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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Romanian-Made Ford B-Max Can Be Ordered Starting Thursday
Automotive

Romanian-Made Ford B-Max Can Be Ordered Starting Thursday

The first Ford made exclusively in Romania, family car B-Max, can be ordered starting Thursday from the national dealer network, more than four years after the US carmaker took over the Roma...

Radu Bostan · 22.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Relocation Of Low-Cost Flights To Otopeni Adds 6,600 Passengers Daily
Automotive

Relocation Of Low-Cost Flights To Otopeni Adds 6,600 Passengers Daily

The about 14,000 passengers arriving on or departing from Romania’s largest airport, Henri Coanda (Otopeni), will be joined by an average of 6,600 people daily from March 25, after the reloc...

Radu Bostan · 22.03.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Retail&Consumer

Lebanese Investors Return With Pastry Business After Selling Frozen Meat Distributor To Smithfield

The Halawani family, one of the lowest-profile groups of foreign investors in Romania, has decided to export pastry made in a factory in Oltenita, Calarasi County (southern Romania) to marke...

Radu Bostan · 22.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Coca-Cola HBC Takes GM Away From Danone
HR

Coca-Cola HBC Takes GM Away From Danone

Coca-Cola HBC, the largest player on the Romanian drinks market, recruited Stephane Batoux as general manager for Romania and Moldova, in a surprising move for the fast moving consumer goods...

Radu Bostan · 22.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Borbely Signed Contracts Worth EUR100M For Water Management In Harghita

Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Wednesday signed contracts worth almost EUR100 million for water supply system rehabilitation in Harghita county (central Romania).

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 20:39 · 1 min
CSA Authorizes Omniasig-BCR Asigurari Merger
Banks-Insurance

CSA Authorizes Omniasig-BCR Asigurari Merger

Romania's insurance regulator CSA on Tuesday authorized the merger of Omniasig VIG and BCR Asigurari VIG into the market's new leader.

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 16:44 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Almost Half Of Romania's Priority EU-Funded Projects Stuck In First Stages Of Execution

Almost half of the EU-funded projects given priority by Romania's Government have seen insignificant progress in the first two months of the year, with some standing at 0.5% completion or no...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 15:28 · 4 min
HP Romania Suspected Of Abuse Of Dominant Position
Technology &Telecoms

HP Romania Suspected Of Abuse Of Dominant Position

Romania's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into a possible abuse of dominant position by Hewlett-Packard Romania (HP), carrying out a series of unannounced inspections of the...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 13:14 · 1 min
Leu Depreciation Could Benefit Local Currency Lending And Exports, But Strikes At Trust And Inflation
Macroeconomics

Leu Depreciation Could Benefit Local Currency Lending And Exports, But Strikes At Trust And Inflation

The leu's depreciation towards 4.4 against the euro could support the strategy recently adopted by Romania's central bank to encourage lending in lei, and could amount to a breath of fresh a...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Astaldi Won Contracts Worth EUR700 Million In Romania Last Year
Companies

Astaldi Won Contracts Worth EUR700 Million In Romania Last Year

Italian construction company Astaldi, which built the Basarab Overpass and the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, won contracts worth a total of EUR702 milion last year. The contracts were...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Ford To Hire 500 Workers At Craiova
Automotive

Ford To Hire 500 Workers At Craiova

US automaker Ford, which in March 2008 took over the Craiova-based car manufacturing plant, has decided to hire 500, which would raise the number of employees to 4,000. This is the first ste...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Top Ten Law Firms Made EUR79.6M In Revenue In 2011
Companies

Top Ten Law Firms Made EUR79.6M In Revenue In 2011

Seven of the largest law firms on the local market posted revenue growth last year, as a result of a slight improvement of the business environment and of the increase in revenue they made f...

Radu Bostan · 21.03.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min