Analysis
Floorboard Producers, Set To Resume Investments
Floorboard market players are hoping for a two-digit increase for the sector this year amid signs the constructions market will improve. Egger, Kronospan and Barlinek are among the biggest p...
BCR: Corporate NPLs To Increase On Short Term
Romanian retail non-performing loans have stabilized below 20% of the total loans, unlike the corporate sector, where the situation is set to worsen further before it can enter a downward pa...
IMF Says Tax Cuts In Romania Not Possible On Short-Term
Romania can’t afford to reduce its main taxes in the coming years, because the measure would entail substantial spending cuts in the public system, an official of the International Monetary...
INS: Romania's 1Q Adjusted Industrial Output +10% On Year
Romanian first quarter adjusted industrial production rose 10% compared with the year-earlier period, on higher output in all sectors, the statistics institute INS said Monday.
Bankers, Outranked In Salary Top By Fuel And Metal Dealers
Bankers, who in 2009 dominated the top half of the ranking of the 10 biggest net salaries in Bucharest, were last year replaced by fuel and metal sellers or fund managers, who were new entra...
Social Security Contributions Won't Be Cut, GDP Growth Revised Down For 2012
The International Monetary Fund and the Romanian Government are today presenting the results of the first review of the new precautionary arrangement, after last week the two parties had yet...
OTE: Consumption May Pick Up As Late As 2011 In Romania
Despite some macroeconomic stabilisation signs registered in the first quarter, particularly generated by exports and some infrastructure projects, consumer spending is still frozen in Roman...
Office Furniture Market Fell to 30% of 2008 Peak
From among furniture market segments, the office one has caused companies the biggest headaches in recent years, with the industry gradually declining and reaching just 30% of the level of p...
Bankers Reluctant to Lower Profit Margins
Bankers' messages of intensifying their battle to attract clients are still very little reflected in interest margins - the spreads between interests charged by banks on loans and those paid...