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Tudor Ioana Raluca

Fields
Retail&Consumer, Social/Politics, Automotive
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
853
Laptop Market Expected To Stagnate Or Rise Slightly To 500,000 Units
Technology &Telecoms

Laptop Market Expected To Stagnate Or Rise Slightly To 500,000 Units

Sales on the local market of laptop computers could reach about half a million units this year from 482,000 in 2011, said Bogdan Iftemie, sales manager of the local subsidiary of Acer, one o...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 19.09.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Only Four Out Of Top 10 Banks Kept Their Heads, BCR Nearly Lost Its CEO
Banks-Insurance

Only Four Out Of Top 10 Banks Kept Their Heads, BCR Nearly Lost Its CEO

After three years of crisis, the banking system is deeply affected by the absence of strong management able to speed up its restructuring and bring it back to healthy growth: BCR, the larges...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 12.09.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Isarescu: BNR Was Excessively Benevolent To Foreign-Held Banks
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu: BNR Was Excessively Benevolent To Foreign-Held Banks

Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu admitted on Tuesday that the central bank only saw the positive side of the lending boom during the years of high growth and had an “excessively...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 12.09.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Analysts: Prospects For 2013 Seem Favorable, Economy Should Return To Spotlight
Macroeconomics

Analysts: Prospects For 2013 Seem Favorable, Economy Should Return To Spotlight

Romania’s economic prospects for 2013 appear favorable considering that the economy of the eurozone is expected to return to growth, analysts say.

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 12.09.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Wheat Price Up 60% Year on Year
Retail&Consumer

Wheat Price Up 60% Year on Year

The wheat price on the Romanian market overshot 1,100 lei (EUR245) per ton early in September, two months after the harvesting of the new crop, and is 60% higher than a year ago.

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 12.09.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanians Spend Very Little On Toothpaste And Change Toothbrush Every Other Year
Retail&Consumer

Romanians Spend Very Little On Toothpaste And Change Toothbrush Every Other Year

Every Romanian spent 10 lei (EUR2.23) on toothpaste last year, which is enough to buy one or two tubes, depending on the size and price, while only one in two Romanians bought a new toothbru...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 12.09.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Was ‘First Home’ Created For Banks Or People?
Banks-Insurance

Was ‘First Home’ Created For Banks Or People?

About 72,000 Romanians have borrowed more than EUR2.8 billion to buy a home through the “First Home” scheme in the last three years, but the money was mostly spent on old apartments, accordi...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 11.09.2012 · 00:00 · 3 min
Romanian Transport Ministry Shortlists 180 Candidates For 29 Manager Jobs In State Companies
Companies

Romanian Transport Ministry Shortlists 180 Candidates For 29 Manager Jobs In State Companies

The Transport Ministry received 3,500 CVs, organized 300 interviews, and ultimately came up with 180 candidates on the shortlists of private managers for 29 jobs in five state-run companies...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 11.09.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Automotive

Bucharest’s Ring Road Left Without Funds After EUR500M Is Spent On Two Less Important Mountain Roads

The Romanian Transport Ministry has spent over EUR470 million on two mountain roads – national roads DN 67C Bengesti-Sebes and DN 2D Focsani Ojdula - with an average daily traffic of 15,000...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 11.09.2012 · 00:00 · 4 min
Interex To Leave Romania. All Stores Closed On November 15
Retail&Consumer

Interex To Leave Romania. All Stores Closed On November 15

Interex, one of the lowest-profile retailers in Romania, will exit the market this year. It will close all its ten stores on November 15, market sources say.

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 11.09.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romanians Spent EUR13B On Loan Instalments, Gas, Alcoholic Drinks, Phone Bill And Cigarettes In 2011
Companies

Romanians Spent EUR13B On Loan Instalments, Gas, Alcoholic Drinks, Phone Bill And Cigarettes In 2011

Romanians spent about EUR13 billion on loan installments, fuel, alcohol, cell phone bill and cigarettes, about half or 46% of the total net wages and pensions collected in 2011. The rest of...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 10.09.2012 · 00:00 · 2 min
Samsung: Smartphone Sales Expected To Peak In December
Technology &Telecoms

Samsung: Smartphone Sales Expected To Peak In December

Romania’s cell phone sales will stagnate this year, while smartphone sales will continue to increase fast and are expected to peak in December, Sorin Manea, head of the telecom division of t...

Tudor Ioana Raluca · 10.09.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min