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Ecaterina Craciun

Fields
Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2012
Articles
19.828
Energy

GE Vice Chairman: Engineering Will Be The Most Sought-After Field In The Future

John Rice, vice-chairman of General Electric, a US industrial conglomerate with a turnover of $147 billion in 2011, says the most sought-after skills in the future will be the “easily transf...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.05.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Lower Rates And Central Bank’s Pressures Not Enough To Drive Leu Lending Up
Macroeconomics

Lower Rates And Central Bank’s Pressures Not Enough To Drive Leu Lending Up

Romanian banks sell as few leu-denominated loans that they will not even cover the repayments made by customers, therefore the volume of loans in local currency has gone down by RON1 billion...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.05.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Hidroelectrica’s Power Output Halved In 1Q
Energy

Hidroelectrica’s Power Output Halved In 1Q

Drought has continued to negatively impact the turnover of Hidroelectrica, Romania’s largest energy producer, as the electricity generated by the company in the first quarter of the year was...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.05.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Beer Sales In Romania Fell 6% On Year In 1Q
Retail&Consumer

Beer Sales In Romania Fell 6% On Year In 1Q

Brewers on the Romanian market have got off on the wrong foot this year, with sales down almost 6% on the year in the first quarter, according to ZF calculations based on data from the Natio...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.05.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Samsung Romania: Cell Phone Market Down 10% In First Quarter
Technology &Telecoms

Samsung Romania: Cell Phone Market Down 10% In First Quarter

Sales of cell phones fell 10% in Romania on the year in the first quarter, but sales of smartphones have increased again, Sorin Manea, head of telecom division of Samsung Electronics Romania...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.05.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Technology &Telecoms

Tourism Ministry Plans To Set Up Online Reservation System

Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Ministry plans to introduce an online accommodation booking system in a move to keep track of expenses in the tourism sector, Tourism Minister Edua...

Ecaterina Craciun · 27.05.2012 · 18:10 · 1 min
UK Ambassador Says EU Funds Absorption Is Top Priority For Romania
Macroeconomics

UK Ambassador Says EU Funds Absorption Is Top Priority For Romania

British Ambassador to Bucharest, Martin Harris, said Sunday in an interview for PRO TV that the absorption of European Union funds is a top priority for the Romanian Government, which, he ad...

Ecaterina Craciun · 27.05.2012 · 16:24 · 2 min
Mandinga Finishes 12th In Eurovision 2012 Final, Sweden’s Loreen Crowned Winner
Media

Mandinga Finishes 12th In Eurovision 2012 Final, Sweden’s Loreen Crowned Winner

Romania’s Mandinga and its song Zaleilah finished 12th in the Eurovision 2012 Final on Saturday evening in Baku, Azerbaijan, and Sweden’s Loreen won this year’s competition with her song Eup...

Ecaterina Craciun · 27.05.2012 · 13:51 · 1 min
Lucian Bute Loses IBF Title By KO In Fifth Round Against England’s Carl Froch
Analysis

Lucian Bute Loses IBF Title By KO In Fifth Round Against England’s Carl Froch

Romanian boxing champion Lucian Bute lost his IBF super-middleweight title after British Carl Froch defeated him by technical knockout in the fifth round of the boxing bout disputed Saturday...

Ecaterina Craciun · 27.05.2012 · 12:37 · 1 min
Competition Authorities To Unveil Preliminary Report On Energy Market Probe In June
Energy

Competition Authorities To Unveil Preliminary Report On Energy Market Probe In June

Romania’s Competition Council plans to make public in June a preliminary report on its inquiry into the local electricity market launched two years ago, antitrust watchdog president Bogdan C...

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.05.2012 · 14:55 · 1 min
Antitrust Body To Complete Gas Market Probe In Upcoming Months
Energy

Antitrust Body To Complete Gas Market Probe In Upcoming Months

Romania’s Competition Council said it will finalize in the upcoming months the antitrust inquiry set off last year on the local gas market regarding a potential conspiracy between several co...

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.05.2012 · 12:06 · 1 min
CFR Leases Three Rail Sections To Private Operators At Prices Starting From RON12,700/Yr
Automotive

CFR Leases Three Rail Sections To Private Operators At Prices Starting From RON12,700/Yr

Romanian railway administrator CFR SA has leased three rail sections managed by the CREIR Bucuresti and CREIR Timisoara branches to private operators at prices starting from 12,700 lei (EUR2...

Ecaterina Craciun · 25.05.2012 · 10:38 · 1 min