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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Lawyers: Restricting Right To Foreclose State's Shares Is Unconstitutional
Analysis

Lawyers: Restricting Right To Foreclose State's Shares Is Unconstitutional

The Romanian Government's plan to suspend for five years its creditors' right to seize or place distraint on shares in state companies is in breach of the Constitution and of EU law, and wil...

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 16:47 · 7 min
De'Longhi To Acquire Nokia Facility In Romania
Technology &Telecoms

De'Longhi To Acquire Nokia Facility In Romania

Household appliances producer De'Longhi will buy the Nokia factory in Cluj, Romania, having signed an agreement to this end with the Finnish communications company.

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 13:49 · 1 min
Grand Hotel du Boulevard Could Become An Office Building
Real Estate

Grand Hotel du Boulevard Could Become An Office Building

Grand Hotel du Boulevard, one of the oldest hotels in Bucharest, which has functioned under this name since 1877, could be turned into an office building.

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Taxpayers In Romania Queue Up To Pay Their Taxes

Crowding and discontent, this was the atmosphere on Tuesday morning in front of the Fiscal Administration of Bucharest's 2nd district, where around 100 people were queuing up to submit the n...

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
First Year Of Fondul Proprietatea On The Stock Exchange: Expectations Have Only Been Partly Met
Capital Market

First Year Of Fondul Proprietatea On The Stock Exchange: Expectations Have Only Been Partly Met

The listing of investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on January 25, 2011 was the chance for the capital market to be reborn and for former owners...

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
SIVECO Taps Middle East Through Dubai
Technology &Telecoms

SIVECO Taps Middle East Through Dubai

SIVECO, the largest Romanian software developer, at the end of last year opened a representative office in Dubai and plans to tap 10 more international markets this year, Irina Socol, presid...

Radu Bostan · 25.01.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Basescu To Address Public On Wednesday
Social/Politics

Basescu To Address Public On Wednesday

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said he will have "a talk with the Romanians" Wednesday, which will be his first since the beginning of protests against the government and polit...

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 19:46 · 1 min
Technology &Telecoms

Freeing Up Radio Frequencies Used By Defense Ministry To Cost EUR234.4M

Freeing up the radio frequencies that will be auctioned off in Romania this year to broadband telecom service providers will cost EUR234.4 million, of which EUR30 million will be covered by...

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 17:34 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romania's Creditors Barred From Placing Distraint On Shares In State Companies For Five Years

Romania's Government will bar the state's creditors from launching forced execution proceedings or placing distraint on shares in national companies received as guarantees, and will also ref...

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 15:36 · 2 min
Social/Politics

Over 2,500 Protesters Marched To TVR HQ

More than 2,500 protesters have left Bucharest's Victoriei Square on a march down Aviatorilor Boulevard to Dorobantilor Avenue, planning to rally again outside the headquarters of the public...

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 15:16 · 1 min
POS Transactions Using Visa Cards Up 30% In Fiscal Year Ending September 2011
Banks-Insurance

POS Transactions Using Visa Cards Up 30% In Fiscal Year Ending September 2011

The number of Visa cards in circulation in Romania grew by 4.5% in the fiscal year ending in September 2011, to 6.85 million, while the value of POS transactions increased by around 30%, the...

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 14:51 · 2 min
Visa Wants To Introduce Mobile Phone Payments In Romania This Year
Banks-Insurance

Visa Wants To Introduce Mobile Phone Payments In Romania This Year

Visa will begin talks with Romanian banks to introduce smartphone payment services, possibly as early as this year, said Catalin Cretu, Visa Europe general manager for Romania.

Radu Bostan · 24.01.2012 · 13:54 · 1 min