Reporter
Catalina Apostoiu
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 1.264
How Much Did Europharm Bring GSK In More Than A Decade?
Romanian medicine plant Europharm, owned by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) which plans to close it by the end of next year, generated overall revenue worth EUR576 million and net profit of EUR28 mill...
Romania, At EU’s Periphery By Number Of SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the sector that is supposed to fuel the economic growth, are a priority only in politicians’ statements. In figures, Romania ranks 26th in the EU b...
Foreigners’ Deposits In Romania Add EUR90M Since Year Start
At the end of April, banks in Romania had medium and long-term deposits set up by non-residents, particularly forms of support from parent banks, worth EUR6.54 billion, which was about EUR90...
Bucharest’s Deindustrialization, A “Success”
Bucharest no longer has any plant employing at least 1,000 people, according to a ZF survey based on Trade Registry data regarding the 500 largest employers headquartered in Romania’s capita...
Belgium-Held Atenor To Start EUR30M Investment In Pipera In Autumn
Belgium's group Atenor, which completed its first project in Romania this spring, an office building in Hermes Business Campus of Pipera, is to start this autumn works for the second buildin...
NBFIs Raked In More Profit Than Banks In Romania In 2013
The 50 largest non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), largely consumer lending companies, in 2013 reported overall profit worth 144 million lei (EUR33 million) amid revenue of RON2.9 bil...
The Wall Street Vulture Who Doubled His Money Investing In Proprietatea Fund
US hedge fund Elliott, run by Paul Singer, called the Wall Street vulture, has gained 1.2 billion lei (EUR270 million) on Proprietatea Fund stock in the past four years.
What Are Romania’s Options In Enel’s Sale?
The decision of Italy’s Enel to sell its Romanian energy distribution and supply operations is likely to strengthen the position the Romanian state has in this field should Electrica be inte...
French Investments In Romania, EUR1B Plus In 4 Years
France is the fourth largest investor in Romania, with EUR5.2 billion worth of investments. It is also Romania’s fourth largest trade partner, with commercial exchanges going constantly up a...
Companies’ Borrowing Appetite Still Feeble in Romania
Demand for large loans, largely corporate ones, advanced by just 12,000 applications in the first five months compared with the same period of last year, with banks requesting 439,000 report...
Prodal ’94 To Invest EUR400,000 And Further Focus On Exports In 2014
The good signals given by first quarter economic growth or consumption increase are set to become visible in Romanians’ pockets as late as one year from now, says Florin Radulescu, general m...
Coca-Cola Moves To Support Traditional Retail In Romania
“Do your daily shopping at small merchants. Buy bread, milk and Coca-Cola”. This is the latest campaign of US giant Coca-Cola encouraging Romanians to continue going shopping in traditional...