profit, to 2,755 million euros, according to a statement posted by the real-estate company...
ING Bank Romania has revised its inflation forecast for end-2009 down to 5.7% from 6.3%, due to steeper-than-expected economic contraction and enhanced stability in the exchange rate than initially...
The benchmark exchange rate posted by the National Bank of Romania rose 0.15 percent to 4.2310 lei per euro, the maximum level of the past four weeks, after the national currency depreciated in...
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Romania-based Banca Romaneasca S.A.'s individual rating to Individual 'D' and downgraded Bancpost’s individual rating from ‘D’ to...
Orange, Romania’s largest mobile telecom carrier said its 2008 profit stood at 437.9 million euros and thus takes up the top spot as the most profitable company in Romania, pushing the...
The recession has dramatically changed business fundamentals across the globe, and threw up new names in the top most profitable companies in Romania. The long-term leader that dominated all profit...
Orange, the largest mobile telecom group in Romania, had a remarkable growth in 2008 and gained the top spot as the nation’s most profitable company, pushing the long term leader down to...
The benchmark exchange rate settled by the National Bank of Romania slipped 0.03 percent to 4.2298 lei per euro, on an apathetic market, with few transactions, moving against the regional flow, as...
Local subsidiaries of tech industry heavyweights, HP and IBM reported for 2008 growth in sales over a year earlier, according to their statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance. HP...
Xerox Equipment and Services, one of the largest integrated-solution provider reported sales of 21.9 million euros last year for its services and equipments segment, down 15% from 2007, but booked...
US-based motorcycle maker Harley Davidson sold in Romania 13 Harley Davidson motorcycles and 3 Buell, grabbing 20% share of the 651-cc segment.
The words on everyone’s lips in the local tech retail industry in 2008 were “loss and stagnation”. Wall-Street identified the top ten tech retailers, by their 2008 profit and...
Starting 26 August 2009, the National Bank of Romania will launch, a mint set with the year of issue 2009. The mint set encompasses the Romanian coins in circulation, with face values of ban 1, ban...
The leading carmakers in Romania reported loss or falling profit margins in 2008, ranging between 0.1% (Automobile Bavaria) and 7.2% (Porsche Romania).
PepsiAmericas Romania, the second largest soft-drink maker said it would open the largest bottling facility in its European network in early September, the total value of the project amounting to...
Central Depository admitted as clearing participant to RoClear system OTP Bank Romania, the institution said in a press release.
The benchmark exchange rate posted by the National Bank of Romania lowered 0.14 percent to 4.2238 lei per euro, after the national currency gained ground at debut, in line with other emerging...
Despite the struggling economic environment, the OTC product market (medicines sold without prescription) in Central and Eastern Europe will continue to grow this year, by around 8%, to...
Mio Technology, one of the largest GPS manufacturers boosted its market share in the local global positioning systems market in Romania year-to-date, according to a recent Gfk report.
Eureko Group, active in local insurance and private pension market reported a net profit of 115 million euros for the six months through June, 7 percent below year-ago level of 124 million euros.
Household and corporate deposits in local and foreign currency continued their upward trend in July, growing at a monthly rate of 0.4% up to 158,634 billion lei (37.66 billion euros), on increasing...
Romania’s economy is unlikely to emerge from recession until the second half of 2010, and a recovery will probably set in a year from now, according to Kenneth Orchard Senior Analyst in...
The non-performing loan rate is likely to reach 15-20% of the Romanian banking system in mid 2010, due to the ongoing deterioration of bank assets quality in Eastern Europe, according to the latest...
GarantiBank has approved the first loan under “First Home” scheme, of 57,000 euros for 30 years and at a monthly rate of 303 euros, for a two-room apartment in a new homebuilding in...
Romanian economy stabilized and “from now on, the only way it can go is up”, and the numbers in the fourth-quarter this year and first quarter of 2010 will confirm the positive...
Romania’s ministry of finance announced plans to eliminate up to 326,000 public sector jobs over the next 6 years, from 1,394,000 to 1,068,000, while public sector pay could rise 56% in...
The benchmark exchange rate posted by the National Bank of Romania remained at 4.2236 lei per euro, as the leu's advance was insignificant, on a market with low volatility, without important...
Global Forum, the most prestigious international event of information technology and communication will take place this year in Romania on Monday the 19th and Tuesday the 20th, October 2009.
BenQ Romania said its share in the local projector market fell sharply from 21 percent in first quarter to 15.23 percent in the second quarter of the year.
The volume of retail and business loans decreased in July for the fifth successive month by 0.1 percent versus June, to 197.9 billion lei, and the annual advance slowed down to10.8 percent, from...
With the local M&A market in lockdown mode and acute deepening of financial crisis, the numbers for 2008 are dramatic to independent investment banking firms. Independent investment firms have...
Spurred by Romanian consumers’ increasing interest in cutting-edge gadgets, accessories and services, mobile-phone retailers have increased sales and profit margins last year, while others,...
The 9.45 million lei capital raise at Generali Asigurari, approved on April 30 was issued and paid up by Generali Holding Vienna AG with 7.93 million lei, the remaining 1.52 million lei...
Past due loans ratio exceeded the 1% mark in the banking system’s total loan book, up to 1.03% in June this year, versus 0.3% year-ago period, according to the monthly bulletin posted by the...