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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Basescu Invites Parties To Talks On Monday
Social/Politics

Basescu Invites Parties To Talks On Monday

Romanian President Traian Basescu has invited the parties to discussions Monday at the presidential palace, concerning the EU stability treaty and the Parliament's operation.

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 19:45 · 1 min
Romania's Population Down By 2.3 Mln People In Ten Years
Social/Politics

Romania's Population Down By 2.3 Mln People In Ten Years

Romania's population has decreased by more than 2.3 million since 2002, to 19,042,936 people, according to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, published Thursday by the National Stat...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 17:21 · 1 min
Cars Registered Abroad May Get Regular Technical Inspection In Romania
Automotive

Cars Registered Abroad May Get Regular Technical Inspection In Romania

Cars registered in other states and used for long periods in Romania may be able to undergo their technical inspection in the country starting in April, says an ordinance approved by the Gov...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 14:41 · 1 min
Tabara Suggests 10% VAT On Farming Products
Social/Politics

Tabara Suggests 10% VAT On Farming Products

Romania should reduce the VAT on farming products from 24% to 10%, to lower food prices and prevent tax evasion, Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara said Thursday in a press conference.

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 14:40 · 1 min
Companies

Who Keeps Track Of Romanian Entrepreneurs In The Local Economy?

Portuguese-held Martifer, Greek-held Olympus and US-held Delphi in 2011 made the largest greenfield investments in the Romanian economy, according to a ranking supplied by the Economy Minist...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Government Listing Plans vs. Achievements
Capital Market

Government Listing Plans vs. Achievements

The Romanian Government has been promising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for two years that it will sell on the stock exchange minority stakes in the main state-run companies in the...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 5 min
Foreign Banks Cut Exposure To Romania By EUR2.6B In 3Q
Banks-Insurance · International Statistics Contradict Bankers

Foreign Banks Cut Exposure To Romania By EUR2.6B In 3Q

The Austrian banks cut exposure to Romania by some EUR1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the mid-year level, due to pressures to reduce vulnerability to risk and consolid...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Automotive

Autoliv To Open New Plant In Sfantu Gheorghe, Hire 600

Swedish automotive component maker Autoliv, which owns three plants in Romania employing 3,500 people, has bought the buildings formerly occupied by a trouser factory in Sfantu Gheorghe, Cov...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Paul Bakeries Sold EUR3.3M Worth Of Bread And Croissants In 2011
Retail&Consumer

Paul Bakeries Sold EUR3.3M Worth Of Bread And Croissants In 2011

Each bakery of the French Paul chain sold bread, sweets and pastry products worth about EUR1.1 million last year, that is EUR3,000 every day, considering the average cash receipt stands at E...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Good News For Labor Market: IT Companies Create Over 1,500 Jobs
Technology &Telecoms

Good News For Labor Market: IT Companies Create Over 1,500 Jobs

This year’s high-paying jobs (upwards of EUR1,000 a month) require candidates to be Polytechnic University graduates and speak German or French well besides English. IBM, Xerox, Oracle, Micr...

Radu Bostan · 02.02.2012 · 00:00 · 5 min
Social/Politics

Government Might Thaw Hiring In Authorities Running EU-Funded Projects

Romania's Government is preparing a bill to permit hiring in public institutions that run programs financed from EU funds, arguing that allowing these exceptions from the hiring restrictions...

Radu Bostan · 01.02.2012 · 19:20 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romania To Amend Merger Rules, Following EC Warning

Romania's Justice Ministry has developed a draft emergency ordinance to implement the simplified rules on floated company mergers and divisions, following a warning from the European Commiss...

Radu Bostan · 01.02.2012 · 16:27 · 2 min