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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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2.182
Social/Politics

Rural Development Program Gets Extra EU Funds For Pig Welfare, Young Farmer Support

The European Commission has approved new changes to Romania's National Rural Development Program, which provides funds for pig welfare and increases the maximum level of support for young fa...

Radu Bostan · 09.04.2012 · 16:55 · 1 min
Basescu To Opposition: Amend Constitution, Reduce Presidential Term And I Will Resign
Social/Politics

Basescu To Opposition: Amend Constitution, Reduce Presidential Term And I Will Resign

Romanian President Traian Basescu has written to the leaders of the opposition, asking them to take part in the debates on the Constitution's revision, which would reduce the presidential te...

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 20:44 · 1 min
Automotive

Transport Ministry To Spend RON25M On Expropriations For Subway Line IV

Romania's Transport Ministry will pay around 25.06 million lei (EUR5.733 million) as compensation for the expropriation of several plots making up an area of about 42 hectares, necessary for...

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 17:05 · 1 min
Code Yellow Storm Advisory For N, E Romania On Sunday-Monday
Social/Politics

Code Yellow Storm Advisory For N, E Romania On Sunday-Monday

Romanian meteorologists have issued a code yellow advisory for rain, sleet, snow and strong winds for 20 counties, valid starting Sunday at 6 p.m. until Monday at 3 p.m.

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 13:39 · 1 min
Banks-Insurance

What’s Left Of MKB Romexterra After Three Years Of Crisis

MKB Romexterra has focused on cleaning up its loan portfolio over the past two years and is now getting ready to resume sales of loans to small companies and consumers.

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
EU Funding Disaster: Only EUR194M Absorbed In Three Months, A Quarter Of Target
Social/Politics

EU Funding Disaster: Only EUR194M Absorbed In Three Months, A Quarter Of Target

In order to attract EUR3.5 billion targeted from the EU this year, Romania should have absorbed EUR875 million in 1Q, but it only managed to draw in EUR194 million.

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Mortgage Lending Growth Slows Down In February
Banks-Insurance

Mortgage Lending Growth Slows Down In February

The mortgage lending growth pace in February was half the monthly average of 2011, because not even government-secured loans are drawing customers to banks.

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Counties With The Most New Jobs

Almost half the 9,300 jobs created last year as a result of new investment, both domestic and foreign, were recorded in five Romanian counties: Timis, Satu Mare, Prahova, Tulcea and Caras Se...

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
GlaxoSmithKline’s Romanian Plant Reaches EUR100M Turnover
Health

GlaxoSmithKline’s Romanian Plant Reaches EUR100M Turnover

Europharm Brasov, the drug plant of UK giant GlaxoSmithKline, ended last year with turnover of around EUR100 million, up by around 10% on 2010.

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Retail&Consumer

Iftemie, Acer: Anything Past RON2,000 Is Hard To Sell

There is a certain sluggishness on the IT market, because users are very price conscious and also because many resellers do not make any effort to boost sales, says Bogdan Iftemie, Acer Roma...

Radu Bostan · 06.04.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
GSK Romania Sales Up 11% In 2011, To EUR151.8M
Health

GSK Romania Sales Up 11% In 2011, To EUR151.8M

GSK Romania, the local branch of British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), posted sales of EUR151.8 million last year, up 11% from 2010, according to the Cegedim data cited by the company.

Radu Bostan · 05.04.2012 · 19:42 · 1 min
Social/Politics

EU-Funded Projects That Can't Be Finished By 2015 Will Lose Financing – Minister

Romania's European Affairs Minister, Leonard Orban, said Thursday that authorities will evaluate the implementation of every project receiving European funds, and financing will be withdrawn...

Radu Bostan · 05.04.2012 · 17:03 · 1 min