3 februarie 2004 ZF EnglishMounting trade deficit melts away National Bank's forex reservesAccording to the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Executive should have endorsed measures likely to help cut the current account deficit by 1% of the Gross Ionela Nuta
27 ianuarie 2004 ZF EnglishInterest rates calculated by Romanian banks stir controversyFor instance, he says that, under the simplified calculation method used to find out the monthly rates, the banks in the Romanian system divide the annual interest to the number of Ionela Nuta
17 noiembrie 2003 ZF EnglishZapp grows four times in US dollarsThis is a lab aimed at developers, a place for Romanian software companies interested to develop and sell mobile applications for the CDMA system both on the domestic and international Iuliana Butuc Cerchez
6 ianuarie 2004 ZF EnglishRomanians spend $2m on SMS messages in several daysThe Orange network was used to send 10.5 million SMS messages, with more than 10% sent to international destinations. Iuliana Butuc Cerchez
21 decembrie 2003 ZF English2003: soaring current account deficit and record-high revenues for retailThe bill has a smiling mask on one side and here is where we should put the first ever completed agreement with the International Monetary Fund, an economic growth exceeding 4.5%, soaring Dorin Oancea
3 decembrie 2003 ZF EnglishBright macroeconomic projections turn gloomy, as record-high external deficit loomsMoreover, international reserves (foreign currency plus gold) amounted to 7.75 billion euros at the end of last month, down 260 million euros from October. Ionela Nuta
2 decembrie 2003 ZF EnglishRomania bracing for unprecedented external deficit: 6.5% of GDPTogether with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Government and the NBR had scheduled a current account deficit accounting for 4.8% of GDP. Ionela Nuta
5 iunie 2003 ZF EnglishECB cuts interest rates to 48-year low, hopes for economic recoveryThe International Monetary Fund this week said it expects the euro region’s inflation rate to fall under 1.5% next year. georgiana.stavarache@zf.ro Georgiana Stavarache
31 octombrie 2004 ZF EnglishNational Bank Governor says Romania may miss on 9% inflation targetThe ROL will become convertible on the international currency market later in 2005 or 2006, after Romania gives foreign investors full access to its domestic debt market and allows Razvan Voican
22 noiembrie 2004 ZF EnglishMOL buys remaining Shell stations in RomaniaShell Romania SRL comprises some 59 gasoline stations, a lubricant business and the company’s stake in the joint venture to supply aircraft fuel formed together with the International Adrian Mirsanu
