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Notebooks market tripled in H1
Laptop sales increased by up to 200 percent in the first half of 2007, due to lower prices and consumer interest for mobile devices, according to estimates by the main players on local market…
Professional turnover increased by 43 percent in H1
Professional recruitment and human resources consulting company registered a 43 percent increase in turnover in the first half of 2008, due to the need for qualified personnel on the Romanian market…
Multinationals spend 30,000 euros monthly on expat execs, half of which on salary
The net salary accounts for just half of an expat's costs in Romania. A multinational spends around 30,000 euros a month on an expat who holds a CEO or a general manager position, i.e. 360,000 euros a year, with the net salary making up only half this sum…
Romania's economy to accelerate 9% in 2008, central bank governor deems
Romania could witness a 8-9 percent economic growth this year on a tempered annual inflation of 6-7 percent in December, said the central bank's governor, Mugur Isarescu…
Drug producer Zentiva Romania sees net profit up 72% y/y in H1, to EUR 6m
Drug producer Zentiva Romania posted 72 percent boost in net profit in the first half of the year against the same period in the previous, on lower spendings, according to the company…
S & P Lowered Estimates On Incidence Of Recession In Romania
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services changed Monday its estimate of the incidence of gross problematic assets in the Romanian financial system under a reasonable (but not catastrophic) scenario of economic recession to 25%-40% from 35%-50%, the ratings agency said…