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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Vestas' Revenue In Romania Surges 50% In 2013
Energy

Vestas' Revenue In Romania Surges 50% In 2013

Romania has become the 16th most important country for Vestas, Europe’s biggest wind turbine producer, after the Danish company installed another 140 windmills locally in 2013.

Catalina Apostoiu · 28.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Valmar, APIA: One In Four Car Dealers Faces Insolvency
Automotive

Valmar, APIA: One In Four Car Dealers Faces Insolvency

Romania's automotive market plunged almost 80% between 2008 and 2013, from almost 370,000 new cars sold in 2007, to a little more than 82,000 last year, therefore, 25% of some 400 dealers in...

Catalina Apostoiu · 28.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Neogen CEO: I Believe In The Potential Of Niche Websites
Technology &Telecoms

Neogen CEO: I Believe In The Potential Of Niche Websites

Niche websites have growth potential on Romania’s online market as Romanians “need simplicity, and not thousands of categories” where to seek the products or services they are interested in,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 28.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Delta ACM 93 Seeks Contracts In Austria
Companies

Delta ACM 93 Seeks Contracts In Austria

Bucharest-based building company Delta ACM 93, controlled by businessman Florea Diaconu, has set up a subsidiary in Austria, through which it wants to tap this country’s market.

Catalina Apostoiu · 27.05.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Calzedonia Produces EUR42M Worth Of Underwear At Its Plant In Arad
Retail&Consumer

Calzedonia Produces EUR42M Worth Of Underwear At Its Plant In Arad

Italy’s underwear retailer Calzedonia, present in Romania with a 6-store network under this brand, owns an underwear manufacturing plant in Arad (western Romania). The plant, Aries Textiles,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 27.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Five Largest Ice-Cream Producers In Romania Boast EUR70M Revenue In 2013
Analysis

Five Largest Ice-Cream Producers In Romania Boast EUR70M Revenue In 2013

The five largest ice-cream producers in Romania generated overall revenue of above EUR70 million in 2013, almost half of the total value of the local ice-cream market, and had more than 2,00...

Catalina Apostoiu · 27.05.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Continental, Set To Hire Another 1,500 People
Companies

Continental, Set To Hire Another 1,500 People

German-held Continental has increased the number of people it plans to recruit in Romania this year from 1,000 to 1,500 and half of these people will be employed in the company’s new R&D cen...

Catalina Apostoiu · 26.05.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
SocGen Official: BRD Has Bottomed Out And Is Now On The Right Track
Banks-Insurance

SocGen Official: BRD Has Bottomed Out And Is Now On The Right Track

BRD has coped with the crisis fallout in the past two years, but this does not mean it’s become a weak entity, says Bernardo Sanchez Incera, deputy chief executive officer of Societe General...

Catalina Apostoiu · 26.05.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
April Figures, A Breath Of Fresh Air For Romanian Car Market
Automotive

April Figures, A Breath Of Fresh Air For Romanian Car Market

Passenger car sales rose 28.5% on the year in April 2014, to almost 6,800 units, according to data provided by Romania's Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.05.2014 · 09:07 · 2 min
Allianz Rents Out Office Space In Northern Bucharest To Develop Services Center
Real Estate

Allianz Rents Out Office Space In Northern Bucharest To Develop Services Center

Germany’s giant Allianz has rented out an office space of around 3,500 square meters in the Floreasca Park project, in northern Bucharest, in order to develop a global services center.

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.05.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Companies

Foreign Investors Call On Government To Scrap Tax On Special Constructions

Foreign investors are calling on the Romanian government to scrap the tax on special constructions in its current form because it is expected to generate huge losses for companies by doublin...

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Nestle Romania: Ice-Cream Can Make A Difference This Year
Retail&Consumer

Nestle Romania: Ice-Cream Can Make A Difference This Year

JOE wafer and ice-cream brand, one of the best-selling ones on Romania’s confectionery market, generates 10% of Nestle Romania's revenue, the largest player on Romania’s confectionery and co...

Catalina Apostoiu · 23.05.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min