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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Raiffeisen Leasing Aims At EUR90M Worth Of Revenue In 2014; Set To Tap Real Estate In 2015
Companies

Raiffeisen Leasing Aims At EUR90M Worth Of Revenue In 2014; Set To Tap Real Estate In 2015

Raiffeisen Leasing, the second largest player on the market of leasing companies affiliated to banks, expects to reach a volume of new funding worth around EUR90 million at the end of 2014,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanian Brand Heinner Set To Reach RON90M In Revenue In 2015 And Enter Hungary And Bulgaria
Retail&Consumer

Romanian Brand Heinner Set To Reach RON90M In Revenue In 2015 And Enter Hungary And Bulgaria

Network One Distribution (NOD), Romania’s largest IT&C distributor, in 2010 launched its own electrical home appliances brand Heinner and expects sales worth 90 million (EUR20 million) for i...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Government Promises RON6.1B For Highways In 2015, Like In 2014, When It Spent Just RON4.6B
Analysis

Government Promises RON6.1B For Highways In 2015, Like In 2014, When It Spent Just RON4.6B

The transport sector got 6.3 billion lei (EUR1.4 billion) this year, but just RON4.65 billion (EUR1 billion) were spent. For 2015, the RON6.1 billion (EUR1.4 billion) budget is 30% higher on...

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Visa Romania: Two Thirds Of Romanians’ Consumption Based On Cash
Technology &Telecoms

Visa Romania: Two Thirds Of Romanians’ Consumption Based On Cash

Card money accounts for just one third of Romanians’ overall consumption, while cash represents the rest of two thirds, a situation that is fuelling the underground economy, believes Catalin...

Catalina Apostoiu · 15.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Ponderas Hospital Heads Toward RON50M In Revenue
Health

Ponderas Hospital Heads Toward RON50M In Revenue

Ponderas Hospital, specialized in weight loss surgery, expects revenue worth around 40 million lei (EUR9 million) this year, up 25% on the year.

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Colliers International Hits Revenue Target In 2014; Plans To Grow By $1M A Year
Real Estate

Colliers International Hits Revenue Target In 2014; Plans To Grow By $1M A Year

Ilinca Paun, who has run the operations of Colliers International, one of Romania’s largest real estate consultancies, for four years, says she’s hit the revenue target for this year, with t...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Convenience Stores Bring Romania Leading Spot In The Region By Sales Growth
Retail&Consumer

Convenience Stores Bring Romania Leading Spot In The Region By Sales Growth

The revenue of Romania’s modern convenience stores, such as Carrefour Express or Shop&Go (Mega Image) is set to rise by 102% this year, the biggest growth in Central and Eastern Europe, reve...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
2014 For Romania’s Wine Industry
Analysis

2014 For Romania’s Wine Industry

For the local wine industry, 2014 meant unfavorable weather conditions, which brought 20% lower volumes in wineries, rising consumption of rose wine, toward a 10% weight, a first signal the...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.12.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
FP Erases RON760M From CE Oltenia Stock Value In One Year, Sees Hidroelectrica As 5% More Valuable
Energy

FP Erases RON760M From CE Oltenia Stock Value In One Year, Sees Hidroelectrica As 5% More Valuable

Hidroelectrica and Complexul Energetic Oltenia, Romania’s largest energy producers, are preparing to be floated on the stock market. However, the two companies, which supply half of the coun...

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.12.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Dacia Pulls Off Biggest Volume Growth In Europe On Mioveni Models
Automotive

Dacia Pulls Off Biggest Volume Growth In Europe On Mioveni Models

Dacia sales in Europe rose by 28% in the first 10 months of this year, to almost 307,600 cars, with 2014 being the first year when the Romanian brand went beyond the mark of 300,000 passenge...

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.12.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Gasoline Hits 3-Year Low On Plunging Oil Prices; Romania Could Save $350M On Crude Imports
Energy

Gasoline Hits 3-Year Low On Plunging Oil Prices; Romania Could Save $350M On Crude Imports

A liter of gasoline can be bought in Romania for 5.52 lei, just like in October 2011, as the crude oil prices plummeted by 40% in less than half of year from the $115 high of June.

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.12.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Novartis Set To Create New Jobs In Romania In 2015
Health

Novartis Set To Create New Jobs In Romania In 2015

In 2014, Swiss group Novartis registered a “modest” revenue increase in Romania amid a challenging year in the healthcare industry, estimates Elena Mitova, general manager of Novartis Pharma...

Catalina Apostoiu · 10.12.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min