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Interview with Mr. Ştefan Bucătaru, president and CEO of the company

The new management of the Bucharest Stock Exchange doesn't seem to be in any hurry to be validated by the Romanian National Securities Commission (CNVM), even though two weeks have already elapsed since the elections.

Some of the smaller players in the banking system, in terms of their assets, are trying to attract deposits from their customers, by paying higher interest on short term deposits, compared to the short term ones.

Last weekend, Robert Rekkers resigned from his position of general manager of Banca Transilvania (BT) and from the Board of Directors of the bank, after almost 10 years of activity, without providing an explanation for his decision.

VB Leasing Romania, part of the European Financial Group VB Leasing International Holding GMBH, ended the year 2011 with a turnover of about 90 million Euros, up about 6% compared to 2010, said Liviu Şerban, managing director of VB Leasing...

In the event that insurance companies refuse to pay damages for vehicles or other assets which were damaged during the protests, in cases where insurance policies do not cover riots or strikes, the Romanian government may grant damages for losses...

Financial ratings firm "Fitch Ratings" yesterday warned that the attempts of the major Austrian banks to meet the capital requirements f the European Banking Authority (EBA), by mid-2012, could have negative consequences for their...

Yesterday, a few thousand protesters attended the meeting hosted by the USL in the Triumph Arch area. At the same time, a few hundred people were protesting in the University square.

The controversial business "Mic.ro", controlled by magnate Dinu Patriciu, seems to be nearing its end - shuttered stores, and empty shelves in the "groceries" which haven't yet displayed the "CLOSED" sign, salespersons...

Riding the statues of Miţa, Zoe and Didina, lying in front of the National Theater, a football fan was waving the flag of the revolution, so the bunch of TV reporters would notice him and put him on TV, even though there were about 80% less...

Reporter: What is your opinion on the mining project of Roşia Montană?

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the authorities of the European Union (UE) and the international financial institutions will attempt to prevent the mass exit of Western banks from the emerging currencies in the region, as part of a new...

Three consortiums which include major financial groups - JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Citibank - as well as brokerage firms, have yesterday submitted bids at the headquarters of the OSPI for the intermediation of the listing of Romgaz on the...

• Ioan Folescu - "Oltchim owes about 150 million Euros"  

The loan portfolio of banks is deteriorating from one month to the next, as layoffs, wage cuts and the exchange have been affecting the debtors' ability to repay their loans since 2009.

All sorts of rumors have been going through and around Raiffeisen Bank Romania.

Yesterday, "OMV Petrom" has raised the price of fuel by 3%, or 9 bani per liter.

Brokers say that one of the reasons the stocks of the five SIFs have risen over the past two days, is the fact that investors have high hopes over the dividends which will be paid out this year.

Austria will impose the norms designed to enhance the safety of the financial system, by forcing major Austrian banks to reduce their lending to banks in emerging Europe, in spite of discontent in the region, according to sources close to...

The law concerning the holding limit in the SIFs from 1% to 5%came into effect after being published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday.

The shareholders of SIF2 Moldova may be summoned to decide on a share capital increase and to revise the articles of incorporation, the company's Board of Directors announced in a press release sent yesterday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

A deputy governor of the Romanian National Bank (NBR), together with other banking officials of 16 European countries, yesterday attended a conference in Vienna, to discuss the issue of the capitalization of banks in the Eurozone and the...

"Fondul Proprietatea" (FP) is far from being a "bargain" for investors, the analysts of "Erste Group Research" say, as they their target price for the fund's stock by 30%, to 0.51 lei/share.

Who will be the new manager of the Bucharest Stock Exchange is the question everyone is looking for an answer to, after the shareholders elected a new Board of Directors on Monday.

Yesterday, the five largest oil corporations in Romania were fined 880 million lei by the Competition Council for breaking the law.

The shareholders of construction company Concefa Sibiu have issued their agreement for the sale of several real estate assets which the company owns in Braşov.

• Romania's trade deficit expected to increase in 2012 

Lucian Anghel, the chief-economist of BCR, is the new president of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE), elected yesterday by shareholders with 3.7 million votes.

Analysts claim that the government managed the public debt in a faulty manner, and the interest rates at which it borrowed were very high.

The only event which periodically makes the Bucharest Stock Exchange an interesting subject to write about, takes place today - the revocation of its management and the election of a new Board of Directors, decisions which are on the agenda of...

Reporter: What are your estimates on the evolution of the capital market for this year?

Reporter: Concisely, could you discuss what 2011 was like for the stock market and for the Bucharest Stock Exchange?

Răzvan Furtună, the head of the Treasury Products Sales to Retail Customers of BCR, part of the Financial Markets Division of the Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR), considers that the price of gold will continue to rise, as portfolio investments in...

Alina Piciorea, the head of the Corporate and Retail Sales Department and of the Treasury and Financial Markets Department of Piraeus Bank, said that the price of gold is still supported by the demand for gold bars and coins, by the purchases...

Răzvan Rusu, the investment director of Certinvest, considers that the price of gold will not go above 1,900 dollars/ounce.

Reporter: How did you come to run for the position of member of the Board of Directors of the Bucharest Stock Exchange?

Romania, just like the US and even the EU have escaped the economic crisis.

The Board of the Bucharest Stock Exchange has postponed for today the decision concerning the summoning of a new General Shareholder Meeting, to discuss the amendment of the change of the company's articles of incorporation by introducing the...

Reporter: What is your opinion on how stocks have evolved in 2011?

Lucian Anghel, the candidate proposed by BCR for the presidency of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, wants to take the market operator "to the next level" and to turn it from "a boat" into "a cruiser".