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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Distributor: The Construction Equipment Market Doubles In 2011, But Abrupt Rises Are Not Healthy

The start of new infrastructure projects and the fact that increasingly more constructors are using EU funds to buy equipment fueled a doubling of the construction equipment market in 2011,...

Radu Bostan · 06.02.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Retail&Consumer

Discount Chains Now Cover All Counties Of Romania

The discounter store sector has successfully covered all the counties of the Romania with just two companies, Penny Market and Lidl.

Radu Bostan · 06.02.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Technology &Telecoms

Kapsch Makes EUR2M Acquisition In Romanian IT Market

Austrian group Kapsch, with EUR1 billion in annual turnover in IT, telecom and traffic management solutions, bought Squario IT Solutions and Focus Net Consulting – two local consulting and I...

Radu Bostan · 06.02.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Cold Snap And Blizzard Disrupt Romania, Make Retailers Feel Like It’s Christmas All Over Again
Retail&Consumer

Cold Snap And Blizzard Disrupt Romania, Make Retailers Feel Like It’s Christmas All Over Again

Romania is battling extreme temperatures and the southeast region is disrupted by the blizzard. Schools are closed, dozens of roads are blocked and some domestic flights have been cancelled....

Radu Bostan · 06.02.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
IMF Mission To Recommend Approving New Loan Tranche For Romania
Banks-Insurance

IMF Mission To Recommend Approving New Loan Tranche For Romania

The International Monetary Fund's evaluation mission in Romania will recommend to the board approving the next tranche, worth EUR505 million, of the precautionary agreement, mission chief Je...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 19:20 · 1 min
IMF, EC Concerned About Romania's Infrastructure Development Program
Automotive

IMF, EC Concerned About Romania's Infrastructure Development Program

Romania's National Infrastructure Development Program does not abide by good fiscal practices and may be a liability for the 2012 budget, say International Monetary Fund and European Commiss...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 19:20 · 1 min
IMF: Romania Sells Gas To Fertilizer Producers For Absurdly Low Prices
Energy

IMF: Romania Sells Gas To Fertilizer Producers For Absurdly Low Prices

Fertilizer producers are making huge profits thanks to the absurdly low price of Romanian natural gas, Jeffrey Franks, head of the IMF agreement evaluation mission, said Sunday.

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 18:34 · 1 min
IMF: Romania Should Terminate Bilateral Energy Contracts Immediately
Energy

IMF: Romania Should Terminate Bilateral Energy Contracts Immediately

Romania should immediately terminate the energy contracts awarded only to certain groups, which cost the budget millions of euros each year, Jeffrey Franks, head of the IMF agreement evaluat...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 18:12 · 1 min
IMF: Romanian Healthcare System Must Be Reformed, Public Concern Is Understandable
Health

IMF: Romanian Healthcare System Must Be Reformed, Public Concern Is Understandable

Romania's healthcare system is defective and needs significant reforms, although the public's concern about such changes is understandable, said Jeffrey Franks, head of the IMF agreement eva...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 16:53 · 1 min
Romanian Energy Price Liberalization Pushed Back Two Years, Until 2017
Energy

Romanian Energy Price Liberalization Pushed Back Two Years, Until 2017

Romania will deregulate the price of energy supplied to the public between 2013 and 2017, i.e. over two extra years than initially agreed, Istvan Szekely, head of the European Commission's m...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 16:48 · 1 min
Automotive

Romania Awards RON50M Contract For Ringroad Construction To Portugal's Soares da Costa

Romania's road authority CNADNR has awarded a 49.01 million lei (EUR11.27 million) contract for the construction of a 7 km-long ringroad for Tecuci, Galati county to Portuguese company Soare...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 15:53 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romania Issues Code Orange Weather Advisory For S, SE

Romanian meteorologists warned that a code orange advisory for the south and southeast will enter effect Sunday after 6 p.m., while other parts of the country will remain under a code yellow...

Radu Bostan · 05.02.2012 · 14:31 · 1 min