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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
Tired Of Layoffs, HR Managers Feel Reinvention Is Nigh
HR

Tired Of Layoffs, HR Managers Feel Reinvention Is Nigh

Human resources managers in 2012 are tired of signing layoff decisions. It is time to reinvent themselves and find new solutions to boost performance and motivate employees through simple th...

Radu Bostan · 29.03.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Make Agriculture Your No. 1 Priority And Take Advantage Of Mineral Reserves, Says Markets Guru
Macroeconomics

Make Agriculture Your No. 1 Priority And Take Advantage Of Mineral Reserves, Says Markets Guru

US billionaire Jim Rogers, 69, one of the most influential voices in the global business world, who says the time of financial sophistication is over and bets on a return of manufacturers of...

Radu Bostan · 29.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Opening Of Mall In Palas Iasi Delayed Until May 31
Real Estate

Opening Of Mall In Palas Iasi Delayed Until May 31

The mall in the Palas Iasi (NE Romania) project, part of an about EUR260 million investment, the largest outside Bucharest, will open on May 31, one month later than previously announced, Iu...

Radu Bostan · 29.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Almost Half Of Mechel Campia Turzii's 1,900 Staff To Be Laid Off

Almost 800 of the 1,904 employees of Romanian steel works Mechel Campia Turzii (INSI.RO) will be laid off starting in June, union leader Ioan Pascu said Wednesday, after receiving notice fro...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 18:19 · 1 min
MedLife: Private Healthcare Attracts Doctors Through Salaries, Equipment
Health

MedLife: Private Healthcare Attracts Doctors Through Salaries, Equipment

More and more doctors are leaving the Romanian public sector for the private sector, attracted by higher salaries and especially the equipment in private hospitals, Monica Baluta, HR manager...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 16:36 · 1 min
Energy

Manager Shortlists For Romanian State Companies To Be Finalized By April 30, May 15

The shortlist of private managers for Romanian companies Hidroelectrica, Oltchim and Romarm will be completed by April 30, and the list for Electrica Furnizare will be done by May 15, after...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 14:39 · 1 min
Automotive

Romania Cancels Road Authority Reorganization, Fearing Delays In EU Fund Absorption

Romania's Transport Ministry has dropped plans to reorganize road authority CNADNR by separating its activities, since the authority has received European Commission accreditation under its...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 13:16 · 1 min
Mystery Lingers Over Cupru Min Buyer. Government Says It Doesn’t Know Or Care Who Is Behind Roman Copper
Companies

Mystery Lingers Over Cupru Min Buyer. Government Says It Doesn’t Know Or Care Who Is Behind Roman Copper

For the past couple of days the Romanian business world has been asking who is behind a small Canadian company, with $4 million in turnover, which says it will pay EUR200 million for Cupru M...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Romania Pays EUR1.3B For 17 Highway Construction Sites
Automotive

Romania Pays EUR1.3B For 17 Highway Construction Sites

The Romanian government had until the beginning of February paid almost EUR1.3 billion for the 17 highway construction sites currently underway, reveals a ZF analysis based on information su...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Private Label Sales Near EUR1.5B
Retail&Consumer

Private Label Sales Near EUR1.5B

The big winners of the local retail market, where price has been the most important factor in buying decisions over the last three years, are the private labels of the major retailers, an al...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
GED Buys Duke Hotel In Central Bucharest And Refrigeration Storage Facility
Real Estate

GED Buys Duke Hotel In Central Bucharest And Refrigeration Storage Facility

Spanish private equity firm GED, one of the most active investors in the tourism industry in the past few years, bought Duke hotel in Piata Romana square in central Bucharest, as well as an...

Radu Bostan · 28.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romania's EU Fund Absorption At 24% Of Total Allowance

Romania's minister for EU affairs, Leonard Orban, said Tuesday that the absorption rate in proportion to the country's total allowance of EUR35.4 billion for 2007-2013 is currently 24%.

Radu Bostan · 27.03.2012 · 19:55 · 1 min