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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
One Third Of Romanians’ Votes Traded Freely In Second Round Of Presidential Elections
Social/Politics

One Third Of Romanians’ Votes Traded Freely In Second Round Of Presidential Elections

Victor Ponta and Klaus Iohannis will run in the second round of presidential elections in Romania after a first round where none of the other candidates became a serious option that should t...

Catalina Apostoiu · 03.11.2014 · 13:04 · 1 min
UniCredit Leasing: Creditworthy Clients Are Hard To Find
Companies

UniCredit Leasing: Creditworthy Clients Are Hard To Find

UniCredit Leasing, the biggest player on Romania’s financial leasing market, in the first nine months released funding for car and equipment acquisition worth EUR208 million overall, up 20%...

Catalina Apostoiu · 03.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Over 80% Of Dairy And Cold Cuts In Profi Stores “Made In Romania”
Retail&Consumer

Over 80% Of Dairy And Cold Cuts In Profi Stores “Made In Romania”

Around 60% of total products for sale on the shelves of supermarket chain Profi’s stores are “made in Romania” and the weight goes up to 80% in the case of dairy products, cold cuts and bake...

Catalina Apostoiu · 03.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Electrica Does Not Rule Out Regional Expansion
Energy

Electrica Does Not Rule Out Regional Expansion

Energy prices will remain flat next year, believes Ioan Rosca, chief executive officer of Electrica, Romania’s largest power distribution and supply company, with almost 3.6 million consumer...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Winemaker Domeniile Sahateni: EU Funds, A Godsend For Local Wine Industry
Companies

Winemaker Domeniile Sahateni: EU Funds, A Godsend For Local Wine Industry

Romanian wines are stirring rising interest on foreign markets as well on the significant quality increase based on European Fund injection, says Aurelia Visinescu, one of Romania’s few woma...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Cerealcom Sends EUR60M Worth Of Grain To Jordan
Companies

Cerealcom Sends EUR60M Worth Of Grain To Jordan

Cerealcom Dolj, the company owned by Romanian entrepreneur Mihai Anghel, won seven international auctions organized by the government of Jordan to export 250,000 tons of wheat and another 10...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Gealan Romania: 2014 Is The Weakest Year For Thermal Rehabilitation Schemes
Companies

Gealan Romania: 2014 Is The Weakest Year For Thermal Rehabilitation Schemes

The Romanian window PVC profile market will end 2014 with an overall 15% decline against 2013, reaching a value of below EUR250 million, from EUR1 billion in the boom period, says Aurel Vlai...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
ARB: Local Banking System Will Suffer Major Loss This Year In NPL Clean-up Process
Banks-Insurance

ARB: Local Banking System Will Suffer Major Loss This Year In NPL Clean-up Process

Romania’s banking system will suffer a major loss this year on banks’ move to remove bad loans from their portfolios, a process that is far from having concluded as BNR wants a NPL ratio sim...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Food Retail: Only Two Romanian Entrepreneurs In Top Ten Resist Assault Of Foreign Networks And Crisis
Retail&Consumer

Food Retail: Only Two Romanian Entrepreneurs In Top Ten Resist Assault Of Foreign Networks And Crisis

The financial crisis and the aggressive expansion of foreign networks toppled the first generation of entrepreneurs in Romania’s food retail, but a new generation is trying to enter the race...

Catalina Apostoiu · 31.10.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Five Companies Set To Enter Race For Enel Assets In Romania
Energy

Five Companies Set To Enter Race For Enel Assets In Romania

Two Romanian state-run companies and three foreign groups are interested in taking over the local assets of Italy's Enel group.

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.10.2014 · 12:36 · 2 min
Polystyrene Producers In Romania Hinged On Small Works In First 9 Months
Analysis

Polystyrene Producers In Romania Hinged On Small Works In First 9 Months

The local housing sector stalled this year as well, while state-funded thermal rehabilitation works also registered a decline, so that polystyrene producers mainly counted on small works car...

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.10.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Employees Numbers In Romania Highest Since 2009, Labor Market Still Far From Pre-Crisis “Normality”
Analysis

Employees Numbers In Romania Highest Since 2009, Labor Market Still Far From Pre-Crisis “Normality”

The number of employees in the Romanian economy reached 4.44 million in late July, the highest level registered since October 2009. However, the local labor market still needs to regain anot...

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.10.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min