5 decembrie 2004 ZF EnglishUnilever expands to entire regionThe share capital raise to 65.4 million dollars (54.5 million euros) was performed through a contribution in cash by the majority stakeholder, Dutch Marga BV company, owning 99.9% in Ana Maria Neagu
29 noiembrie 2004 ZF EnglishElectrica shows interest in privatisation of Turkish powerThe company hopes over the following years to generate yearly cash flows of around 300 million euros, which it would use for its expansion outside Romania. Adrian Mirsanu
6 ianuarie 2005 ZF EnglishCluj-Napoca begins year of retailGerman Rewe Group, which owns Billa supermarkets and the Selgros cash & carry stores, is to make two investments in Cluj. Anca Rif, ZF Transilvania
14 decembrie 2004 ZF EnglishShirts and ties swell traders' accounts in December period. “As a rule, compared with the other months of the year, in December there is average growth of over 70% in sales of ties and 80% in the case of shirts. Ionut Bonoiu
8 decembrie 2004 ZF EnglishSilvarom furniture producer to establish own chain storeIn the case of Silvarom, in the first ten months of this year, labour productivity measured in hours increased by 16% as compared to 2003,” said Menhardt. Georgiana Stavarache
20 octombrie 2004 ZF EnglishBCR spends 12m euros on merger of branchesIn the case of the Franco-Romanian bank, the French shareholders wanted its liquidation,” explained Nicolae Danila, BCR executive chairman. Liviu Chiru
14 octombrie 2004 ZF EnglishPublic contracts cost companies 600m euros a year in bribessoundness of the banking system (something in which Romania left Hungary and the Czech Republic behind), easier access to loans, and a tighter budgetary deficit, which in Romania’s case Ioana Leaua
14 februarie 2005 ZF EnglishMicrosoft Romania planning to open more officesIn 2004, Microsoft Romania registered sustained growth, with the company’s cash-ins rising by 30% compared with 2003, and the company’s annual average growth reaching over Dan Dragomir
30 ianuarie 2005 ZF EnglishHVB believes in inflation reductionconfidence in the further reduction of inflation to 7% by the end of the year, or ignorance of the risk that such interests would become, even temporarily, real negative ones in case Razvan Voican
7 noiembrie 2002 ZF EnglishDecoding a confusing wine marketHowever, others say this is a good thing, because it allows them to keep making wine, even if their own vineyards yielded a poorer crop, as it is this year’s case, and, at any Sorin Elisei