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The teensy hope that Traian Băsescu had that he would succeed in tipping the balance of votes in his favor, to at least allow him to prevent the Referendum from being validated, so he could return to Cotroceni "almost legitimately" was...

• Daniel Chiţoiu, the minister of the Economy: the contract can be made public at the request of the ANRM. The company must also be consulted.  

• The company expects an annual turnover increase of 10% over the next 3 years 

• The leu, at a record low against the Euro - 4.6397 lei/Euro 

The teensy hope that Traian Băsescu had that he would succeed in tipping the balance of votes in his favor, to at least allow him to prevent the Referendum from being validated, so he could return to Cotroceni "almost legitimately" was...

I will review the seven battles I have uncovered as part of the political war which precedes the Referendum.

• The shares of the Greek lender will be acquired by the Latsis family - its main shareholder 

• Călin Rechea: The intervention of the NBR would only have limited effects 

The exposure of foreign banks to Romania has increased in the first quarter compared to the end of last year, according to a report by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).

The date for the sale by the Romanian government of a 15% stake in Transgaz will be notified this week, the Minister of the Economy, Daniel Chiţoiu said on Friday.

I will review the seven battles I have uncovered as part of the political war which precedes the Referendum.

In a period of economic crisis, when the main problem behind the economic recovery is trust, Romania has just destroyed its chances of a quick economic recovery, by destroying its most important equity: the trust of its partners on its path to...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange has appointed Victor Cionga, managing partner at AZ Capital Inves-tors, as CEO, and he will now be awaiting for the validation of the CNVM.

The Court of Constanţa has cancelled several decisions of the General Ordinary Shareholder Meeting (AGOA) of the sunflower oil maker "Argus" Constanţa (symbol: UARG), according to a report sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).

In a period of economic crisis, when the main problem behind the economic recovery is trust, Romania has just destroyed its chances of a quick economic recovery, by destroying its most important equity: the trust of its partners on its path to...

• The company has to repay a loan to the Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR) 

Romania has registered some improvements in the area of justice, but the extraordinary events which happened over the last three weeks have shaken the faith of the European Union (EU), the president of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel...

The Romanian National Securities Commission (CNVM) has rejected the challenge filed by SIF3 "Transilvania", by which the latter was requesting the partial revocation of the CNVM ordinance issued in August 2011, which had suspended...

Just like all the actions which Dan Voiculescu gets involved in, the blitzkrieg to overthrow Băsescu from his chair in the Cotroceni was launched stupidly, at in an inopportune time and even though it had all the elements needed to succeed - a...

I wanted to prove my cleverness for once and to show how our country is being turned into a laughingstock by the lies of president Antonescu and of Ponta.

The campaign for the referendum has radicalized the public speech of the politicians to the extreme.

All of a sudden, according to the BBC, the referendum has become this month's trend, and it is not necessarily the best opponent that wins.

(Interview with the National Physics and Nuclear Engineering Institute "Horia Hulubei" - IFIN)

The intelligence services were aware of the plan of the USL to take over the power, at least as early back as February/March, but a few clues suggest that Traian Băsescu had been informed about their preparations ever since September/October last...

The strategy of the Romanian Italian Bank (BIR) will focus on Romanian and Italian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) alike, and on the network which they interact with (consulting firms and the consulting firms and liberal professions...

Seriously spanked in Brussels, prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Wednesday night that the referendum concerning the dismissal of the president will take place according to the decision of the Constitutional Court - which involves the...

• The ordinance which caps fees would have been applicable to ongoing loans as well, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union 

Reporter: How would you describe the recent events occurring on Romania's political stage?

• At the High Council of Justice - prosecutor George Bălan and magistrate Marcel Sâmpetru and commissioner Vlad Adrian Mihai of the Internal Intelligence and Protection Service (SIPI) of Ilfov - , accused of influence peddling and disclosure of...  

Even though it's been years since the CNVM has levied fines against "Corint" Târgovişte (CONY) for failing to conduct the tender offer and buy out the existing shareholders, the fines have not been paid nor have any assets seized in...

• Monthly inflation was negative 

An apocalyptic scenario was presented on Bloomberg TV, by American professor Nouriel Roubini, at the end of last week:

On Monday, the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) ruled that the procedure for the suspension of Traian Băsescu as president was complied with, meaning that the president of the Senate, Crin Antonescu, will act as interim president of the...

The 34 hour gathering of SIF Muntenia, which took place this weekend, which overthrew the Council of Representatives of the Shareholders (CRA), is just the beginning of the struggle between the group of shareholders which sought the change,...

Some say he was singing old gipsy music, but in actuality, Tamango was the shaman of the Universe.

• The reorganization of the company is getting complicated 

The shareholders of Transelectrica must decide, in the General Shareholder Meeting of July 17th, whether they will change the manner in which the company is managed, from a "unitary system" to "dual management system".

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) will rescue the possibly troubled banks, with money from the Fund for the Guarantee of Deposits in the Banking System (FGDB), according to an Emergency Government Ordinance (OUG), which will be discussed in the...

The speed at which the USL is dealing blows to Băsescu is not just part of the technique for taking over power, but also signals a sense of urgency, which is no longer discernable through the dust kicked up by the movements of the armies.

Viviani Mirică, who has been a journalist at BURSA for four years, has won the award in the "business" category, granted by our colleagues from the "Piaţa Financiară" (Financial Market), at the second edition of the "Florin...

• The management company has announced that four groups of shareholders are acting in concert 

The Ministry of the Economy has not halted the process for the selection of the professional managers for Hidroelectrica, even though the company entered insolvency, said Remus Vulpescu, the head of the Office For The State's Interests and...