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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
Banks In Romania See Loan Volumes Peter Out
Banks-Insurance

Banks In Romania See Loan Volumes Peter Out

End-August, banks in Romania had loans granted to individuals and companies worth 213.6 billion lei (EUR48.4 billion), the equivalent of almost RON8.5 billion below the level of the year ear...

Catalina Apostoiu · 24.09.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
P&G And Unilever Turn Romanian Plants Into Export Base
Companies

P&G And Unilever Turn Romanian Plants Into Export Base

Romania in 2013 exported EUR164.6 million worth of detergent, soap and cleaning products, almost 125% more from 2008, the last year of economic boom, according to National Statistics Institu...

Catalina Apostoiu · 24.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Italian Family Antinori Bets EUR5M On Wine Production In Dealu Mare, Romania
Companies

Italian Family Antinori Bets EUR5M On Wine Production In Dealu Mare, Romania

Italian winemaker Marchesi Antinori has completed a EUR5 million investment in Dealu Mare, one of Romania’s main vineyard areas, and expects 400,000 bottles of wine to be churned out in the...

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Bucharest Bourse Launches Total Return Index
Capital Market

Bucharest Bourse Launches Total Return Index

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) launched a new index that will take into account the trend of stocks included in the BET benchmark index, as well as the dividends approved by the 10 most...

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.09.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Romania’s Biggest Refineries, Able To Entirely Cover Local Diesel Oil Demand
Analysis

Romania’s Biggest Refineries, Able To Entirely Cover Local Diesel Oil Demand

The almost EUR1 billion investments carried out in the past two years in two of Romania’s largest refineries, Petromidia and Petrobrazi, are likely to completely wean the local market off im...

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Can Pack Romania Relies More On Exports
Companies

Can Pack Romania Relies More On Exports

Can Pack Romania, the only Bucharest plant manufacturing aluminum cans for beer and soda, with clients such as Heineken, Bergenbier, SABMiller or Tuborg, ended the first 8 months of this yea...

Catalina Apostoiu · 22.09.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
CON-A Sees No Short Term Rebound In Romania's Constructions Sector
Companies

CON-A Sees No Short Term Rebound In Romania's Constructions Sector

Sibiu-based construction company CON-A, owned by businessman Mircea Bulboaca, one of the 100 largest Romanian-held companies, had revenues of RON75 million (around EUR17 million) in the firs...

Catalina Apostoiu · 22.09.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Fair Value, SAP’s Romanian Partner: Exports Will Bring Us 30% Of Revenue In 2015
Technology &Telecoms

Fair Value, SAP’s Romanian Partner: Exports Will Bring Us 30% Of Revenue In 2015

Fair Value, a local company that exclusively implements business software solutions developed by Germany’s SAP, plans to grow its business by tapping foreign markets where SAP leads and wher...

Catalina Apostoiu · 22.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Companies

Posta Romana Awaits Investors For 12 More Days

Romanian state-owned postal operator Posta Romana is preparing for its second privatization attempt. Investors interested in taking over the majority stake in the company must submit non-bin...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.09.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Romanian Health Insurance Market Heads Toward EUR30M
Health

Romanian Health Insurance Market Heads Toward EUR30M

Health insurance, which has lagged behind on the private healthcare market, had a strong start to the year in 2014, as companies with over 54,000 employees signed contracts with insurance co...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanian Conpet Wants In On Crude Oil Storage
Companies

Romanian Conpet Wants In On Crude Oil Storage

Conpet Ploiesti, the company that manages the system of oil transport through pipelines, considers expanding into warehousing activities, in a bid to generate additional revenue from service...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.09.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romania Exported EUR2B Worth Of Footwear And Leather Goods In 2013
Companies

Romania Exported EUR2B Worth Of Footwear And Leather Goods In 2013

Romania’s exports of footwear and other leather goods reached EUR2 billion in 2013, with 40% of the sum being generated by exports of local original brands, according to data provided by Sfe...

Catalina Apostoiu · 19.09.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min