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Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu
- Fields
- Companies, Capital Market, Retail&Consumer
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 9.761
Retail Pharmacy Sales Doubled Since 2008
Romanians spend more than 15 billion lei (EUR3.3 billion) in pharmacies in Romania every year, almost double as much as they did in 2008, when the local economy peaked, ZF has calculated bas...
IKEA Expands On Three Fronts In Romania
Sweden’s IKEA only had one store in Romania for eight years, but last spring its strategy changed with investment reaching EUR300 million, according to ZF estimates. The group is pursuing th...
McDonald’s Sells Romanian Operations
McDonald’s Romania, the largest player on the restaurant market, has changed owners this weekend when the US McDonald’s group sold the Romanian operations to a Malta-based franchisee, ZF has...
Petrom City Further Development Put On Hold
OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), the only local oil and natural gas producer, intends to complete the Petrom City project in Straulesti, northern Bucharest, where it moved more than 2,500 employees in 2...
Gral Has EUR3.5M For Investments
Private medical service operator Gral Medical has EUR3.5 million earmarked for investments this year, the company said.
More Than 20,000 Foreign Students Enrolled In Romania’s Universities
Although regarded as the "black sheep” of Romania’s education system by most employers, the universities of the country have attracted more than 20,000 foreign students, many of whom coming...
Low-Cost Airlines Challenge Tarom’s Grip On Domestic Flights
Three low-cost airlines – Blue Air, Wizz Air and Ryanair, are vying for the top spot now held by national airline Tarom and national railroad passenger carrier CFR Calatori on the segment of...
Grocery Retail In Romania; 5% Of Stores Account For More Than Half Of Sales
Modern retail accounts for less than one quarter of the total number of grocery stores in Central and Eastern Europe, yet it contributes 75% of the total business, according to ZF’s calculat...
Romania 13th Best Destination For Services Investments In 2016
Romania is the 13th best destination for investments in services in the world, having climbed five positions in the raking compared with 2014, according to the “Global services location inde...
Erste: BCR Still Has Over EUR1B Worth Of NPL To Sell
BCR will continue to ”over one billion euros’ worth” of non-performing loans and then focus on growing the business and lending, says Jozef Sikela, member of the Erste Board responsible for...
Govt Spends RON15B More In December, Drives Budget Into Deficit
Romania’s general consolidated budget switched from a surplus of 5.3 billion lei (EUR1.2 billion) or 0.76% of the gross domestic product in November 2015 to a deficit of about RON9 billion t...
Samsung: Mobile Phone Sales To Go Up 10% In 2016
The local mobile phone market will see about 10% growth in value to more than EUR700 million this year and smartphones will account for 90% of the sales, according to the estimates of the lo...