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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Romanian Fuel Prices, Higher Than In Austria
Energy

Romanian Fuel Prices, Higher Than In Austria

Romania entered the ranking of Europe’s 10 countries with the highest diesel oil prices per liter, ahead of countries such as Germany or Belgium, following the increase of the excise tax on...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 14:31 · 1 min
Romania Has Just 4 New Projects Among This Year’s Priority Investments
Analysis

Romania Has Just 4 New Projects Among This Year’s Priority Investments

Romania’s 20 priority investments for this year have a total budget of around EUR1.1 billion, but only four of these refer to new projects set to receive around EUR160 million in 2014.

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Continental Hotels Aims For 10% Higher Revenue In 2014
Companies

Continental Hotels Aims For 10% Higher Revenue In 2014

Businessman Radu Enache, the owner of the Continental hotel chain, one of the largest in Romania, says he targets a 10% revenue growth this year from EUR21 million last year. However, Contin...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Papalekas In Talks With Ovidiu Buluc To Buy Former Farmexim Platform
Real Estate

Papalekas In Talks With Ovidiu Buluc To Buy Former Farmexim Platform

Greek businessman Ioannis Papalekas, one of the most dynamic real estate investors of Bucharest in recent years, is in talks with businessman Ovidiu Buluc to acquire a 26,000-sqm land plot i...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Former Interex Spaces To Be Rented Out Or Sold
Real Estate

Former Interex Spaces To Be Rented Out Or Sold

Businessman Sorin Bonciu, who a year ago took over the ten Interex stores after the French shareholders left the Romanian market, started finding tenants or buyers for them.

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
IKEA Wants To Expand Romanian Supplier Base
Retail&Consumer

IKEA Wants To Expand Romanian Supplier Base

Swedish group IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, plans to bolster furniture acquisitions from Romania as part of its global strategy targeting sales of EUR50 billion by 2020.

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
100 Largest Companies Going Insolvent In Past Year Had RON13B In Revenue And RON1.3B Losses
Companies

100 Largest Companies Going Insolvent In Past Year Had RON13B In Revenue And RON1.3B Losses

Top Brands Distribution (TBD), a top player in the consumer goods industry, entered insolvency in March, thus raising the number of companies with revenues of more than EUR100 million that h...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
RomGerMed, In Talks With Strategic Investors For Over EUR10M Cash Inflow
Health

RomGerMed, In Talks With Strategic Investors For Over EUR10M Cash Inflow

Private healthcare group RomGerMed is “in advanced talks” with strategic investors in a bid to secure a capital inflow of more than EUR10 million, company officials said, without providing f...

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.04.2014 · 15:05 · 1 min
BCR Gained RON21M From Deal With Bucharest City Hall
Banks-Insurance

BCR Gained RON21M From Deal With Bucharest City Hall

Banca Comerciala Romana, the largest Romanian bank, last year became the owner of the land plot on Calea Victoriei boulevard where is located Bucharest Financial Plazza, the tower that hosts...

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.04.2014 · 15:01 · 2 min
ZRP: Litigation Department Is Three Quarters Of The Firm
Companies

ZRP: Litigation Department Is Three Quarters Of The Firm

Zamfirescu Racoti & Partners (ZRP) started 2014 with 33 lawyers in the litigation department out of a total of 45 lawyers, a level that Cosmin Vasile, managing partner of the law firm, sees...

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Solar Park Costs Down 30% In 2013
Energy

Solar Park Costs Down 30% In 2013

In 2013, solar projects posted the steepest decline in the value of specific investments per installed MW, by almost 30%, followed by biomass-based projects and revamped hydropower stations.

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
CEZ Wants To Sell Minority Stake In EUR.1B Wind Project
Energy

CEZ Wants To Sell Minority Stake In EUR.1B Wind Project

Czech-held utilities group CEZ is likely to renounce a minority stake in Fantanele-Cogealac (Constanta) wind farm, a project in which it invested EUR1.1 billion, but which now has no green c...

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.04.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min