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Florentina Dragu

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Macroeconomics

Romania August Industrial Sales -3.6% On Month, +19.5% On Year

Romanian industrial sales fell 3.6% on the month in August, due to falling demand in the manufacturing sector, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday.

Florentina Dragu · 06.10.2011 · 10:00 · 1 min
INS: Romanian August Industrial New Orders Down 0.6% On Month
Macroeconomics

INS: Romanian August Industrial New Orders Down 0.6% On Month

Romanian industrial new orders inched down 0.6% on the month in August, largely due to a 15% decline in the durable goods sector, the statistics institute INS said Thursday.

Florentina Dragu · 06.10.2011 · 10:00 · 1 min
OMV Petrom Extends Oil Price Hedges Into 2012
Energy

OMV Petrom Extends Oil Price Hedges Into 2012

Romanian leading oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) Wednesday said it has extended until 2012 its oil price hedges to protect its cash flow from the negative impact of potential lower oil price...

Florentina Dragu · 06.10.2011 · 01:22 · 1 min
Energy

Prospectiuni To Use Rafo Stake For Capital Hike At 3rd Firm

Romanian geological surveys provider Prospectiuni Bucuresti (PRSN.RO) Wednesday said it will use its stock in oil refinery Rafo Onesti to fuel a capital increase at the Micro Active Invest c...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 18:33 · 1 min
Energy

Termoelectrica Makes Ninth Attempt To Sell Oradea II Unit

Romanian state-run power producer Termoelectrica plans to auction off its thermal plant Oradea II and is asking for 221.7 million lei (EUR51.38 million), the company said Wednesday.

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 18:32 · 1 min
Banks-Insurance

Romanian Banks Have Foreclosure Difficulties - Association Head

Romanian banks are having an increasingly hard time unloading properties at foreclosure auctions and they need to come up with a plan to avoid further defaults from their clients, the head o...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 17:57 · 1 min
Isarescu Says Long Maturities On Consumer Loans Pointless
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu Says Long Maturities On Consumer Loans Pointless

Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu Wednesday said the bank’s new regulations to limit the maturity of consumer loans should be interpreted as a “return to normalcy,” because matur...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 17:43 · 1 min
Capital Market

Leu Ends Higher Vs Euro, In Line With Neighbors

Romania’s leu gained 0.3% versus the euro Wednesday, amid a positive sentiment in the region after the EU finance ministers agreed on a coordinated response to protect the banking system aga...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 16:52 · 1 min
Isarescu: I’m Not Against Lower Social Security Taxes
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu: I’m Not Against Lower Social Security Taxes

Romanian labor market is too burdened and cutting the social security taxes, while a risky measure, would be a most welcome solution to stimulate economic growth, central bank governor Mugur...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 15:16 · 1 min
Isarescu: Inflation Within Central Bank's Target Range In September
Macroeconomics

Isarescu: Inflation Within Central Bank's Target Range In September

Romanian inflation has eased to below 4% in September, falling within the central bank’s target of 2%-4%, governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 14:29 · 1 min
Banks Should Focus More On Corporate Lending - BNR Deputy Gov
Banks-Insurance

Banks Should Focus More On Corporate Lending - BNR Deputy Gov

Romanian banks might have to shift focus from retail to corporate in order to balance out lending slowdown and grow their business, central bank’s deputy governor Cristian Popa said Wednesda...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 14:19 · 1 min
Popa, BNR: New Forex Loan Regulations To Outdo Old Ones
Banks-Insurance

Popa, BNR: New Forex Loan Regulations To Outdo Old Ones

Romanian central bank’s (BNR) new lending regulations are bound to be more effective than the previous measures aimed to limit foreign currency loans, because now they are part of a larger,...

Florentina Dragu · 05.10.2011 · 14:00 · 1 min