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"Teraplast" Bistriţa, one of the largest PVC makers in Romania, reported a net turnover of 93.9 million lei in H1 2010, up 19% YOY from 79.15 million lei, according to the financial statements sent yesterday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

In the first semester of 2010, "Rompetrol Well Services" (symbol: PTR) had a profit of 5.63 million lei, 29.5% lower than in H1 2009, even though the company"s turnover increased slightly to 35 million lei. For comparison, in H1 2009,...

"Euromall Real Estate Developer" challenged the call for tenders by which "Shopping Center Holding" SRL, a company controlled by Puiu Popoviciu, acquired the bankrupt mall developed in Oradea by "MLS Proiect Oradea".

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (symbol:BVB) saw its profit nearly double YOY in the first semester of 2010, to 4.37 million lei, as its turnover increased 56%, to 8.48 million lei.

Somewhere to the right of Australia, below the Salomon Islands, above New Caledonia and left of the Fiji Islands, that is in the Circle of Fire of the Pacific, - you guessed it, off the coast of the Vanuatu archipelago!, part of the Australasian...

"The ability to access markets or instruments that until now were the sole domain of professional investors turn structured certificates into an attractive alternative investment for our customers in Eastern Europe", said for BURSA,...

"Bayerische MotorenWerke" AG (BMW), the world"s largest luxury carmaker, has seen its sales increase 9.1% YOY in July, on the back of demand from China, US and Great Britain.

The Investment Fund Eastern Eagle Fund has lowered its stake in SIF Transilvania to 0.9941%, after reporting a stake of 1.01% in July. The fund has thus complied with the legal deadline for reducing its stake below

The mirage of three digit returns offered by stock market funds in 2009 left most investors unimpressed, as they continued to favor less risky investments in money market and bond funds.

Anca Dumitru, the general manager of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, was sanctioned by the Romanian Securities Commission (CNVM), at the end of May, because the Bucharest Stock Exchange refused to present the Commission with a study of the trades...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a syndicated loan of 180 million Euros to Alro, the Romanian division of the major European aluminum producer for refinancing.

"Audi", the luxury car division of "Volkswagen" AG - the largest European carmaker- has increased its global sales by 7.7% YOY in July, on the back of increased demand in China and the US.

Last week, the Romanian National Securities Commission (CNVM) issued an ordinance forcing the Banca Transilvania (BT) group, made up of 30 shareholders with which the bank is presumed of acting in concert, to lower its holdings in SIF "Banat...

On September 10, the shareholders of the Bucharest Stock Exchange are called to decide on the reduction of the face value of the shares of the Bucharest Stock Exchange from 10 lei to 1 leu, and the increase of the number of shares from 7.67...

After a ten month break the castle of Râşnov is once again open to the public.

The Free Independent Union (S.L.I.) "Oţelinox" intends to sue the company "Samsung Oţelinox" Târgovişte this month, the members of the union announced in a press release.

Romania can enter 2011 with a better fiscal situation as long as it meets the terms of the agreement with the IMF, which will make investors consider it attractive again, said the head of the IMF mission, Jeffrey Franks, who gave an exclusive...

During Tuesday"s General Shareholder Assembly, shareholders of "Celule Electrice" Băileşti (symbol:CLEL), a company controlled by businessman Cătălin Chelu, unanimously voted against the dismissal of the Board of Directors and the...

Brokerage firm "Tradeville", led by Siminel Andrei, turned out a profit of 158,000 lei, in the first quarter of the year, as its turnover increased to 2.86 million lei, according to a press release of the company.

Romania can enter 2011 with a better fiscal situation as long as it meets the terms of the agreement with the IMF, which will make investors consider it attractive again, said the head of the IMF mission, Jeffrey Franks, who gave an exclusive...

Albalact yesterday reported a turnover increase of 7.57% in the first semester of 2010, reaching 125,070,971 lei. The company"s turnover in H1 2009 was 116,270,109 lei.

This month, Iproeb Bistriţa has recalled the 63 employees it had sent home due to technical unemployment, after receiving several orders.

Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was the target of a grenade attack on Monday, in Western Iran, according to the local press.

Unhappy with the fact that the authorities in Bucharest missed the arrears target for the fourth time in a row, the officials of the IMF are pressuring the government to begin the payment of its debts to the private sector as soon as possible.

In a concrete world, faith should meet certain criteria, measurable in meters and kilograms.

Over the last few months, the structure of the Supervisory Board of the Proprietatea Fund has seen significant changes, after three of its members, which were representing the Ministry of Finance, resigned or were forced to leave, almost six...

Football clubs that are heavily indebted are getting to ready to file for bankruptcy. While this may be bad news for the state, the clubs were careful to cover all their bases early on, with the help of the Romanian Football Federation, by...

The profit of "BNP Paribas" SA, the largest French bank, increased 31% in Q2 2010, compared to Q2 2009, due to lower bad loan provisions.

The forex reserves of the Romanian National Bank (BNR) decreased slightly in July, from 31.63 billion Euros to 31.58 billion Euros, amid inflows of 3.05 billion Euros, and exits of 3.1 billion Euros, according to data from the NBR.

A former journalist is going to court in an attempt to block the creation of the two Romanian national energy companies, "Electra" and "Hidroenergetica", claiming he is nothing more than a simple citizen who is against the...

The economic crisis has affected all companies, but only 1% of the them have successfully used the facility granted by the government of postponing the payment of their tax arrears.

Loan brokers say that banks must look for solutions to attract funds from customers, after the new taxation measures introduced by the Government. Liviu Andrei, the manager of Alliance Finance Broker, said: "Banks need to come up with...

The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Braşov have announced that the business environment of Braşov is being affected by the disjointed economic policy of the government.

Port operator "Socep" Constanţa (symbol:SOCP) had a net profit of 626.877 lei in the first semester, over nine times higher compared to H1 2009. The management of the company explained that part of this profit comes from interest...

The trail of the money used to build the largest mall in Romania - AFI Palace Cotroceni - leads one to Angola, where hundreds of workers are looking for diamonds with guns held to their heads.

The 2009 activity report of the Romanian Football Federation illustrates speaks for itself when it comes to the results of its management team led by Mircea Sandu and Ionuţ Lupescu.

I promised (in this column, months ago) that I would show my reasons to be proud of being Romanian.

The carbon emission certificate brings energy giants to our table. The Ministry of the Economy, Adriean Videanu yesterday announced that several investors have already submitted letters of interest in the purchase of the carbon emissions...

Brokers were expecting "Rompetrol Rafinare" to be delisted from the Bucharest Stock Exchange, after the Kazakhs of KazMunayGaz, had acquired 98% of the company, but the Romanian authorities have other plans.

The current management of the Bucharest Stock Exchange is considering reorganization of the BSE Group, after the former Board of Directors also tried to cut expenses.

The state makes its move in the gold business before even completing the investigation on the unclear reasons which led to the reduction of its stake in the Roşia Montană project.