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EC urges Romanian authorities to modify the first-time car registration tax after breaking deadline
Romania could face trial at the European Court of Justice regarding the controversial first-time car registration tax unless the Parliament adopts as soon as possible a draft law to comply with the EU legislation, the European Commission's spokesman declared…
Romania's medium, long-term debt up 28.3% over last year on higher private sector debt
Romania's medium and long-term foreign debt rose 28.3 percent over last year from the previous one to 36.7 billion euros on higher debts in the private sector and deposits made by foreigners with local banks, according to the central bank (BNR)…
Romanian stocks rise on closing, influenced by the listing of Erste, the first international shares
The Bucharest Stock Exchange closed upward today underpinned by the shares of banks and those of the investment funds which rallied at the positive evolution of Erste Bank's shares first traded today…
Rompetrol Well Services posts 90% y/y higher net profit in 2007 to 19.4m lei
Romanian drilling company Rompetrol Well Services, part of the Rompetrol Group NV posted a 90 percent higher net profit in 2007 against the previous year on higher revenues, according to the preliminary financial results announced today at the Bucharest Stock Exchange…
OTP Bank Romania trims losses y/y 20% in Q4, 2007
OTP Bank Romania, the local unit of Hungary's OTP Bank, reduced its losses by 19.5 percent over the last three months of 2007 against the same period in the previous year, a preliminary report from the mother bank reads…
Romanian shipyard in Orsova sails to profit in 2007, sees 3.5% increase of net on business growth
The Romanian shipyard Santierul Naval Orsova (SNO) said its net profit last year rose 3.5 percent versus the previous year on business growth, according to preliminary financial results from the Bucharest Stock Exchange…
Volksbank Romania sees 80% boost in operational profit in 2007, to EUR 24.5m on more loans, assets
Volksbank Romania, the unit of Austria's Volksbank International AG, posted 80 percent higher operational profit last year against the previous, on growing number of loans and double assets, according to the company…
Sales of Zentiva on the Romanian market slump 19% over last year
Zentiva, the biggest drug-maker in the Czech Republic, posted total revenues of 626.8 million euros rising 19 percent year-on-year while sales on the Romanian market lowered 19 percent, according to the preliminary results the company announced today…