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Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu

Fields
Companies, Capital Market, Retail&Consumer
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
9.761
Banking System Reverts To Pre-EU Accession Situation
Banks-Insurance

Banking System Reverts To Pre-EU Accession Situation

The value of private lending, as share in the gross domestic product, has returned to 2007 levels in Romania, and is on the way for further declines.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 30.06.2014 · 09:34 · 2 min
92,000 Square Meters Of Office Space Delivered In Bucharest In H1
Real Estate

92,000 Square Meters Of Office Space Delivered In Bucharest In H1

Investors completed office buildings with a 92,000 square meter lettable area in Bucharest in the first half, but about half of the space has not found tenants yet, ZF has found from market...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 30.06.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Laundry Detergent, A EUR240M Business Split Among International Giants
Companies

Laundry Detergent, A EUR240M Business Split Among International Giants

Romanians spend EUR230 million to EUR240 million on laundry detergent a year and more than 75% of that spending goes to international giants like Procter&Gamble (Ariel, Tide, Bonux), Unileve...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 30.06.2014 · 00:00 · 4 min
GSP Consolidates Position In Mexico
Companies

GSP Consolidates Position In Mexico

Grup Servicii Petroliere, the flagship company of the Upetrom group of Constanta businessman Gabriel Comanescu, is consolidating its position in Mexico, where it sent three offshore drilling...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 29.06.2014 · 19:47 · 1 min
Romania's Statistical Unemployment Anomaly
Macroeconomics

Romania's Statistical Unemployment Anomaly

Romania has a jobless rate of only 7%, despite having less than a third of its population employed (6 million people informally or legally employed, at a population of 20 million), while Spa...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.06.2014 · 14:09 · 3 min
Cora Halts Expansion In Romania
Retail&Consumer

Cora Halts Expansion In Romania

French retailer Cora, which operates 12 hypermarkets in Romania, has halted expansion in the country because shareholders are unhappy with its performance, market sources say.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.06.2014 · 09:04 · 1 min
Kenvelo Takes Brioche Doree To America House
Retail&Consumer

Kenvelo Takes Brioche Doree To America House

Brioche Doree, the coffee shop brand introduced by the shareholders of the Kenvelo group and a French partner in Romania, will replace the Haagen Dazs ice cream and coffee shop on the ground...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.06.2014 · 07:21 · 2 min
Mariana Diaconescu Leaves Asirom Following EUR54m Loss
Banks-Insurance

Mariana Diaconescu Leaves Asirom Following EUR54m Loss

Austrian insurer Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), the majority owner of Asirom, has decided to replace Mariana Diaconescu as chairperson of the managing board after three years on the job. The...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
The Most Expensive Foreclosed Assets Up For Sale
Real Estate · banks are selling hundreds of properties

The Most Expensive Foreclosed Assets Up For Sale

The five most expensive properties put up for sale by BCR, BRD, Banca Transilvania and Raiffeisen Bank on their websites have starting prices of almost EUR50 million.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.06.2014 · 02:02 · 3 min
Craiova In The Cards For Ford's SUV Assembly
Automotive

Craiova In The Cards For Ford's SUV Assembly

The plans of US carmaker Ford to significantly boost sales of sport utility vehicles (SUV), one of the most dynamic segments of the auto market, could bring up again the idea of having the E...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.06.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Closure Of Timisoara Hub Drives Carpatair Revenue Down 40%
Automotive

Closure Of Timisoara Hub Drives Carpatair Revenue Down 40%

Carpatair, an airline gone insolvent early this year, posted 148 million lei (EUR33.7 million) revenue last year, down 40% on 2012, and RON26 million loss, according to the Finance Ministry...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 25.06.2014 · 07:51 · 1 min
Top 20 Employers Fired Almost 5,000 People Last Year
Companies

Top 20 Employers Fired Almost 5,000 People Last Year

The 20 largest employers in Romania laid off almost 5,000 people last year. Those whose number of employees increased are retailers Kaufland, Dedeman and Mega Image and telecom operator RCS&...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 25.06.2014 · 07:48 · 1 min