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• "Benjamin Netanyahu started the fighting hoping it would help him win the elections"  

Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, said that Israel has not succeeded in reaching its objectives, and he thanked Israel and Iran for their support during the recently concluded conflict.

• Companies which had a perfect operation for 20 years are on the brink of bankruptcy, because the government hasn't reimbursed the money for the projects they conducted using European funds, according to Florin Pogonaru  

The services group may see a greater weight in the future in the structure of the consumption basket.

• The board member who got the most votes from shareholders wants to save and reform the Sibiu Exchange 

The recent finds following the explorations of OMV-Petrom in the off-shore Neptun block indicate significant caches of natural gas and oil on the Romanian shelf of the Black Sea.

The most important project developed by Carrefour Property, in its two years of presence on the local market, is the new Ploieşti Shopping City mall, developed in less than one year.

Companies in Central and Eastern Europe are the most dynamic segment of the investments of "Seedcamp", the largest microinvestment fund in Europe, specializing on funding online businesses, said Carlos Eduardo Espinal, a partner in the fund.

For someone who isn't much of a fan of shopping, "Black Friday" seems like the title of a horror movie, but it is in fact a reason for shopping and discount chasers to greatly rejoice.

With a tradition of over 40 years in the area of the production of profiles for thermo-insulating doors and window frames, VEKA started out as a family business, and evolves spectacularly.

Turkish PM, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called Israel a terrorist state, following its bombing of the Gaza Strip.

• Dan Simionescu stays on the Board  

To be or not to be (anymore), that is the question for the shareholders of Sibex, who have scheduled it for today to elect a new management, after the former CEO Cristian Sima, who some people no longer wanted as CEO anyway, was banned from the...

The changes in the life of SIF4 Muntenia, which occurred this year, bode well, considers Gabriel Filimon, chairman of SAI Muntenia Invest, the manager of SIF4.

• Q3 profit up 7.3% 

Europa Royale - the first hotel opened in Romania by Europa Group Hotel - is situated in a historic building in the Old Center of Bucharest, with an investment of 14 million Euros.

• One year after the departure from the BSE, Valentin Ionescu would like Sibex to be a derivatives, commodities and energy exchange  

Reporter: How affected do you think that Sibex was after "Sima scandal" in terms of image and operations?

• The plant of Vâlcea can not save itself through insolvency 

Oltchim will enter insolvency in January 2013, after the elections, said Remus Borza, the receiver of Hidroelectrica and head of insolvency firm Euro Insol.

• Arin Stănescu: "Banks did not even want to hear about any restructurings over the last two years" 

• The Insurance Oversight Commission (CSA) - called to report before the Parliament, by March 

The member states of the Eurozone which were hit the hardest by the sovereign debt crisis could use part of their gold reserves as collateral for the bonds they issue, according to a report quoted by the World Gold Council (CMA).

Electromagnetica reported a net profit of 14.58 million lei in the first nine months of 2012, down 14.4% YOY, and a net turnover of 327.1 million lei, down 15.26% over last year's similar period.

"Transgaz" Mediaş (symbol: TGN) has reported a net profit of 215.2 million lei, after the first nine months of the current year, down 24.19% YOY, according to a report sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

With a team of over 95 lawyers, of which 20 partners in the office of Bucharest, "Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii" has a secondary headquarter in Cluj-Napoca, which it shares with "Nistorescu, Şomlea & Asociaţii", as well as a...

• "Deal" trades with shares of the Proprietatea Fund have raised the liquidity of the BSE to levels which have never been seen in almost two years 

• MPG refuses to make the payment it owes the BRAT, as it is unhappy with its services  

• Investors and brokers are outraged 

One month before the elections, the government and the opposition launched a fierce debate over the name of the future prime minister.

• The immediate repayment in cash would require 16 billion Euros, which is unsustainable  

Wojciech Zaremba, the representative of PCC SE in Romania, yesterday succeeded in becoming a member of the Board of Directors of Oltchim again, according to sources from inside the company, after about two years of absence.

BRD, the second largest domestic bank in terms of assets, reported a net profit of 10.38 million lei after the first nine months of 2012, down 98%, compared to last year's similar period.

It may seem disrespectful, or just an attempt to sound catchy, intended to draw the readers' attention.

First of all manager, then owner of a label that has over 20 years of expertise on the domestic market, Radu Baron of RBA Records shared some of the secrets of the music industry. We can draw the conclusion that the music industry in Romania has...

• The immediate repayment in cash would require 16 billion Euros, which is unsustainable  

(Interview with Dan Simion, the General Manager of the Romanian Center for Promoting Trade And Foreign Investments - CRPCIS)

The United States of American attract dozens of Romanian entrepreneurs every year, who open businesses on the American market in varied areas such as IT, tourism, human resources or the food industry.

Turnover of IAR Ghimbav fell 61% in the first nine months of 2012, from 48.8 million lei to 19 million lei.