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Catalina Apostoiu

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Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Romania, Among Europe’s Biggest Furniture Exporters
Analysis

Romania, Among Europe’s Biggest Furniture Exporters

Romania comes tenth in Europe by furniture exports, a ranking dominated by Germany, Italy and Poland, which cumulate half of exports, reads Business Construct magazine.

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanian Vitalis Consulting Involved In Construction Of Two Hotels In London
Companies

Romanian Vitalis Consulting Involved In Construction Of Two Hotels In London

Vitalis Consulting, founded and run since 2006 by construction engineer Florin Popa, has sealed its first contract abroad and has been involved since this summer in the construction of two h...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Number Of Electricity Companies Soared During Crisis On Romania's Aid For Green Power
Analysis

Number Of Electricity Companies Soared During Crisis On Romania's Aid For Green Power

Out of the 20 major activity fields in Romania, electricity is the field that witnessed the biggest increase in the number of companies during the 2008-2013 period, according to Trade Regist...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Tip Top Owners Want To Reach 55 Confectionery Shops In 5 Years
Companies

Tip Top Owners Want To Reach 55 Confectionery Shops In 5 Years

Tip Top confectionery shop chain, with a two-decade history, will reach 35 units by the end of 2015, from 22 at present and the company plans to increase the number to 55 in the next five ye...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Overall Sales Of DIY Stores In Romania Up 12% In 1H, But Half Of Networks Saw Declines
Companies

Overall Sales Of DIY Stores In Romania Up 12% In 1H, But Half Of Networks Saw Declines

The total revenue of six of the biggest players on the Romanian DIY market--Dedeman, Ambient, Bricostore, Praktiker, Hornbach and Leroy Merlin--rose by 11.8% in the first half of this year,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Card Payments Climb To EUR5B In Romania In January-September
Banks-Insurance

Card Payments Climb To EUR5B In Romania In January-September

Owners of cards issued by local banks operated payments at local and foreign retailers worth 22 billion lei (EUR5 billion) in the first nine months of this year, 16% above the level of the y...

Catalina Apostoiu · 18.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Bucharest Inhabitants Spend EUR20M On Pizza Annually
Analysis

Bucharest Inhabitants Spend EUR20M On Pizza Annually

Daily, between 3,000 and 4,000 orders for pizza are placed in Bucharest, from home or from restaurants, each including three pieces on average, according to market information. The top playe...

Catalina Apostoiu · 18.11.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Natuzzi Plant In Romania Operates At Full Capacity
Companies

Natuzzi Plant In Romania Operates At Full Capacity

The Baia Mare plant of Italy’s biggest furniture group Natuzzi is the largest of the group and has come to operate at full capacity, according to Pasquale Junior Natuzzi, the third son of Pa...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Germany’s dm drogerie markt Continues Expansion In Romania
Companies

Germany’s dm drogerie markt Continues Expansion In Romania

German-held cosmetics and fast-moving consumer goods retailer dm drogerie markt opened ten stores in financial year 2013-2014, which ended in September, and continues expansion at the same p...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Energias De Portugal Brings Almost EUR80M For Two Wind Projects In Romania
Energy

Energias De Portugal Brings Almost EUR80M For Two Wind Projects In Romania

EDP Renovaveis (EDPR), the renewable power unit of energy group Energias de Portugal, the third most powerful investor in Romanian green energy, in October operated three capital subscriptio...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
New Car Registrations In Romania Top Entire 2013 Volume In First 10 Months
Automotive

New Car Registrations In Romania Top Entire 2013 Volume In First 10 Months

Passenger car registrations reached almost 7,400 units in October, up 31% from the year-earlier period, the second biggest increase and the second highest volume in the second half of this y...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Companies

Tarom Increases Average Load Factor By 3% And Expects 2.2 Million Passengers By Yearend

The load factor of Tarom aircraft reached 68%, up 3% from the previous year and the Romanian state-run airline will register 2.23 million passengers by yearend, said Cristian Heinzmann, the...

Catalina Apostoiu · 14.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min