Reporter
Catalina Apostoiu
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 1.264
Aegon Romania Hits Revenue Of RON50M In 2014 After Eureko Acquisition
Aegon Romania, the local unit of the Dutch insurer, in 2014 registered gross underwritten premiums of around RON50 million and had over 40,000 policies in its portfolio, up from 2013. The nu...
From Lohn To Automotive: 40% Of Romania’s 100 Largest Exporters Are Carmakers
“Romania’s strategy for 2014-2020 mentions for the first time the need to fund Romanian exporting enterprises. It is important for us to no longer believe in the myth saying SMEs are the bac...
New Investors Reboot Real Estate Project Laguna Residence
Radu Ionescu, a Romanian engineer who has lived in Switzerland for the past almost 30 years, last autumn took over, together with other local construction industry entrepreneurs, Laguna Resi...
Rasdaq “Pearls” Shy Away From Regulated Market
A few of the most “coveted” RASDAQ companies have turned their back on the main market and decided to wait on the alternative market until a better moment for floatation emerges.
First Listings On AeRO: A Polish Investment Fund, Two IT Companies And A Courier Services Company
Three companies and a Polish investment fund are readying for floatation on the alternative trading system AeRO operated by the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and destined to small companies...
Romanians’ Monthly Consumer Basket: One Quarter Of Income Spent On Meat Products
Romanians spend RON200 on average each month on foodstuffs and spirits and non-alcoholic drinks, with the largest part of this sum, almost 45%, being used for buying meat and bakery products...
Romanian Currency Acquires Strenght: Leu-Denominated Loans Climb To 40% Of All Retail Loans
The weight of leu-denominated loans has risen by 8% in the past two years, a period that saw a significant decline of leu interest rates and the withdrawal of foreign currency financing line...
Ford Dealer In Romania: Sales To Individuals Paying Cash On The Rise
Car purchases by individuals rose by 20% last year, in line with the market, with a trend of buyers paying cash in the detriment of classical products, such as bank loans. In the case of leg...
Bucharest’s Caro Hotels Revenue Rose 25% In 2014
The Caro Hotels complex on Barbu Vacarescu street, in northern Bucharest, ended 2014 with around 25% higher revenue, to 18.5 million lei (around EUR4 million), according to Octavian Lazar, t...
Farmexpert: Focus Is On Regional Pharmacies
Regional pharmacy chains operating in one or two counties of Romania have been gaining ground lately and have now come to directly compete with national ones, says Iulian Trandafir, general...
Breath Of Fresh Air For Romanian Economy: Bounced Payments Fell By 20% In 2014
Checks and promissory notes worth almost 8 billion lei (EUR1.8 billion) bounced in 2014, down 20% from 2013, according with BNR data.
Astra Vagoane Calatori Gets 20% Revenue Increase In 2014, Best Year After 2008
Romanian businessman Valer Blidar, who owns Arad-based railcar and tram plant Astra Vagoane Calatori, says the plant hiked its revenue by 20% last year and profit by around 5%, with 2014 as...