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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Amway Romania Sales Down 14% In 2011 To RON78M
Retail&Consumer

Amway Romania Sales Down 14% In 2011 To RON78M

Direct sales company Amway Romania announced Tuesday that its turnover dropped 14% to 78 million lei (EUR17.5 million) last year, because of the difficult economic context.

Radu Bostan · 22.05.2012 · 13:31 · 1 min
Appetite For Luxury Cars Returns
Automotive

Appetite For Luxury Cars Returns

The luxury car market overshot the EUR6.5 million mark in the first four months of the year, according to a ZF analysis based on the top of the line models of the most exclusive cars registe...

Radu Bostan · 22.05.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romania's Public Debt Nears 40% Of GDP
Macroeconomics

Romania's Public Debt Nears 40% Of GDP

Romania’s public debt is approaching its sustainability limit, 40% of GDP, the maximum level accepted by investors. At the price of creating a liquidity buffer, the growth of the public debt...

Radu Bostan · 22.05.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Software Companies Look Eastwards For Expansion
Technology &Telecoms

Software Companies Look Eastwards For Expansion

With the local software market stagnating at about EUR700 million last year, developers are looking increasingly more often at the international market to boost revenue. This is why the coun...

Radu Bostan · 22.05.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Pizza Hut Resumes Expansion After Four Years
Retail&Consumer

Pizza Hut Resumes Expansion After Four Years

The Pizza Hut restaurant chain is resuming expansion on the restaurant format after an about four-year break, and this could be a first signal that the company expects consumption to rebound...

Radu Bostan · 22.05.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Macroeconomics

Senate Adopts EU Fiscal Stability Treaty

Romania's Senate on Monday adopted the bill ratifying the European Union's fiscal stability treaty, following its adoption by the Chamber of Deputies two weeks ago.

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 17:32 · 1 min
Banks-Insurance

More Than 1400 Employees Left Romanian Banking System In 1Q 2012

More than 1,400 employees left the Romanian banking system in the first three months of 2012, one of the most significant quarterly declines since the start of the crisis.

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 16:18 · 1 min
What's Next For Burduja, Raiffeisen's Number Two
Banks-Insurance

What's Next For Burduja, Raiffeisen's Number Two

Marinel Burduja is getting ready to conclude the most important period of his banking career - the ten years during which he built the corporate banking division of Raiffeisen, but says he i...

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Ups And Downs On Auto Market: Growth For Expensive Brands And Trucks, Decline For Volume Brands
Automotive

Ups And Downs On Auto Market: Growth For Expensive Brands And Trucks, Decline For Volume Brands

Seventeen auto brands out of 44 sold in Romania posted higher sales in the first four months of the year compared with the year-ago period, according to a ZF analysis based on the data provi...

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Banks-Insurance

Firms Liquidate Deposits Above EUR100,000 From Banks Because Of Lower Interest Rate

Almost 1,000 companies with bank deposits above 100,000 liquidated their deposits, while the number of depositors holding less than that amount fell by 7,800, according to the bank deposit g...

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
BNR’s Greatest Fear: Aggressive Lending Cut By European Banks
Banks-Insurance

BNR’s Greatest Fear: Aggressive Lending Cut By European Banks

The fast, excessive and erratic reduction of lending by euro zone banks on the local market is the greatest risk threatening Romania, the central bank (BNR) believes, as a consequence of the...

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Romania's Administration Idles While New State Secretaries Are Hired
Social/Politics

Romania's Administration Idles While New State Secretaries Are Hired

Two weeks after the new Government took office, one quarter of the jobs of state secretaries with in the ministries are still not filled. The sharing out of jobs from state secretaries downw...

Radu Bostan · 21.05.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min