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Petromidia posts H1 profit
Record high oil prices in the first half of the year, and advances in the exchange and interest rates have virtually doubled Rompetrol Rafinare's business, driving the company running the refinery to post a profit…
Carrefour Romania hired 1,500 employees in 6 months
The local subsidiary of French Carrefour, one of the main retail players on the local market, has employed some 1,500 people in the past six months, to cover its expansion outside Bucharest…
Insurer Grawe Romania doubles business y/y in H1 to 68.3m lei
Insurer Grawe Romania said the value of contracts rose 68.3 million lei in the first half of the year versus the same period in the previous, underpinned by the release of new products and higher sales, according to the company…
Romanian insurer ING Asigurari de Viata sees 19% hike in gross profit y/y in H1, to lei 19m
ING Asigurari de Viata, the local unit of Netherlands' biggest financial-services company ING Groep NV, posted 19 percent higher gross profit in the first half of the year versus the same period last year, according to the company's temporary GM, Cornelia Coman…
Romania's First 7-Mos Used Car Registrations Double On Yr, To 112,054 Units
Romania's used car registrations reached 112,054 units in the first seven months of 2008, double compared to the same period a year ago, while new car registrations lowered 2.3%, to 171,385 units, according to data offered by the Romanian Driving License and Car Registration Department (DRPCIV)…