11 iunie 2008 ZF EnglishBCR takes the market by surprise with 3.75% deposit interest riseSome smaller players are paying as much as 11% a year for standard deposits in RON, in order to raise cash from clients while others have chosen to offer attractive rewards as part Liviu Chiru
5 mai 2008 ZF EnglishFirst mandatory private pension contributions transferred on May 20In case of a person that earns a 900-euro gross salary, for instance, the value of the contributions paid this year will stand at 126 euros, and reach 270 euros in 2009. Angela Placinta
28 mai 2008 ZF EnglishNumber of Romanian-held car importers on the waneThis was also, to some extent, the case for Honda, which last October set up its own firm, Honda Trading Romania. Bogdan Alecu
2 noiembrie 2008 ZF EnglishBogza, Bancpost: Loans can no longer outpace depositsrates of existing loans, spreading raises over several months so as to make them bearable to the clients and offering the option of early repayment to those who have the necessary cash Razvan Voican
3 aprilie 2008 ZF EnglishRomanian tourism: minimal contribution to GDPIn the case of travel agencies, the average salary stood at 445 euros a month, far below other sectors such as air transport, the tobacco industry and the petroleum industry. Roxana Petrescu
2 aprilie 2008 ZF EnglishHalf of new flats in Bucharest are empty, despite demand for over 100,000 unitsInvestors will have to cash in on their profits by selling the homes at some point, at which time a high number of flats will become available, some on the primary market and some on Cristi Moga
18 februarie 2008 ZF EnglishCar industry attracts 1.1bn-euro investmentsFord will invest around 80m euros in Craiova this year in case the European Commission approves the takeover of Daewoo plant by March 31, after the Senate has already approved the law Alexandru Anghel
15 februarie 2008 ZF EnglishAutomobile Bavaria turnover up by 60% in 2007Unlike in Romania, where discounts are marketing strategies mainly used for volume cars, in Germany they are applied in the case of premium brands, too, with an impact over the dealer Bogdan Alecu
15 aprilie 2008 ZF EnglishInflation beyond NBR's worst expectationsCitibank’s analyst sees 2008 inflation at 6.85%, compared with 6.6%, but notes that the forecast may be revised in case of unexpected exchange rate developments, given that such Liviu Chiru
11 martie 2008 ZF EnglishBanking industry profit heads towards one billion eurosAt the same time, the net interest margin went up by 29% for BRD generating 356 million euros and net revenues from interests rose by 16.4% to 587 million euros in BCR’s case. Razvan Voican
