Halep And Del Potro Lose Game In Madrid

Simona Halep and Juan Martin Del Potro’s team lost the game at the charity event in Madrid.

Halep lost the singles match against Kristina Mladenovic and the doubles match played in pair with Del Potro against Azarenka and Sock, 1-2.

After six matches, two of women’s singles, two of men’s singles and two of mixed doubles, “Team Feli” won with 5-1, with Suarez Navarro winning the only point for Halep team.

Winners received a total prize of EUR100,000, half of which will be donated to an organization fighting domestic violence.

Madrid Open kicks off on May 5. (romanialibera.ro)

Survey: Construction Materials Market Could Reach RON30B in 2018  

The Romanian construction market had a positive evolution in 2017 and figures for the first quarter of 2018 show promise, according to a survey conducted by KeysFin, ordered by Arabesque, the largest construction materials wholesaler in Romania.

Due to economic growth, demand for office spaces, housing, and industrial constructions has grown significantly and sales in the construction materials sector could reach a record RON30 billion this year, the survey found.

After construction works fell 5.4% in 2017 compared with 2016, this year could see a revival of the market, Arabesque estimates.

According to data from the statistics board, construction works grew 8.4% in the first two months of the year.

According to the survey, there are over 60,000 construction companies operating in Romania. 

According to Arabesque, the profitability of the construction industry grew considerably from RON2.39 billion in 2012 to RON5.1 billion in 2016. (romanialibera.ro)

Three-Month ROBOR Index Hits New Record High Of 2.49%   The three-month ROBOR index, used to calculate interests on loans in lei with variable interest, reached a new record high after rising to 2.49% a year on Thursday, from 2.47% on Wednesday, according to central bank data.

The index had reached a similar level, of 2.50% a year, on October 22, 2014. According to central bank data, the index stood at 2.05% a year at the beginning of 2018 and at 0.93% in the same period in 2017.

The six-month ROBOR index, which is used to calculate interests on leu-denominated mortgage loans, rose to 2.58% and the nine-month ROBOR index, which is used to calculate interests on loans in lei attracted by commercial banks from other commercial banks for a nine-month period, grew to 2.64%.

The twelve-month ROBOR index climbed to 2.68%. (jurnalul.ro)

  Chamber Of Deputies Speaker Dragnea, PM Dancila To Attend Europe Day Reception   Chamber of Deputies Speaker Liviu Dragnea on Thursday said both him and Prime Minister Viorica Dancila will attend the reception at the presidential Cotroceni Palace organized on the occasion of Europe Day.   “I will confirm the participation in this event held at Cotroceni. Prime Minister Dancila told me she will also honor the invitation, along with her Cabinet ministers. Europe Day is an important event (…)”, said Dragnea. (jurnalul.ro)
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