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<title><![CDATA[Priorities for Romania: healthcare system, arrears, investments and state companies]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_64343/priorities-for-romania-healthcare-system-arrears-investments-and-state-companies.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey&nbsp;Franks, IMF mission chief, said&nbsp;on Monday that Romania&nbsp;must have four priorities in the forthcoming period:

    Continue the&nbsp;reform&nbsp;in the healthcare system,&nbsp;a system that&nbsp;the IMF mission chief considers to be...]]></description>
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<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:35:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Forex Reserves Down By EUR1.7B In July]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_64341/romania-forex-reserves-down-by-eur1-7b-in-july.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell by EUR1.7 billion to EUR32.68 billion in July from EUR34.4 billion a month earlier, because of foreign exchange payments of EUR2.6 billion, central bank data showed Monday. Foreign exchange inflows stood at EUR1.4 billion, while outflows reached EUR3.1...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:53:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romanian Auto Market Down By 15% In 1H]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_63842/romanian-auto-market-down-by-15-in-1h.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Total auto sales in Romania, including commercial vehicles and buses, fell in the first half nearly 15% on the year, from 58 944 to 50,272 units, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) data. Romanian new passenger car sales fell 18.3% to 43,233 units in...]]></description>
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<category>Auto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:21:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania 5-Mo Trade Gap Down To EUR3.64B]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_63318/romania-5-mo-trade-gap-down-to-eur3-64b.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s trade deficit went down by 7,5% in the first five months of 2011 to EUR3.64 billion, from EUR3.93 billion in the year-earlier period, the country&rsquo;s statistics institute INS said Monday.&nbsp;In the first five months, exports rose by 32% to EUR18.2 billion, faster than...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:27:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania’s annual inflation rate fell to 7.93% in June]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_63315/romanias-annual-inflation-rate-fell-to-7-93.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian consumer prices fell 0.29% in June from a month earlier, pushed down by cheaper food items, while the annual inflation eased to an unexpected 7.93%, from 8,41% in May, the country&rsquo;s statistics institute INS said Monday. Is the first time in two years when Romania has...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:32:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fitch: Romania returns to “investment grade”]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_63067/fitch-romania-returns-to-%E2%80%9Cinvestment-grade%E2%80%9D.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings upgraded Romania&rsquo;s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating on Monday to &lsquo;BBB-&rsquo; from &lsquo;BB+&rsquo; and long-term local currency rating to &lsquo;BBB&rsquo; from &lsquo;BBB-&rsquo;, citing the country&rsquo;s progress in recovering from the...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:22:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Forex Reserves Up By EUR1.67B In June]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_62938/romania-forex-reserves-up-by-eur1-67b-in-june.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR34.4 billion in June from EUR32.7 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. The rise was due to the EUR1.49 billion gained from the eurobonds issued in June, which took the total inflows to the FOREX reserve to EUR2.46 billion....]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:40:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National Bank of Romania Keeps Key Interest Rate At 6.25%]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_62813/national-bank-of-romania-keeps-key-interest-rate-at-6-25.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[National Bank of Romania Board (BNR) decided, in today&rsquo;s monetary policy meeting, to keep key interest rate at 6.25%, for the ninth consecutive session. Also, the minimum reserve requirement ratios in lei and foreign currency demanded from credit institutions were kept at the current...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:24:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF Approves First Review Of New Loan Deal With Romania]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_62741/imf-approves-first-review-of-new-loan-deal-with-romania.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund Board approved on Monday the first review of the precautionary up deal with Romania. The IMF officials evaluated Romania's performance in the first quarter, as well as reforms which the authorities have pledged to implement. As a result of the approval of the...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:25:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania May Budget Gap At 1.36% Of GDP]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_62737/romania-may-budget-gap-at-1-36-of-gdp.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s general consolidated budget registered a deficit of RON7.42 billion (EUR1.76 billion) at the end of May, namely 1.36% of the Gross Domestic Product, according to the Finance Ministery data. The budget gap is higher than the 1.2% deficit previously announced by finance...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:10:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Subway Enters Romanian Market This Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_62554/subway-enters-romanian-market-this-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The American restaurant franchise brand SUBWAY will enter the Romanian market this year, with the first opening by the end of the year. The company estimates that, by 2015, the restaurant chain in Romania will be composed of 60 units.
&nbsp;
&quot;We want...]]></description>
<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:32:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania’s Forex Reserves Up EUR 634 Million In May]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_61614/romanias-forex-reserves-up-eur-634-million-in-may.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s central bank international reserves went up by EUR 634 million in May, from EUR 32.073 billion registered last month to EUR 32.707 billion. Inflows to Forex reserves totaled EUR 1.868 billion in May, while outflows stood at EUR 1.234 billion....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:18:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EIB gives Serbia loans of EUR 650 million for SMEs, Mid-caps and Fiat Auto Serbia]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_60859/eib-gives-serbia-loans-of-eur-650-million-for-smes-mid-caps-and-fiat-auto-serbia.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A delegation of the Republic of Serbia arrived today at The European Investment Bank (EIB) headquarters in Luxembourg. On the occasion, the following loans for a total of EUR 650 million were signed: a EUR 150 million loan for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps; a EUR 500...]]></description>
<category>External affairs</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:59:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania’s GDP Grew By 0,6% In Q1. The Country Is Out Of Recession]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_60769/romanias-gdp-grew-by-06-in-q1--the-country-is-out-of-recession.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania's GDP advanced in January-March period ]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 10:19:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Central Bank Increases 2011 Inflation Forecast To 5.1%]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_60365/romania-central-bank-increases-2011-inflation-forecast-to-5-1.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mugur Isarescu, governor of National Bank of Romania, announced today that the central bank decided to raise its inflation forecast for the end of the year from 3.6% to 5.1%. Also, the forecast for 2012 has been upped, from 3.2% to 3.6%.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 14:05:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania 1Q Adjusted Retail Sales Down 5.6% On Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_60300/romania-1q-adjusted-retail-sales-down-5-6-on-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian adjusted retail sales went down 5,6% in the first three months of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, due to decreases recorded in all product groups, according to the statistics institute INS data released on Wednesday. Food sales fell 10.2% on the year in the first...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:56:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Central Bank Keeps Key Rate And Minimum Reserve Requirements Unchanged]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_60239/romania-central-bank-keeps-key-rate-and-minimum-reserve-requirements-unchanged-.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s central bank board decided today to keep its main interest rate at a record low of 6.25% a year for the eighth straight time, after costlier fuels and food items pushed the inflation rate to 8% in March, the highest rate since August 2008. The board also froze the minimum...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:05:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania 2-Month Current Account Deficit, 17 Times Lower Than In January-February 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_59440/romania-2-month-current-account-deficit-17-times-lower-than-in-january-february-2010.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[National Bank of Romania data shows that current account deficit of balance of payments stood at EUR 44 million after the first two months of this year, 17 times lower than the level of EUR 747 million registered in January-February 2010. This development was due to the...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:11:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Annual Inflation Reaches 31-Month High In March]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_59306/romania-annual-inflation-reaches-31-month-high-in-march.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The annual inflation rate rose in March to 8.01% from 7.6% in February, and exceeded analysts' estimates polled by &quot;Fin.ro&quot;, who anticipated that inflation will stand between 7.7% -8%. Inflation rate in March reached its highest level since August 2008, when the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:53:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Auto Trading Business Rose by 7% in February]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_59176/auto-trading-business-rose-by-7-in-february.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Romanian Statistics Institute (INS) indicates that the business of trading in motor vehicles and motorcycles rose by 7% gross series in February compared with the first month of the year. In the same period, the volume of turnover of services rendered to population increased by...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:55:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ernst & Young: Romanian Economy Will Grow 1% In 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_59050/ernst--young-romanian-economy-will-grow-1-in-2011.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to a report by Ernst &amp; Young, Romania&rsquo;s GDP is expected to grow by 1% this year, mostly driven by exports, but domestic demand remains subdued. The authorities forecast an economic growth of 1.5% in 2011.
&nbsp;
The report also states that the...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:27:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Erste: Romania Sovereign Rating May Be Raised In 2012, Provided Fiscal Reforms Continue]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_58723/erste-romania-sovereign-rating-may-be-raised-in-2012-provided-fiscal-reforms-continue.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Austrian Erste Group forecasts that financial evaluation agencies are likely to upgrade Romania&rsquo;s sovereign rating in the next year, provided fiscal reforms continue. Bank analysts noted investors assess many Central and Eastern European countries as more attractive than some better...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:03:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enel To Invest EUR 800 Million In Romania In The Next 4 Years]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_58058/enel-to-invest-eur-800-million-in-romania-in-the-next-4-years.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Italian utility group Enel plans to invest in the 2011-2015 period about EUR 800 million in Romania, mainly in process efficiency and expanding customer base, according to the company's 2010 financial report.
&nbsp;
In...]]></description>
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<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:30:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RON/EUR Exchange Rate Reaches 10-Mo Low]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_57506/ron-eur-exchange-rate-reaches-10-mo-low.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The national currency continued its gain against the euro, as the official exchange rate calculated by the Romanian central bank went down to 4.2051 RON per Euro, from 4.2108 RON/EUR on Tuesday. This value represents a new ten-month low, a similar exchange rate being shown...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:40:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania’s Inflation in January, the Highest in the EU]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_57397/romanias-inflation-in-january-the-highest-in-the-eu-.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s inflation rate stood at 7% in January, a value that puts the country first in the European Union. According to the European statistics office Eurostat, the indicator rose to 2.7% at EU level and at 2.3% in the euro zone compared with January 2010.
&nbsp;
Romania...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:35:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania January Private Lending  Down 1.5 percent, On Month. Deposits Down 1.8 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_57206/romania-january-private-lending--down-1-5-percent-on-month--deposits-down-1-8-percent.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to the central bank data, Romanian private lending fell 1.5% in real terms to 207.8 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.23) in January from a month earlier, but was up 4.3% on the year. On the other hand, deposits of non-government resident customers declined 1.8% on the month to RON174.3...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:43:00</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_57206/romania-january-private-lending--down-1-5-percent-on-month--deposits-down-1-8-percent.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Romanian Customs Authority Head Charged of Corruption]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_56575/romanian-customs-authority-head-charged-of-corruption.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[National Customs Authority head Radu Traian Marginean was indicted by the Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on charges of corruption. Marginean was heard by prosecutors Wednesday in a case of influence peddling at the Halmeu customs, northwestern Romania.
&nbsp;
He...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:16:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Central Bank: New Romania - IMF deal terms have been set]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_56437/central-bank-new-romania---imf-deal-terms-have-been-set.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s cental bank governor Mugur Isarescu confirmed today what president Traian Basescu announced on Sunday: Romanian authorities have reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission regarding the terms of a new precautionary deal. The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:17:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil Companies Financial Reports To Be Verified By Romanian Tax Authority]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_56000/oil-companies-financial-reports-to-be-verified-by-romanian-tax-authority.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Government's report analyzing the producers and distributors of gas and diesel shows that almost all the local oil companies reported significant losses for 2010 and their real profits were not reflected accordingly, although fuel pump prices increased by around 20% in Romania last...]]></description>
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<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:52:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Romanian Power Suppliers To Merge Under Electrica]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_55575/three-romanian-power-suppliers-to-merge-under-electrica.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian authorities plan to merge three electricity suppliers into a single unit running under state-owned electricity supplier Electrica, according to an official government document. The three companies are Transilvania Nord, Transilvania Sud and Muntenia Nord.
&nbsp;...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:46:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Leu Gains 0,2% Vs Euro]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_55572/romania-leu-gains-02-vs-euro.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s national currency extended early gains versus the euro in mid trade Monday and the central bank&rsquo;s reference won 0.2% to 4.2578 lei/euro, from 4.2669 units on Friday.
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Against the US dollar, the leu's indicative lost nearly 0.4% on the day...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:13:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transelectrica: Romania’s Electricity Consumption Up 4.7% In 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_55014/transelectrica-romanias-electricity-consumption-up-4-7-in-2010.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Octavian Lohan, deputy general manager of state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica&rsquo;s (TEL.RO), said today that Romania&rsquo;s electricity consumption rose by 4.7% on the year in 2010 and is estimated to increase by at least 1% in 2011.
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&quot;The...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:32:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Proiect Bucuresti is moving to Euro Tower]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_54534/proiect-bucuresti-is-moving-to-euro-tower.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Proiect Bucuresti, a major Romanian architectural design, engineering and planning company with several decades of local experience, will relocated its offices in the beginning of next year to Euro Tower, the first green building in Bucharest, which was delivered this year by Cascade Group....]]></description>
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<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:41:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Number of Companies Leaving Romania for Bulgaria is Growing]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_54527/-the-number-of-companies-leaving-romania-for-bulgaria-is-growing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of Romanian companies that are moving south of the Danube River, in Bulgaria, is intensely growing. Statistics show that every month about 300 Romanian companies are moving their headquarters in Bulgaria, according Antena3. Conditions in Bulgaria are more attractive than those...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:56:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Broadband Mobile Internet Has Overtaken the Dial-up Ones: 3.32 Million to 2.93 Million Connections]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_54312/broadband-mobile-internet-has-overtaken-the-dial-up-ones-3-32-million-to-2-93-million-connections-.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of mobile broadband internet subscriptions has overtaken that of dial-up broadband subscriptions. At the end of June this year, in Romania there were 3.32 million mobile broadband internet connections (via EDGE, CDMA, and 3G EV-DO), while fixed broadband internet was accessed by 2.93...]]></description>
<category>IT&amp;C</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:08:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Possible Cartel Agreements on the Romanian Cigarette Market]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_54027/possible-cartel-agreements-on-the-romanian-cigarette-market.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Romanian authorities responsible of competition issues announced in a statement they had started an investigation on the local cigarette market on a possible agreement regarding prices. Competition inspectors have conducted a series of unannounced inspections at the registered office and the...]]></description>
<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:09:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apartment Prices In Bucharest Down 15% In 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_54026/apartment-prices-in-bucharest-down-15-in-2010.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to a survey conducted by real estate website imopedia.ro, the sale prices of apartments in Romania&rsquo;s capital city Bucharest reduced in average by 15% this year. In 2011, the prices are expected to continue their downward trend.
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&quot;The price...]]></description>
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<category>Real Estate</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:41:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ING: Romania Not Likely To Reach Desired 2011 Deficit Target]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53892/ing-romania-not-likely-to-reach-desired-2011-deficit-target.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to ING analysts, Romania&rsquo;s deficit cap of 4.4% of gross domestic product in 2011 is an &ldquo;ambitious&rdquo; target and the chances to reach this objective are slim, because of weaker-than-expected economic performance.
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According to the draft...]]></description>
<category>Finance</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:25:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Isarescu, Romanian Central Bank: Not the Banks Are Indebted, the Romanians Are]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53714/isarescu-romanian-central-bank-not-the-banks-are-indebted-the-romanians-are--.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Central bank governor Mugur Isarescu attended today at a seminar organized at the central bank by Finmedia, occasion in which he said &ldquo;the national foreign exchange reserves are exceeding and the market benefits currently by an excess of liquidity, &quot;to get the banks used to this...]]></description>
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<category>Banks</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:28:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romanian Senate Adopts Bill Reducing Flat Tax At 10%]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53652/romanian-senate-adopts-bill-reducing-flat-tax-at-10.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s Senate adopted on Tuesday a draft law drawn up by ruling democrat liberals, which reduces the flat tax to 10%, from 16%. The result of the vote was 45 votes &ldquo;for&rdquo; 31 &ldquo;against&rdquo; and eight abstentions.
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Democrat liberals'...]]></description>
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<category>Politics</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:04:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Romania To Hire Another 600 People At Bucharest-Based Services Center GeBOC In 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53484/hp-romania-to-hire-another-600-people-at-bucharest-based-services-center-geboc-in-2011.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard (HP) Romania intends to recruit 600 people in 2011 at its Bucharest-based services center Global eBusiness Operations (GeBOC). A similar &nbsp;number of people were hired in 2010, according to GeBOC general manager Alexander Weigl.
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Weigl said...]]></description>
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<category>IT&amp;C</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:03:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Emirates Airlines, Qatar, Watania and Pegasus will enter the Romanian market next year]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53425/emirates-airlines-qatar-watania-and-pegasus-will-enter-the-romanian-market-next-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three Arab and one Turkish airline companies will enter the Romanian market next year, which will bring benefits for passengers, who will get shorter race and more favorable prices to and from the Middle East.
 
Emirates, Qatar Airways, Watania...]]></description>
<category>Companies</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:28:00</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53425/emirates-airlines-qatar-watania-and-pegasus-will-enter-the-romanian-market-next-year.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Jobless Rate Down To 7.08% In October]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53202/romania-jobless-rate-down-to-7-08-in-october.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romanian unemployment rate was at 7.08% in October, down from 7.35% a month earlier, as the total number of unemployed people reached 645,794, compared with 670,247 in September, according to the country&rsquo;s employment agency ANOFM data.
&nbsp;
End-October, the...]]></description>
<category>HR</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:19:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania October CPI +7.9% on Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53139/romania-october-cpi-%2B7-9-on-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
According to Romania&rsquo;s statistics institute INS, consumer prices rose 0.55% on the month in October, due to the rising of food and service prices, while the annual inflation accelerated to a new two-year high at 7.88%.&nbsp;
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Food prices increased...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:36:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Might Be Forced To Import More Expensive Wheat Next Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53022/romania-might-be-forced-to-import-more-expensive-wheat-next-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Adrian Radulescu, state secretary with the Ministry of Agriculture, announced today that Romania may have to import wheat next year at a price up to 30% higher than it got to export it for because of large quantities that have been exported.
&nbsp;
According to...]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:55:00</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_53022/romania-might-be-forced-to-import-more-expensive-wheat-next-year.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Opens Office in Bucharest to Develope Business Strategy in Romania]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52848/google-opens-office-in-romania.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Google opened an office in Bucharest, Capital of Romania, on November 1, 2010, which will be responsible for developing Google's presence and strategy in Romania, establishing business relationships with Romanian partners, educating local companies about the benefits of going online, direct...]]></description>
<category>IT&amp;C</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:03:00</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52848/google-opens-office-in-romania.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Central Bank Leaves Key Rate Unchanged]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52779/romania-central-bank-leaves-key-rate-unchanged.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Romania&rsquo;s central bank board decided today to maintain its main interest rate at a record low of 6.25% a year for the fourth consecutive time. The board also decided to keep the current levels of the minimum reserve requirements at 15% for Romanian leu-denominated liabilities and 25%...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:49:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF: Retroactive Consumer Loan Norms Can Have Negative Effects For Romania]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52494/imf-retroactive-consumer-loan-norms-can-have-negative-effects-for-romania.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[IMF mission head Jeffrey Franks stressed out that the decision to apply the EU directive on consumer loans retroactively could have &ldquo;negative effects&rdquo; for Romania. Franks said the Romanian authorities agreed to consider implementing the norms only for new loans....]]></description>
<category>Daily news</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:04:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romanian’s industrial new orders rose 35.1% in August, the fifth advance in EU]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52427/romanians-industrial-new-orders-rose-35-1-in-august-the-fourth-advance-in-eu.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In August 2010 compared with the same month in 2009, industrial new orders grew by 24.4% in the euro area and by 22.6% in the EU27, shows the European statistics office report released today. Total industry excluding ships, railway and aerospace equipment rose by 23.5% and 23% respectively....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:18:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Romania Is Prepared For Internet Applications Of Tomorrow]]></title>
<link>http://www.fin.rohttp://en.fin.ro/articol_52243/romania-is-prepared-for-internet-applications-of-tomorrow.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to a research conducted by Said Business School within Oxford University (UK), which assesses the quality of broadband connections in 72 states and 239 cities, Romania is ranked seventh among 14 states considered to be prepared for internet applications of tomorrow, which will be...]]></description>
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<category>IT&amp;C</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:48:00</pubDate>
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