Reporter
Catalina Apostoiu
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 1.264
Alexandrion Wants 5% Of Romanian Traditional Spirits Market
Alexandrion Grup Romania, the largest domestic spirits producer, plans to reach the record figures of the past in about five years, after tapping unexplored segments of the local market, the...
P&G Sees Consumption Rebound In 2014
US giant Procter&Gamble saw its revenue in Romania go slightly down last year, by less than 2%, to EUR336.3 million, amid feeble consumption appetite.
Banks, Still Unable To Take Firm Steps To Restore Profitability
Romanian banks have left the crisis behind, but moves to reduce paperwork and streamline operations with a view of slashing costs and luring new clients are still scarce and unevenly applied...
Unicarm, Set To Get Beyond 100-Store Network
Unicarm, owned by Romanian businessman Vasile Lucut, is set to open between 10 and 15 proximity stores and supermarkets this year and go beyond the threshold of 100 retail units almost ten y...
The Mystery Behind Banking System’s 2013 Plummeting Profit
The banking system’s profitability figures were deeply corrected downwards from the initial amount reported by the Romanian central bank in the wake of moves by some auditors to revise the f...
Proprietatea Fund Opposes CE Oltenia’s Move To Set Up Power Trading Company
Romanian energy holding CE Oltenia says it’s trying to set up an electricity trading company but it is facing difficulty as Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), the company’s minority shareholder, i...
Romanian Pharmaceutical Market Heads Toward RON14B In 2019
Drug sales, which posted annual increases of 20-30% in the past, are likely to go slightly down in 2014, before resuming growth in 2015, but at a much slower pace than in the past.
Arval: Economic Growth Set To Boost Operational Leasing Market
1Q’s 3.8% economic growth encouraged companies to expand their car fleets, believes Dan Boiangiu, general manager of operational leasing company Arval Romania, which ranks fourth on the mark...
Bulk Of Romanian Builders Grappled With Weaker Figures In 2013
In 2013, the largest part of builders operating in Romania saw their revenue and profit slide, as public investments slipped and private companies were wary of undertaking new projects.
Michelin Romania's Profit Doubled In 2013
Michelin Romania, the company that coordinates both the three tire plants of Romania and the commercial activity of Central and Southern Europe, including the Romanian market, hit a 6-year h...
Three Canadians And A Romanian Buy 11 Small Hydropower Stations In Romania
Transeastern Power Trust, a Canadian investment vehicle recently listed on the Toronto stock exchange, completed the acquisition of 11 small hydropower stations with installed capacity of 5....
Germany’s Agrarius Buys 700-Ha Farm West Of Timisoara
Germany’s Agrarius purchased a 700-ha farm several km west of Timisoara, expanding its Romanian portfolio by 20%, to 4,200 hectares.