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Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu

Fields
Companies, Capital Market, Retail&Consumer
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
9.761
Retailers End Year With Over 250 New Stores After EUR200M Investments
Retail&Consumer

Retailers End Year With Over 250 New Stores After EUR200M Investments

International modern retail chains expanded their networks at a fast pace in 2013, for the third year in a row, opening 255 stores and hiring 4,000 staff.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 20.12.2013 · 00:00 · 3 min
2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Energy Sector
Energy

2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Energy Sector

The year 2013 looked like it was going to be a bumpy year right from the start. Rumors about the reduction of the green power support scheme, which attracted more than EUR4.5 billion investm...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 19.12.2013 · 00:00 · 8 min
Romania’s Retail Market Expected To Reach 2008 Level Of RON130B By 2015
Retail&Consumer

Romania’s Retail Market Expected To Reach 2008 Level Of RON130B By 2015

Romania's retail market, which returned to growth in 2012, will witness a growth rate of over 5% in upcoming years and is expected to reach 130 billion lei (EUR29 billion) by 2015.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 19.12.2013 · 00:00 · 3 min
ANRE: Latest Green Power Support Scheme Changes Affect Only New Projects
Energy

ANRE: Latest Green Power Support Scheme Changes Affect Only New Projects

The modification of the clean energy support scheme as of January 1, 2014 will only affect those power generation facilities starting operation on or after that date, Romania’s energy market...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 18.12.2013 · 00:00 · 1 min
2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Transport Infrastructure Industry
Automotive

2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Transport Infrastructure Industry

The year 2013 saw the termination of a contract considered disadvantageous for Romania (the construction of the Transylvania Highway by the US-based Bechtel), as well as the failure to priva...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 18.12.2013 · 00:00 · 5 min
Delta ACM 93 Builds Homes In Algeria For EUR70M
Real Estate

Delta ACM 93 Builds Homes In Algeria For EUR70M

Bucharest-based builder Delta ACM 93 of businessman Florea Diaconu has won two public housing contracts worth EUR70 million together to build 2,750 homes in Tebessa and El Bayadh, Algeria.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 18.12.2013 · 00:00 · 1 min
Lars Lund, Kika: 2013 A Roller-Coaster Year
Retail&Consumer

Lars Lund, Kika: 2013 A Roller-Coaster Year

The year 2013 was a roller-coaster year for the sales on the Romanian market, says Lars Lund, country manager of furniture retailer kika, when the company focused on modifying some product r...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 17.12.2013 · 00:10 · 3 min
Leu Loan Cost Hits All-Time Low
Banks-Insurance

Leu Loan Cost Hits All-Time Low

The interest rate at which banks borrow lei from the money market (reflected by the three-month Robor used as reference in leu-denominated retail loan contracts) has reached a new all-time l...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 17.12.2013 · 00:08 · 1 min
2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Food Retail
Retail&Consumer

2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Food Retail

The year 2013 has been full of events for the local retail sector, from changes of executives to hundreds of store openings inaugurated by most companies in the sector.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 17.12.2013 · 00:00 · 7 min
Banks Reviewed 5 Million Loan Applications In January-September
Banks-Insurance

Banks Reviewed 5 Million Loan Applications In January-September

The Credit Bureau, which collects information on consumer loans, has issued 7.8 million reports in January-September as requested by banks looking for information about their current and pot...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 16.12.2013 · 00:00 · 2 min
2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Agriculture
Companies

2013 In Review: Ten Most Important Events In Agriculture

The year 2013 gave farmers who bet on grain and oilseeds an almost 22 million ton harvest and 50% better results than the modest 2012.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 16.12.2013 · 00:00 · 5 min
Groupama Invested EUR700M In Romania
Banks-Insurance

Groupama Invested EUR700M In Romania

French-held insurer Groupama has invested some EUR700 million on the insurance market in Romania since 2007 and most of the money went towards buying insurers Asiban and BT Asigurari, said F...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 16.12.2013 · 00:00 · 3 min