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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Revenue Of Biocarpet, Rivex Producer Goes Beyond RON100M In 2013
Companies

Revenue Of Biocarpet, Rivex Producer Goes Beyond RON100M In 2013

InterstarChim, the company that manufactures and distributes in Romania cleaning products under brands such as Biocarpet or Rivex, in 2013 overshot the RON100 million (EUR24 million) mark af...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.06.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
New Head Of Romania’s Chamber Of Commerce Pledges To Rebuild Institution’s Image And Credibility
Companies

New Head Of Romania’s Chamber Of Commerce Pledges To Rebuild Institution’s Image And Credibility

The top priority of the new management of Romania’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) is to restore the institution’s image and credibility and forge a dialogue with the government, fo...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Infrastructure Works Decline 27% In January-April 2014
Companies

Infrastructure Works Decline 27% In January-April 2014

The volume of construction works registered an 8.7% decline in the first four months of this year against the same period of 2013, with engineering and infrastructure works posting the deepe...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Unilever: Price War In Retail, Just A Temporary One
Retail&Consumer

Unilever: Price War In Retail, Just A Temporary One

The 24% sales tax and the mark-up added by retail chains are partly to blame for the shelf prices of products in Romanian stores, says Jarek Malinowski, the executive who runs the over EUR18...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.06.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
ASF, Set To Broaden Insurance Market Probe
Banks-Insurance

ASF, Set To Broaden Insurance Market Probe

Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) will further investigate the insurance market and will expand checkups at companies. For the fourth quarter, the institution is readying an au...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 23:37 · 2 min
Each Generation Of ASEBUSS EMBA Alumni Yields 2 Or 3 New Entrepreneurs
HR

Each Generation Of ASEBUSS EMBA Alumni Yields 2 Or 3 New Entrepreneurs

Part of the managers who complete each year the Executive MBA program offered by ASEBUSS, one of the oldest business schools in Romania, become entrepreneurs right after graduation, accordin...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 15:15 · 5 min
What ASEBUSS EMBA students learned from US managers: “Americans were closely watching stock price increases. Delegation is among their tasks”
HR

What ASEBUSS EMBA students learned from US managers: “Americans were closely watching stock price increases. Delegation is among their tasks”

In Romania, most employees have several tasks, which are not necessarily related to their field, while in the United States the secret behind a successful business environment is division of...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 15:00 · 3 min
Energy Specialists, Selling Goat Milk
Energy · Elcomex Leaves Wind Energy Behind And Invests EUR30M In Farming

Energy Specialists, Selling Goat Milk

Constanta-based Elcomex group saw its energy revenue slide last year by 60% in euros, to EUR24 million, due to the renewable energy market decline, but its parallel investment in an integrat...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 04:06 · 1 min
Bucharest Stock Exchange Goes To Old Town And Facebook To Attract Investors In Electrica Offering
Capital Market

Bucharest Stock Exchange Goes To Old Town And Facebook To Attract Investors In Electrica Offering

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) is set to launch, at the end of this week, a campaign meant to inform small investors on Electrica's stock sale, set to be the largest initial public offer...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 03:58 · 1 min
Bucharest, The Most Lucrative Market For Shopping Center Owners By Far
Real Estate

Bucharest, The Most Lucrative Market For Shopping Center Owners By Far

Romania’s capital city is the most productive market for owners of shopping centers, followed by Cluj, Iasi, Constanta and Timisoara.

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.06.2014 · 03:39 · 2 min
20 Largest Domestic Drug Makers Still Unable To Call The Shots On Drug Market
Health

20 Largest Domestic Drug Makers Still Unable To Call The Shots On Drug Market

On a domestic drug market worth over EUR2.6 billion, Romanian drug makers are unable to gain ground, with the pharmaceutical industry being traditionally dominated by importers. Hungary, the...

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.06.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Tarom Still In The Red, But Losses Narrow
Companies · After more than a year under private management

Tarom Still In The Red, But Losses Narrow

Romania’s state-run airline Tarom, placed under private management at the end of 2012, ended last year with a net loss of 130 million lei (around EUR30 million), down by RON100 million from...

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min