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ING Bank analysts said that if the president was sworn into office and a new government was in place by the end of the month, the International Monetary Fund would restart loan talks with Romania...
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its financial outlook for 2010 to $5.6 billion global net loss compared to $3.8 billion loss in its latter projection.
Although companies have implemented customer relationship strategy technologies, more than 50% of Romanian companies with more than 100 customers fail to efficiently use incoming orders and offer...
The National Bank of Romania has set a mid-point reference rate of 4.2513 lei/euro, up marginally from yesterday (0.04%) for the first time in two weeks, after a poor volatility in the morning.
Oltchim Ramnicu-Valcea has confirmed it is in advanced talks with Petrom about taking over the petrochemical operations of Arpechim, the agreement following to be concluded as soon as the deal is...
Dan Ostahie, owner of tech retailer Altex, said he would delist shares of the group’s real estate division, Altex Cometex (ticker: COXE) from Rasdaq, according to a decision of the shareholders.
IMF will disburse the next tranche under the aid deal with Romania “most likely in February” in case of a follow-up staff mission in January, IMF mission chief Jeffrey Franks said after...
The National Bank of Romania has fixed a mid-point reference rate of 4.2459lei/euro, up 0.13% from yesterday, as improved sentiment on the region and encouraging data from IMF prompted investors to...
Bank of Cyprus said it acquired 102.862.785 shares representing a 9,7% interest in Banca Transilvania’s share capital with a total acquisition cost of €58 million, the bank said in a...
BET index at the Bucharest Stock Exchange gained 2.5% today under bullish guidance from Banca Transilvania shares (TLV) while FIC stocks rose 2.5% on renewed buying frenzy.
The most optimistic predictions indicate a slow recovery of the car industry from the end of second quarter next year. Opinions are divided, however, as some carmakers expect the market to stagnate...
Raiffeisen Bank Romania said there was no reason why the leu would remain weak against a basket of currencies next year, and as soon as the political crisis eases the local currency could gain...
The German-based discount store chain, operated by Pludi Market in Romania, opened two more Plus units in Toplita, Harghita and Oravita, Caras Severin, following a total investment of €3 million.
Ford car manufacturer said it named a new team of executives for its operations in Romania that will officially assume responsibilities for Ford’s sales and service operations in the country...
Banca Transilvania said it will stick to the plans agreed before the deal, namely of being a bank with Romanian capital, saluting the entry of Bank of Cyprus in its ownership structure.
President Traian Basescu said today he nominated Emil Boc for Prime Minister chair, the leader of PD-L.
With governments around the world instituting stimulus packages to try and jump-start growth, public infrastructure is receiving a significant infusion of public funds. The level of direct...
Romania’s Gross Domestic Product will contract by around 7% this year, less than the latest estimate, buoyed by the increase in external demand. In 2010 the economy will perform better than...
Zsolt Szalay (photo) stepped down as the CEO of MOL Romania, after four years in the job, in order to pursue other career in the Hungarian-based oil company. Szabolcs Ferencz, former spokesperson...
Harley-Davidson Bucharest, the sole Harley-Davidson dealer in Romania, opened in Baneasa, Bucharest a new showroom that represents an investment of around €700,000, while its dealer network in...
The largest groups of foreign citizens living in the European Union countries in 2008 were from Romania, the number of emigrants from the country reaching 1,677,000, of which 734,800 in Spain,...
Oil and gas company Petrom, held by Austrian-based OMV said it would permanently close its Doljchim Chemical Works plant by end-2010, after its decision to divest chemicals and petrochemicals...
Bucharest Stock Exchange ended in the red today, after a strong optimism in the past days, with FIC sector (BSE:SIF) shed 2.42% while the market posted 1,81% decline at closing, in tight...
European Investment Bank announced it signed a financing agreement of €50 million with Pirelli. The loan will finance an increase in tyre production for cars and light commercial vehicles in...
Prime Minister designate, Emil Boc has proposed Sebastian Vladescu as minister of finance in the government that will try to win the support from the Parliament. Sebastian Vladescu has reportedly...
Romania was among the nine countries with the largest trade deficit in 2009 in European Union, with €7 million gap, according to data provided by the statistical office of EU.
The leu hit its highest level against the euro in eleven weeks at the mid-point reference rate set by the National Bank of Romania, on higher demand of national currency ahead of winter holidays.
New car sales fell 53% in the eleven months through November this year, to 121,931, from 257,852 in the same period of last year, according to data provided by APIA.
Insurance analysts across the world believe that a lack of quality and consistency in current insurance reporting is increasingly leading to the under-valuation of a number of the world’s...
DIY retailer OBI that began operations in Romania at the end of 2008, said it would add two more stores to the existent four-unit chain next year.
The RON/EUR reference rate set by the National Bank of Romania grew marginally on Monday, by 0.15% to 4.2119lei/euro in quiet trade that lacked investors’ interest, contrary to its regional...
Direct commercial real estate investment (office, industrial spaces and retail) in Europe is expected to reach around €70 billion in 2009 and could grow by 20% next year up to €85...
President Traian Basescu participated today in the ceremony that marked the end of his first term as head of state, in the car that was waiting to escort him and his wife Maria to the Parliament to...
Abrasive products manufacturer Carbochim (BSE:CBC) said it expected its full-year pre-tax profit to be around 386,100 lei (€91.800), 2.7-fold higher than it had expected in April, the company...
FIC sector at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE:SIF) fell 0.6%, as the market slumped 1.7% in a liquidity buoyed by deals with Banca Transilvania shares and state securities.
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund acquired late last week 6% stake in real estate developer Impact Developer (ticker IMP) from the owner of the company, Dan Ioan Popp.
The German-based discount store chain Plus opened the 96th store of its local network, in Brasov, representing a total investment of €1.5 million.
Only 4% of internet users in Romania would be willing to pay for online content from magazines and newspapers: only 3% said they would be willing to pay a fee to access advertising-free content,...
The new Government plans to set up a trading platform for electricity futures following the OPCOM model and to adopt the new EU rules to open electricity and natural gas markets.
Erste Group has reaffirmed the commitments it took on when BCR went private in the new ownership structure implemented for its CEE subsidiaries, under which the majority stake in BCR was...