Reporter
Catalina Apostoiu
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 1.264
Romania, A “Hot Spot” On Sika’s Development Map
The first nine months of this year were challenging for the Romanian construction sector, as the number of major projects was limited, particularly in the area of infrastructure, says Lauren...
Ursus Breweries: Romanian Beer Market To Post Single-Digit Decline In 2014
Romania’s beer market will witness a single-digit contraction rate in 2014 considering the first half trend (minus 9%) and the rainy summer, but on the long-term it is set to resume growth,...
Romanian Farmers Bet On 2015 Rapeseed Crop After Bumper 2014
Farmers in Romania sowed 380,000 hectares of arable land with rapeseed, similar with last year’s area, the equivalent of a quarter of total areas dedicated to oleaginous seeds.
Romania’s Food Industry Hits RON40B, Up 25% From 2008
The Romanian food industry, dominated at the top by multinationals of vegetal oil, sugar and confectionery production, but characterized by a second tier made up of Romanian entrepreneurial...
Romanian Arcadia Gets EUR5.4M In Revenue From Healthcare Services In 1H
Iasi-based private healthcare group Arcadia, controlled by Romanian entrepreneurs, generated revenue worth EUR5.4 million in the first half of this year, up 23% from the year-earlier period.
Austrian Banks Cut Direct Loans To Romanian Companies
End-June, Romanian companies had around EUR10 billion worth of loans taken out directly from banks from abroad, mostly from Austria and Germany, down by the equivalent of EUR1 billion from J...
French Group Adeo Brings EUR26.5M For New Leroy Merlin Stores In Romania
French-held group Adeo, controlled by the Mulliez family, added EUR26.5 million to the share capital of Leroy Merlin Bricolaj of Romania in a bid to support the development of the local stor...
Fabryo-Atlas Paints Wants To Top EUR50M Sales In Two Years
Fabryo-Atlas Paints group, created in 2013 through the merger between paint and coatings producer Fabryo, controlled by investment group Oresa Ventures, and the building material unit of Atl...
Bucharest And Four Counties Hold More Than Half Of RON6.7B Local Restaurant Market
Bucharest “eats up” around 2.5 billion lei (EUR560 million), namely one third of Romania’s overall restaurant market, though it hosts just one eighth of the total number of companies operati...
Petrom CEO Mariana Gheorghe Climbs In Fortune’s List Of World’s Most Powerful Women
Mariana Gheorghe, who has been at the helm of Romania’s leading oil company OMV Petrom since 2006, has been included by U.S. magazine Fortune in its ranking of the most powerful women in the...
Alro Increases Investment Budget To $18M
Romanian aluminum smelter Alro (ALR.RO), controlled by Russia’s Vimetco, wants to add $4 million to its 2014 investment budget, to an overall $18 million, in a bid to achieve its production...
NBFIs In Romania Lost RON700M Worth Of Loans In Six Months
Loans granted to companies and individuals by non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) included in the central bank's general registry were worth 21.7 billion lei (EUR4.9 billion) in mid-20...