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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
Healthcare Copayment From Pensioners Earning Over RON740 Ruled Constitutional
Romanians earning pensions greater than 740 lei (EUR170) can be charged 5.5% copayment for certain medical services, per a Constitutional Court ruling.
Major Solar Power Equipment Maker Eyes Romania
Norway’s Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), one of the world’s largest makers of equipment for solar farms, whose revenue stood at about EUR1.8 billion in 2011, is interested in the Romania...
Highway Company Spends EUR10B On 150 Km Of Highway. Where Has The Money Gone?
The Romanian national roads company CNADNR, which each year gets the biggest budget allocated to the Transport Ministry, between 2006 and 2011 had cumulated budgets of over EUR10 billion and...
What Businesspeople Have To Say About Raising Public Sector Wages
Businesspeople, who should be the direct beneficiaries of the public sector wage increase, are not convinced this will boost consumption, as the government expects. This is because part of t...
IKEA’s CEO Advises Entrepreneurs To Think Globally
Mikael Ohlsson, the chief executive officer of IKEA, world’s largest furniture company, says he is in no hurry to open the next store in Romania and prefers to do things step by step, as IKE...
Romania Settles With Ford Over Unfulfilled Contractual Obligations
The number of cars Ford will produce at its plant in Romania will be "significantly" lower than as stated in the privatization contract, and the carmaker will postpone certain investments an...
Romania To Limit Guarantees For Priority Investments To EUR300M This Year
Romania's Government will limit the value of guarantees issued this year to support investment projects in priority areas, funded through EU programs, to EUR300 million.
Over 73% Of Romanians Declined Medical Attention In 2010 Because Of High Costs - Study
More than 73% of Romanians stopped going to the doctor in 2010 because of the cost a visit, says a study published Tuesday, on European Patient's Rights Day, by Romanian drug producers' asso...
Romania To Introduce Electronic Prescriptions In June, National Health Cards In August
Romania will introduce electronic medical prescriptions in June and will distribute the national health card starting in August, Lucian Duta, president of the National Health Insurance House...
Government Allots RON100M For Local Elections, One Third More Than In 2008 – Sources
Romania's Government will allot around 100 million lei (EUR23 million) for the local elections this year, one third more than for the previous elections four years ago, people close to the m...
Outcome Of A Decade Of Secrets: Direct Contracts Cost Hidroelectrica EUR1.5B In Lost Profits
In 2001, the newly incorporated Hidroelectrica, the cheapest electricity producer created by the reorganization of the Romanian energy system, signed its first direct contract to sell power,...
How Work On The Ten Leading Highway Construction Sites Is Going
The ten leading highway construction sites in Romania advanced by an average 7% between November 1 2011 and February 1 2012, according to a ZF analysis based on data provided by roads author...