Companies
Drugstore Chains Catena And Help Net Stayed Profitable In 2012, Sensiblu And Dona Switched To Loss
Drugstore chains Catena and Help Net are the only large chains in Romania that stayed profitable last year, with EUR8 million and EUR1.5 million respectively, while Sensiblu and Farmaciile D...
Palas Iasi Turnover At EUR16M In First Operating Year
Shopping and office center Palas Iasi, owned by businessman Iulian Dascalu, had sales of around ERUR16 million in its first operating year, as its retail area is 97% filled and its office sp...
Romanians Buy An Average 200-300 Grams Of Cold Cuts Three Times A Week
Romanians buy 200-300 grams of cold cuts three times a week, on average, and consumption peaks in the fall, according to local meat processor Meda.
Romania To Eliminate About 3,000 Occupied Positions In Central Administration
Romania will lay off employees of ten ministries by eliminating 2,860 occupied positions, or 4% of total staff, and will wipe out vacancies in local and central administration, except vacant...
MOL Romania: Flat Market No Longer Best Case But Base Scenario
Fuel demand is showing signs of a rebound after all companies in this business had been expecting the market to be flat at best at the beginning of the year after the 2% decline in 2012.
27 Companies Rented More Than 2% Of Bucharest’s Office Space In H1
The office space market in Bucharest is not completely frozen but is not thawing up, either. In the first half, 27 companies rented 52,000 square meters of office space, or more than 2% of t...
EU Money For Transport Is Released, But Money For Major Companies Remains Unavailable
The Romanian Transport Ministry announced on Tuesday that the EUR4.5 billion European program for financing transport infrastructure has been unlocked, but it remains to be seen what will ha...
Top 50 Largest Employers In Romania In 2012
The 50 largest employers in the economy had a total of over 350,000 employees last year, i.e. 8% of the total number of employees in the economy, shows data centralized by ZF based on inform...
German Consumer Goods Distributor Lekkerland Shuts Down Romanian Operations
German consumer goods distributor Lekkerland, which supplies consumer goods to convenience stores and gas stations, has shut down its operations in Romania after seven years in business.