Reporter
Catalina Apostoiu
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 1.264
Mega Image Keeps Expansion Pace At 100 Stores A Year
Mega Image, the largest network in Romania’s modern retail, is likely to end 2015 with over 500 stores, with a concept exclusively dedicated to the group’s private label Gusturi Romanesti as...
Cemacon Saw Sales Rise 68% In 1Q, Growth Will Continue In 2Q
Romanian brick maker Cemacon Cluj ended the first quarter of this year with revenue of more than RON11 million, a 68% increase compared to the year earlier period though the start of the yea...
Romania Has Almost 400,000 Freelancers, Broadest Entrepreneur Base In Past Five Years
Almost 400,000 Romanians are registered as self-employed persons (PFA) in the local economy, over 12.5% more than five years ago, according to the latest data published by the Trade Registry...
Romanian Cosmetic Plant Doubled Revenue During Crisis
Romania’s cosmetics producer Cosmetic Plant, a family business set up in 1991 in Cluj, doubled its revenue during the crisis after reinvesting profits and betting on exports and presence in...
Domo’s Plans For 2015: 45 10-Sqm Kiosks And Home&Deco Sales
Romania’s electronics and IT retailer Domo, which underwent five changes of shareholders and an extensive overhauling process, plans to expand along a single store format this year: 10-sqm k...
Over Half Of First Home Loans, Granted By Two Banks
BCR and BRD, the top two banks in Romania by asset size, have granted over 55% of the 130,000 loans approved since the launch of the First Home scheme, in 2009.
1Q In Review: Ten Most Important Events On Capital Market
The start of the year brought bad news for Electrica, Romania’s biggest energy distributor, which missed two acquisition opportunities that would have boosted its business and profit at one...
Tractor Maker IRUM Reghin Set To Expand Production By 15%
Reghin-based tractor maker IRUM is set to open a sales and service center this year in Afumati locality near Bucharest and will invest further to expand its plant of Mures county.
Saint-Gobain Construction Products Romania Targets 3-4% Revenue Growth In 2015
The first quarter of 2015 brought good signs for the construction industry, but for the time being it is hard to say whether the positive trend will maintain during the entire 2015, says Con...
Romanian Simartis Telecom Targets 50% Higher Revenue In 2015
Romania’s Simartis Telecom, a solutions provider for telecom operators, plans to increase its revenue by over 50% this year amid stepped up sales abroad through its direct sales force, with...
Investments In Sheep Flocks Bring Returns Of 37% In Romania, Ten Times Above Bank Deposits
A one-year investment in Romania’s sheep farming market means a 1,400-sheep flock, which, left to shepherds, has the capacity to bring returns as high as 37%, reveals a ZF analysis.
Mutual Funds With Risk Appetite Gained Even As Much As 35% In Euros In Three Months
The bet on Swiss franc growth and investments on the Austrian bourse were the strategies that brought the biggest gains to mutual funds in Romania in the first quarter, of as much as 34.6% i...