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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Dent Estet Heads Toward RON20M Revenue
Companies

Dent Estet Heads Toward RON20M Revenue

Dent Estet dental clinics, owned by Oana Taban and Nicu Hagivreta, generated revenue worth above 17.8 million lei (above EUR4 million) in 2014, up 20% against 2013.

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Tymbark Maspex Romania Likely To Go Beyond RON350M Revenue In 2015
Retail&Consumer

Tymbark Maspex Romania Likely To Go Beyond RON350M Revenue In 2015

Tymbark Maspex Romania, a major player on the local soft drinks market, expects its revenue to rise by around 10% this year against 2014, according with company data.

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
After Consultancy And Aviation, Boeru Family Takes To Winemaking
Companies

After Consultancy And Aviation, Boeru Family Takes To Winemaking

The Boeru family, which owns various businesses such as consulting company Romair Consulting and parachuting company TNT Brothers, is investing more than EUR1.5 million in a new venture: win...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.01.2015 · 00:00 · 2 min
Half Of Romania’s 2014 Barley Crop Will Feed Middle East Horses
Analysis

Half Of Romania’s 2014 Barley Crop Will Feed Middle East Horses

Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait acquired 43% of Romania’s 2014 barley harvest in a four-month interval (July-October) to secure raw material for purebred and race horse studs and for other a...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Netopia Founder Gets $2M Funding For Mobilender
Technology &Telecoms

Netopia Founder Gets $2M Funding For Mobilender

Romanian IT&C entrepreneur Antonio Eram raised a $2 million in capital from a group of investors of Mexico and the US for Mobilender, a mobile application developed by his company, Netopia,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.01.2015 · 23:31 · 1 min
Foreigners Withdraw EUR750M From Local Bank Deposits In One Year
Banks-Insurance

Foreigners Withdraw EUR750M From Local Bank Deposits In One Year

Foreign investors, largely banking groups, had medium and long-term deposits opened with local banks worth EUR5.77 billion at the end of November, the lowest level since the spring of 2009....

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Romania’s Energy Consumption Hits 3-Year High On Low Temperatures
Energy

Romania’s Energy Consumption Hits 3-Year High On Low Temperatures

Romania’s energy consumption reached the highest level of the past three years at the end of last week amid the low temperatures, with coal as the main production source, doubled by hydropow...

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Romania’s Dairy Exports Rose Fourfold During Crisis, But Gap To Imports Still Wide
Analysis

Romania’s Dairy Exports Rose Fourfold During Crisis, But Gap To Imports Still Wide

Romania imported milk and dairy products worth EUR221 million in the first ten months of last year, but exported twice as less, reveals a ZF analysis based on data provided by the National S...

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Romania’s 21 Biggest Private Hospitals Go Past 2,200 Beds; The “Fullest” Has 85% Occupancy Rate
Health

Romania’s 21 Biggest Private Hospitals Go Past 2,200 Beds; The “Fullest” Has 85% Occupancy Rate

As Romania's private healthcare insurance industry is largely underdeveloped, hospitals have counted more on cash payments and to a lesser extent on contracts with the public insurance syste...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.01.2015 · 23:03 · 2 min
Spot Energy Prices Rose In Late 2014, May Lead To Long-Term Contracts
Energy

Spot Energy Prices Rose In Late 2014, May Lead To Long-Term Contracts

The price of energy traded on the spot market, a barometer of Romania's power market, soared in the last months of 2014, so that last year’s average was close to the 2013 one.

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.01.2015 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanian Carrier: We’ll Close Down If Drivers’ Daily Allowance Is Taxed Retroactively
Companies

Romanian Carrier: We’ll Close Down If Drivers’ Daily Allowance Is Taxed Retroactively

Romeo Dunca, a stakeholder in one of Romania’s largest road freight carriers Dunca Expeditii, says that should the local tax authority ANAF retroactively tax drivers’ daily allowances he wil...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Almost 60,000 Clients Became Late Payers In November; Bad Loans Go Back To RON11B
Banks-Insurance

Almost 60,000 Clients Became Late Payers In November; Bad Loans Go Back To RON11B

The number of individuals who were more than 30 days late in paying back loans contracted from banks and non-banking financial institutions climbed to 713,000 in late November 2014, meaning...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.01.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min