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Ecaterina Craciun

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Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2012
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Praktiker 1H Sales In Romania Fall 10% To EUR62M
Retail&Consumer

Praktiker 1H Sales In Romania Fall 10% To EUR62M

German do-it-yourself retail chain Praktiker Thursday reported first-half net sales of EUR61.9 million, down 9.8% on the year, hurt by harsh economic conditions.

Ecaterina Craciun · 26.07.2012 · 17:25 · 1 min
Foreign Minister Says Romania And Bulgaria’s Schengen Accession Calendar Remains Unchanged
Social/Politics

Foreign Minister Says Romania And Bulgaria’s Schengen Accession Calendar Remains Unchanged

Romania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Andrei Marga said the calendar for Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the visa-free Schengen Area hasn’t changed following the European Commission’s repor...

Ecaterina Craciun · 26.07.2012 · 11:42 · 2 min
Banks-Insurance

Banca Transilvania’s Farm Loans To Cover 90% Of Area Subsidies

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania will give loans to farmers covering 90% of the value of subsidies granted through the single payment scheme for 2012, the lender said in a press release We...

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.07.2012 · 17:01 · 1 min
Banks-Insurance

Safety Broker’s 1H Brokered Premiums Up 40% To EUR15.1M

Romanian insurance broker Safety Broker de Asigurari brokered premiums of EUR15.11 million, up 40% on the year in the first half of 2012, the company said Wednesday.

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.07.2012 · 14:26 · 1 min
Carrefour Opens 57th Supermarket In Romania Thursday
Retail&Consumer

Carrefour Opens 57th Supermarket In Romania Thursday

French group Carrefour will open its 57th supermarket in Romania on Thursday, in capital city Bucharest, the group said Wednesday.

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.07.2012 · 11:40 · 1 min
Antonescu Passes Law Extending Referendum Schedule
Social/Politics

Antonescu Passes Law Extending Referendum Schedule

Romania’s acting President Crin Antonescu passed the law that sets the voting schedule to 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. at the referendum on whether to impeach suspended President Traian Basescu.

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.07.2012 · 10:44 · 1 min
Mega Image Opens 28th Shop&Go Store, Extends Romanian Network To 145 Units
Retail&Consumer

Mega Image Opens 28th Shop&Go Store, Extends Romanian Network To 145 Units

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, on Tuesday said it will open a new Shop&Go store Wednesday, in Ilfov County, close to capital city Bucharest, bringing its Romanian netwo...

Ecaterina Craciun · 24.07.2012 · 13:35 · 1 min
Real Estate

Sika Romania Posts 20% Rise In 1H Turnover, Sees 10% Annual Increase In Next 3 Years

Building materials producer Sika Romania, the local subsidiary of Swiss group Sika, posted an increase of nearly 20% in turnover in the first half of 2012 and estimates a 10% annual increase...

Ecaterina Craciun · 24.07.2012 · 12:33 · 1 min
Software Companies In Romania Say Government Should Also Support Small IT Firms
Technology &Telecoms

Software Companies In Romania Say Government Should Also Support Small IT Firms

The EUR100 million state aid scheme prepared by the Romanian Finance Ministry for companies that create 300 new jobs and keep them for five years is welcome, but a program would also be need...

Ecaterina Craciun · 24.07.2012 · 10:00 · 2 min
Romania Ranked Sixth In Europe By Dacia Car Sales
Automotive

Romania Ranked Sixth In Europe By Dacia Car Sales

Romania fell three spots and placed sixth in Europe by sales of Dacia cars in the first half of 2012, in a ranking of sales by country compiled by carmaker Automobile Dacia, according to a Z...

Ecaterina Craciun · 24.07.2012 · 09:00 · 1 min
Romania’s 2011 Farming Output Up 9% To RON76.5B
Macroeconomics

Romania’s 2011 Farming Output Up 9% To RON76.5B

Romania’s farming production rose to 76.5 billion lei (EUR16.64 billion) in 2011, up 8.9% from 2010, of which crop production amounted to RON54.1 billion, accounting for 70.8%, up 13% from 2...

Ecaterina Craciun · 23.07.2012 · 12:22 · 1 min
MOL Romania: It’s Hard To Say How The Oil Market Will Evolve In 2012 Amid Political Changes
Energy

MOL Romania: It’s Hard To Say How The Oil Market Will Evolve In 2012 Amid Political Changes

MOL Romania CEO, Kinga Daradics, said it is hard to predict the evolution of the oil market in 2012 amid political uncertainties and problems in the eurozone, after the start of a difficult...

Ecaterina Craciun · 23.07.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min