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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Energy

Romania Signs RON180M Contract To Upgrade Transelectrica Station

Romanian Economy Minister Daniel Chitoiu on Tuesday signed a contract for non-refundable financing for a project to upgrade a station run by national power grid operator Transelectrica, thro...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 17:14 · 1 min
Hidroelectrica's Insolvency Is Only Means To Reorganization, Not Bankruptcy – Chairman
Energy

Hidroelectrica's Insolvency Is Only Means To Reorganization, Not Bankruptcy – Chairman

The insolvency of Hidroelectrica, Romania's largest power producer, will not end in the company's bankruptcy but its reorganization, which will last 16-18 months and will not entail the sale...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 15:39 · 1 min
Energy

Smart SA Expects Profit To Remain Flat On Year In 2012

Smart SA, the infrastructure maintenance unit of Romanian state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica, plans to keep turnover and profit at the values reported last year, 185 million lei...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 15:20 · 1 min
Retail&Consumer

Alfredo To Invest EUR6M In Production Facility Near Bucharest

Romanian food distributor Alfredo will invest more than EUR6 million in a production, storage and packaging facility in Afumati, Ilfov county, Tuesday said Cristian Darmanescu, one of the co...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 13:32 · 1 min
High Car Insurance Claims Drive Omniasig To EUR41M Loss
Banks-Insurance

High Car Insurance Claims Drive Omniasig To EUR41M Loss

Omniasig, a company controlled by Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), posted a loss of 181 million lei (EUR41 million) last year because of the surge in car policy claims. 2011 was the first year...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Burger King Closes Up Shop In Romania
Retail&Consumer

Burger King Closes Up Shop In Romania

Atlantic Restaurant System, the operator of the Burger King franchise in Romania, has gone insolvent and closed three restaurants. The fast-food chain now has two restaurants left, which it...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
How Can Romania Turn Bucharest, Cluj Or Iasi Into Its Own Silicon Valley?
Technology &Telecoms

How Can Romania Turn Bucharest, Cluj Or Iasi Into Its Own Silicon Valley?

Financing a national IT entrepreneurship program, an aggressive marketing campaign for the Romanian IT industry abroad and certification for current employees. These are the main steps that...

Radu Bostan · 19.06.2012 · 00:00 · 5 min
Hidroelectrica Board Members Surprised By Request For Insolvency
Energy

Hidroelectrica Board Members Surprised By Request For Insolvency

Although Romanian hydropower producer Hidroelectrica has requested the start of insolvency proceedings, two of the five members of the company's board say they did not attend the meeting whe...

Radu Bostan · 18.06.2012 · 18:08 · 2 min
Private Pension Funds' Net Assets Up 2.1% In May, To RON8.17B
Banks-Insurance

Private Pension Funds' Net Assets Up 2.1% In May, To RON8.17B

Romania's mandatory (Pillar II) and voluntary (Pillar III) private pension funds reported net assets worth 8.17 billion lei (EUR1.83 billion) at the end of May, up 2.15% on the month, accord...

Radu Bostan · 18.06.2012 · 16:03 · 1 min
New Car Tax Should Consider Households' Low Income - Minister
Automotive

New Car Tax Should Consider Households' Low Income - Minister

Romania's Environment Minister Rovana Plumb said Monday she has told the government workgroup in charge of reanalyzing the car pollution tax that there are six million people on the brink of...

Radu Bostan · 18.06.2012 · 15:06 · 1 min
Energy Investments Are Stuck Because Romanian State Does Not See Sector As Priority - Report
Energy

Energy Investments Are Stuck Because Romanian State Does Not See Sector As Priority - Report

Private investment into energy production is in deadlock in Romania because reforms in this sector ceased in 2004 and the Government does not consider energy an essential infrastructure comp...

Radu Bostan · 18.06.2012 · 14:44 · 1 min
Dacia Logan Sales Rebound Outside European Union
Automotive

Dacia Logan Sales Rebound Outside European Union

The Logan and Sandero models sporting Euro 4 engines and exported outside the European Union are the “surprise” source of growth for the production of Romanian carmaker Dacia this year, afte...

Radu Bostan · 18.06.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min