Simona Halep Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals

World No. 2, Romanian tennis player Simona Halep advanced on Monday to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in straight sets 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Halep, second seed in the All England Club run, reached the quarterfinals for the second year in a row, yet her best Wimbledon performance so far remains her reaching the semi-finals in 2014.

Halep took down former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka (27, WTA’s 683rd) in one hour and 28 minutes, earning a 275,000 pound cheque and 430 WTA points. In the next round, she will play Britain’s Johanna Konta (26, WTA 7th).

In the head-to-head count Halep trails Konta 0-2. If she makes it to the Wimbledon semi-finals, Halep will secure the No.1 ranking, but if she loses in the quarterfinals, Karolina Pliskova (WTA’s 3rd) will end the fortnight as the new No.1. (gandul.info)

Tourism Ministry Closes 11 Hotels In Mamaia, Neptun-Olimp And Baile Herculane   The Tourism Ministry on Tuesday said that following checkups conducted between July 5 and 10, 2017, the employees of the control department fined RON50,000 and withdrew the classification certificates for ten hotels on the seaside.

The ten hotels are as follows: Hotel National (Mamaia), Hotel Unirea (Mamaia), Hotel Banat (Olimp), Hotel Clabucet (Neptun), Hotel Romanța (Neptun), Hotel Balea (Neptun), Hotel Terra (Neptun), Hotel Caraiman (Neptun), Hotel Craiova (Neptun) and Hotel Slatina (Neptun).

Hotel Cerna in Baile Herculane was subject to the same penalty. (puterea.ro)

Heavy Rain And Windstorms Across Romania On Wednesday And Thursday   Heavy rainfall and windstorms are expected in most parts of the country from Wednesday, at 12 p.m. until Thursday at 11 p.m. Precipitation will reach even 45 liters per square meter and temperatures are expected to climb to 33 – 35 degrees Celsius.

The atmospheric instability will be accentuated and the high temperatures will create thermal discomfort. Precipitation is expected to exceed locally 20 liters per sqm and 35 – 45 liters per sqm in some areas, according to meteorologists. 

They also say rain and windstorms are expected mainly in northern, eastern and central Romania on Wednesday and particularly in western regions, Wednesday night. (adevarul.ro)

President Iohannis Is Highly Pleased With Activity Of National Anticorruption Department   President Klaus Iohannis is “very pleased” with the activity of the National Anticorruption Department (DNA), the head of state’s spokesperson Madalina Dobrovolschi reiterated on Tuesday.

The members of the parliamentary committee of inquiry into 2009 presidential elections on Monday decided to notify the justice minister of the fact that chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi refuses to show up for hearings. (puterea.ro)

  KeysFin: Romania’s Economy Continues To Grow, But Inflation Raises Concerns

Romania’s economy will continue to grow at a moderate pace in the following six months, with a significant impact from consumer demand and positive agricultural results that will ensure an economic increase of over 4%, according to the Romanian businessmen surveyed by KeysFin.

Investors are worried about inflation, estimating significant price increases amid the recent governmental measures and the evolution of the local currency.

When asked about the main economic challenges in the next six months, most managers indicated possible sharp price increases (82%), the appreciation of the euro against the leu (57%), the deepening labour market crisis (46%) and the unpredictability of the public fiscal policies (34%). 22% highlighted the external, global uncertainties.

According to KeysFin’s barometer on investors’ perceptions, most of them changed their estimates concerning the evolution of the local currency. If, in December 76% believed that the national currency would be predictable in 2017 and the euro would vary between 4.45-4.55 lei, the recent political risks changed their expectations. Over 69% of investors now estimate that the currency exchange rate will be above the 4.6 lei/euro. The number of those who avoided answering also increased, from 2% to 23%.(puterea.ro)

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