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Ecaterina Craciun

Fields
Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2012
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Press Review - March 11, 2014

EC: Romania Can Still Produce “Mititei” Using Traditional Recipe European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos said Romania can still use its traditional recipe to produce grilled grou...

Ecaterina Craciun · 11.03.2014 · 06:59 · 2 min
Romania’s Factoring Market Fell More Than 5% In 2013, To EUR2.72B
Banks-Insurance

Romania’s Factoring Market Fell More Than 5% In 2013, To EUR2.72B

Romania’s factoring market reached EUR2.72 billion in 2013, down 5- 6% from 2012, with external factoring operations seeing a slight increase and internal factoring operations witnessing a d...

Ecaterina Craciun · 10.03.2014 · 12:52 · 1 min
Bucharest Stocks Open Slightly Up, On Low Traded Volumes
Capital Market

Bucharest Stocks Open Slightly Up, On Low Traded Volumes

The Bucharest stock market rose slightly in early session Monday, amid low traded values, in line with foreign markets.

Ecaterina Craciun · 10.03.2014 · 11:11 · 1 min
Ponta Opts For Lower VAT On Vegetables And Fruit
Social/Politics

Ponta Opts For Lower VAT On Vegetables And Fruit

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he would rather have the sales tax lowered to 9% for fruit and vegetables, because this sector is highly prone to tax evasion and unfair competition between...

Ecaterina Craciun · 10.03.2014 · 09:37 · 1 min
Romania's Return To 19% VAT Conditioned By Over 3% GDP Growth, PM Says
Social/Politics

Romania's Return To 19% VAT Conditioned By Over 3% GDP Growth, PM Says

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Romania can return to a 19% sales tax provided its economy keeps last year’s growth rate of over 3%.

Ecaterina Craciun · 10.03.2014 · 08:40 · 1 min
Analysis

Press Review - March 10, 2014

Police Checkups At Forest Funds In N Romania Reveal Illegal Tree Cutting Checkups conducted by special officers with the Public Order Department (IGPR) and by police officers within the Mara...

Ecaterina Craciun · 10.03.2014 · 07:34 · 2 min
EXCLUSIVE: Romania Pledges To Start Checkups At Companies In Second Half Of 2014
Companies

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Pledges To Start Checkups At Companies In Second Half Of 2014

The Romanian Government has pledged in its latest letter of intent to a EUR4 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to start a series of checkups at...

Ecaterina Craciun · 09.03.2014 · 14:29 · 1 min
Romania Still Hopes To List Hidroelectrica By End-June 2014
Energy

Romania Still Hopes To List Hidroelectrica By End-June 2014

Romania’s Government is hoping hydropower producer Hidroelectrica will exit insolvency quickly in order to sell 15% in the company within the initial deadline set for the end of June 2014, a...

Ecaterina Craciun · 09.03.2014 · 13:47 · 1 min
OTP Bank Romania 2013 Loss Narrows To EUR13.9M
Banks-Insurance

OTP Bank Romania 2013 Loss Narrows To EUR13.9M

OTP Bank Romania, the local unit of Hungary’s financial group OTP, posted loss of HUF4.14 billion (EUR13.9 million) in 2013, down 25% from HUF5.53 billion in 2012, due to a rise in operating...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.03.2014 · 20:48 · 1 min
SIF Banat-Crisana Increases Stake In Muntenia Invest To Nearly 75%
Capital Market

SIF Banat-Crisana Increases Stake In Muntenia Invest To Nearly 75%

Romanian regional investment fund SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) has acquired another 24.97% of the shares of Muntenia Invest, manager of investment fund SIF Muntenia (SIF4), and came to hold a...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.03.2014 · 19:23 · 1 min
Alumil Rom Industry Seeks RON7M Loan To Finance Activity
Banks-Insurance

Alumil Rom Industry Seeks RON7M Loan To Finance Activity

Romanian aluminum processor Alumil Rom Industry Bucuresti (ALU.RO) wants to borrow 7 million lei (EUR1.5 million) from Millennium Bank to finance operations.

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.03.2014 · 16:33 · 1 min
Romania Aims To Boost EU Fund Absorption Rate By 50%-80% By End-2015
Social/Politics

Romania Aims To Boost EU Fund Absorption Rate By 50%-80% By End-2015

Romania’s new Cabinet wants to increase the absorption rate on European Union structural and cohesion funds by 50% to 80% by the end of 2015, according to its new governing program.

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.03.2014 · 15:43 · 1 min