4 oct. • Business Mugur Isarescu: Romania does not need an IMF agreement Romania’s National Central Bank governor Mugur Isarescu considers that Romania does not need another financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund because the financing of the IMF addresses the consolidation of international reserves, to increase… Share
1 oct. • Business Romanian PM says he knows nothing about initiative to tax weddings and christening ceremonies Share
1 oct. • Business PM Emil Boc says Romanian state will recover Rompetrol debt in court. Statement comes as Rompetrol Rafinare shareholders decided state would control 44.69% of company shares Share
30 sept. • Business The government eliminates minimum tax and approves a set of measures to support companies Share
29 sept. • Business Romanian central bank maintains maintain monetary policy rate and level of minimum reserve Share
28 sept. • Business Romanian managers expectations for September-November: Employment to drop in all economic sectors except retail Share
15 sept. • Business 2011 budgetary fiscal strategy: personnel spending drops while spending for European projects increase Share
14 sept. • Business National Statistics Institute: Romania's GDP for the first six months – 211.4 billion lei Share
13 sept. • Business PM Emil Boc together with several ministers met on Monday with an IMF delegation Share
10 sept. • Business The current account deficit continued to increase amounting to 3.79 billion euro in the first seven months Share
8 sept. • Business Finance minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu: We paid 1 billion euro to private companies, another 900 million euro are left Share
7 sept. • Business Finance minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu about the decrease of the flat tax: we have several options, but a decision will be taken with the IMF Share
6 sept. • Business Romania and Switzerland signs on Tuesday, September 7, an agreement for 181 Swiss Francs nonrefundable funds Share
6 sept. • Business IMF Romania chief Jeffrey Franks after a meeting with the Finance minister: the main taxes should be maintained next year Share
1 sept. • Business Duster might represent over half of Dacia's production if there will be demand Share
27 aug. • Business Finance minister Vladescu: Romania is out of the recession and is on the right track Share
26 aug. • Business Most profitable firm in Romania last year had no employees and an annual profit of over 3.68 billion euro Share
25 aug. • Business Rompetrol lawyers: Romanian state has no legal means to refuse conversion of bonds into shares or partial payment of Rompetrol debt Share
24 aug. • Business Holder of 5% of Bucharest Stock Exchange resigned from board. UPDATE Daniel Tepes reviews decision to resign Share
24 aug. • Business Eurocopter said to be interested in relocating part of its activities from Romania back to US Share
23 aug. • Business Economists: Romania must get on international markets. Current public debt structure is unhealthy Share
23 aug. • Business What sectors may be affected should troubles in Romania-Russia relations hit economy Share
20 aug. • Business Perception of analysts on the evolution of Romanian economy improved substantially in August Share
20 aug. • Business Romanian trade unions call for minimum salary of 750 lei. Employers say first effect of a raise would be increasing unemployment in private sector Share
18 aug. • Business We prioritized public investments through the budgetary modification / The pensions fund was supplemented by 3.8 billion lei Share
17 aug. • Business Ford suppliers mushroom nearby Craiova, South Romania / one started recruiting while another will start production in several months Share
12 aug. • Business Budgetary modification: the state budget subsidy for pensions increases by 3.8 billion lei / The motivation: this covers the necessary funds for pensions and unemployment aids to avoid social conflicts Share
12 aug. • Business Hyundai and Fiat, marks that lost market share / Dacia, Chevrolet and Skoda lead the market Share
11 aug. • Business Lucian Croitoru: joining the euro zone requires a certain political cohesion which Romania lacks Share
10 aug. • Business Economy minister Adriean Videanu donated in July 2300 lei to the state budget to diminish the effects of the crisis / His employee, Stafie Claudiu donated ten times more, 22,000 lei Share
9 aug. • Business Romania's national currency appreciated on Monday to the European one / One euro at 4.2297 lei Share
6 aug. • Business Central Bank governor Mugur Isarescu: it is normal for banks to have a procyclic behavior not for the government Share
4 aug. • Business IMF priorities for Romania in the upcoming period: attracting EU funds, passing the pensions law, implementing the unique salary law / Talks for a new agreement are premature Share
4 aug. • Business Jeffrey Franks presents on Wednesday the conclusions of the IMF mission in Romania Share
2 aug. • Business The government estimates high unemployment rates and an increase of unemployment aid spending Share
2 aug. • Business Mihai Tanasescu: no supplementary measures are needed to reach the budgetary deficit target Share
30 iul. • Business Romania's 2009 insurance market: net loss for insurers decreased by 5.6 times Share
27 iul. • Business Finance minister Sebastian Vladescu: we discuss a 6.8% deficit with the IMF / we do not discuss the possibility of VAT of 25% and flat tax 10% Share
26 iul. • Business Ford produced about 3,000 Transit Connect at Craiova, Romania in quarter one Share
23 iul. • Business The government adopted the implementation norms to counter fiscal evasion / VAT for social househlds remains at 5% Share
20 iul. • Business PwC: almost 190 multinationals with Romanian majority capital will appear in the next 15 years Share
16 iul. • Business Economy minister Videanu: we could have had a zero economic growth this quarter Share
16 iul. • Business PM Emil Boc: we will eliminate minimum tax this fall and will maintain a flat tax of 16% Share
14 iul. • Business Central Bank: the banking system registered losses of almost 49 million euro after the first five months of the year Share
14 iul. • Business IMF Fiscal business department experts start talks with Romanian fiscal experts Share
13 iul. • Business The current account deficit continued to decrease, reaching after the first five months to 2.86 billion euro Share
13 iul. • Business Economists, bankers, analysts estimated macro numbers for the end of 2010: inflation 8.5%, unemployment 8.5%, euro/ron exchange rate 4.3, economic shrinkage 2.5% Share
12 iul. • Business Romania's commercial deficit decreased by 3.2% in the first five months to 3.8 billion euro/ Exports continue to increase more than imports Share
12 iul. • Business The Romanian car market dropped by 42% in Q1 / Dacia holds 32% of the market, Volkswagen, Skoda and Renault about 9% Share
9 iul. • Business US company to invest 126 million USD in construction of oil equipment factory near Ploiesti, Romania Share
8 iul. • Business Top central bank official: We can't overcome recession this year. Psychologic and emotional issues may change market and consumption Share
8 iul. • Business Transport minister considers tax on Romanian highway transit starting summer 2011 Share
1 iul. • Business Commerzbank analyst quoted by Roubini GE: Romania may think about import tax which would be more efficient than upping taxation on firms Share
30 iun. • Business Wall Street Journal: IMF money is crucial for Romanians / Analysts: It is highly unlikely for the IMF to give up on Romania Share
28 iun. • Business Romtelecom fires yet another several hundreds and cuts tariffs for broadband internet Share
23 iun. • Business EC wants solid arguments confirming the "covering" and "reasonability" of mobile internet tariffs in Romania to change 84 million Euros funds fate Share
18 iun. • Business Romania's Fiscal Code changed starting July 1: taxes introduced on meal tickets, interests and assistance payments Share
18 iun. • Business Hungarian official visiting Bucharest: Bank taxation decision is fair and normal Share
16 iun. • Business Lucian Croitoru, Romanian National Central Bank: we live in a collective hypocrisy / How can you have high quality ministers if you do not do them justice with the salary? Share
16 iun. • Business The current account deficit deepened by 40.3% in the first four months to 2.06 billion euro Share
15 iun. • From our correspondent in Bern Swiss authorities expect the non-reimbursable finance programme with Romania to be signed in July Share
14 iun. • Business US Ambassador to Bucharest: Romania needs to decrease its deficit and enlarge its private sector Share
11 iun. • Business Local report: Ford apparently intensifies production in Craiova, South Romania Share
10 iun. • Business World Bank: Romania and Latvia are the only economies in Europe and Central Asia to drop in 2010 Share
9 iun. • Business Romanian new car market dropped 49% in five months. Ferrari registrations tripled. Dacia registration dropped 43% Share
8 iun. • Business Dealers: Political tensions pressures the leu into depreciation. The leu exchange rate reaches the lowest level in 6 months Share