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Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu

Fields
Companies, Capital Market, Retail&Consumer
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
9.761
Romania’s Soy Harvest, Biggest In Nine Years
Companies

Romania’s Soy Harvest, Biggest In Nine Years

Romanian farmers harvested 221,000 tons of soy this season, 47% more than last year, which means this was the biggest harvest in nine years. The bumper crop was made possible by the increase...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 12.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Banks Have Cash To Step Up Lending, But No Trust
Banks-Insurance

Banks Have Cash To Step Up Lending, But No Trust

Banks have the cash to step up lending, but the money does not reach the economy due to the lack of trust between entrepreneurs and bankers, partly because of the hundreds of thousands of in...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 12.11.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Hornbach Buys Former OBI Store In Sibiu, Resumes Expansion
Real Estate

Hornbach Buys Former OBI Store In Sibiu, Resumes Expansion

German-held do-it-yourself retailer Hornbach will open a new store in Sibiu in the first half of next year, where it bought an about three-hectare plot and the space that previously housed a...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 11.11.2014 · 00:50 · 2 min
Romania's Economy Shows Signs Of Rebound In September
Macroeconomics

Romania's Economy Shows Signs Of Rebound In September

Romania’s economy showed signs of a rebound in September but it remains to be seen whether the progress was enough for it to return to positive territory after having slipped into technical...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 11.11.2014 · 00:43 · 4 min
Automotive

One Third Of BMW Vehicles Sold In Romania Go To Companies' Car Fleets

The local BMW importer in Romania sold 389 cars in the first nine months of 2014, which will be used in companies' car fleets, and hopes sales will reach 445 units out of a total 1,500 by th...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 10.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Starbucks Set To Expand Romanian Network To 35 Coffee Shops In Five Years
Retail&Consumer

Starbucks Set To Expand Romanian Network To 35 Coffee Shops In Five Years

U.S. coffee shop chain Starbucks, which has been operating in Romania since 2007, wants to grow to 35 coffee shops in the country in five years.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 10.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Aftershave Sales, Another Indication Of Romania's Underdeveloped Economy
Retail&Consumer

Aftershave Sales, Another Indication Of Romania's Underdeveloped Economy

Sales of aftershave products stand at 1.5 million units in Romania, while the male population aged over 15 stands at about 8 million, which means a Romanian buys such a product every five ye...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 10.11.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
PET-Bottled Beer Close To Reaching 55% Of Total Sales
Retail&Consumer

PET-Bottled Beer Close To Reaching 55% Of Total Sales

The economic crisis brought a radical change in the consumption habits in Romania's beer industry, with sales of beer bottled in PET containers (which give consumers more beer for less money...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 10.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romania Paid Enough Money For 700 Km Of Highway In 2008-2014, Got Only Half
Companies

Romania Paid Enough Money For 700 Km Of Highway In 2008-2014, Got Only Half

Romania’s national company in charge of highways and national roads CNADNR paid EUR4.3 billion for highway projects in 2008-2014 and the highway network only increased by 373 kilometers, to...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 07.11.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Skin Media Branches Out Into Kitchen Appliances, Wants 5% Market Share
Technology &Telecoms

Skin Media Branches Out Into Kitchen Appliances, Wants 5% Market Share

Computer and electronics importer and distributor Skin Media of the Romanian entrepreneur family Perian is branching out into small kitchen appliances with eight different brands.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 07.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Romania Supports Reintegration Of Energy Companies
Energy

Romania Supports Reintegration Of Energy Companies

Romanian authorities are now supporting the integration of energy companies after breaking them up by business or energy generation source, a model that Romania applied at the recommendation...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 06.11.2014 · 09:39 · 5 min
Horia Manda Wants Two Or Three Deals In 2015, Considers Exits
Companies

Horia Manda Wants Two Or Three Deals In 2015, Considers Exits

Private equity fund investment manager Axxess Capital will continue acquisitions in 2015 and plans to close two or three deals.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 06.11.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min