Today Thursday, September 21, 2017 in the Romanian Newspapers

One of world's largest offshore drilling rigs arrives in Romania's Constanta port Scarabeo 9, an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned and operated by Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem, has arrived in the Romanian port of Constanta. The rig is 115 meters long and almost 87 meters wide, and is equipped with a permanent accommodation module (...) Sep 21, 2017

Romania will host international conference of francophone women entrepreneurs Romania will host this year, in November, a conference on entrepreneurship topics gathering 400 francophone businesswomen from 80 countries, President Klaus Iohannis told a New York audience at (...) Sep 21, 2017   Poachers get suspended prison sentence, fine for shooting chamois in Romania The Cluj Appeal Court delivered a final sentence of suspended prison and a EUR 16,000 fine for two poachers who shot a chamois in June of 2016, in the Rodnei Mountains, Hotnews.ro reported (...) Sep 21, 2017   Survey: Smooth transition to split VAT system in Romania would take 2 - 4 years The business environment in Romania would need between two and four years for an “optimum transition, that doesn’t cause difficulties to companies” to the split VAT payment system, according to a (...) Sep 21, 2017   Bucharest City Hall buys ambulances with EUR 8.5 million The Bucharest City Hall will buy 100 ambulances for the Bucharest Ilfov Ambulance Service (SABIf) with EUR 8.5 million, mayor Gabriela Firea said. Of this sum, EUR 4.6 million will come from (...) Sep 21, 2017   JLL Apoints Mike Atwell Head of Capital Markets for CEE and Czech Republic Real estate consulting firm JLL has appointed Mike Atwell to lead its capital markets business in the Central and Eastern European region and in the Czech Republic starting October (...) Sep 21, 2017   (P) International artists will perform at the 10th edition of the Royal Charitable Concert On the occasion of the anniversary of His Majesty King Michael I, in the presence of the members of the Royal Family of Romania, Princess Margareta of Romania Foundation invites you to a concert, (...) Sep 21, 2017   Fondul Proprietatea Seeks to Sell 1.45B Shares in OMV Petrom Romanian investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) has announced it plans to sell a 1.454 billion existing shares in oil and gas company OMV Petrom S.A. (SNP.RO) in an accelerated bookbuilding (...) Sep 21, 2017   C&W: Modern Retail Space Stock In Romania's Big Cities Seen Growing By 500,000 Sqm In Next 3 Years The stock of modern retail space in Romania’s 23 biggest cities, each with a population of over 90,000 inhabitants, is expected to grow by approximately 500,000 square meters in the next three (...) Sep 21, 2017   ​OPINION Russia's methods: The way Romania gets ready for a media conquest As the world gets increasingly worried about the aggressive informational war tactics developed by Russia, Romania gets ready by itself to be conquered by means of media. While large countries (...) Sep 21, 2017   Romania Sells RON500M of Oct 2020 Bonds at 1.91% Average Yield Romania's finance ministry on Thursday raised a planned 500 million lei (EUR108.74 million) selling bonds maturing in October 2020 at an average yield of 1.91%, central bank data (...) Sep 21, 2017   ACAROM: Registrations Of New Commercial Vehicles In Romania Rose 3.2% In January-August 2017 The number of new commercial vehicles registered in Romania rose 3.2% in January-August 2017, to 15,333 units, according to data provided by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or (...) Sep 21, 2017   Romanian Banca Transilvania Grants EUR100M EU-Guaranteed Loans to SMEs Romanian lender Banca Transilvania will grant up to EUR100 million in EU-guaranteed loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under an agreement with the European Investment (...) Sep 21, 2017   Enterprise Investors Completes Fundraising For Polish Enterprise Fund VIII Private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) on Thursday said it had completed the fundraising process for its ninth fund, Polish Enterprise Fund VIII (PEF (...) Sep 21, 2017   President Iohannis meets UN Secretary General, invites him to pay visit to Romania President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, whom he invited to pay a visit to Romania. According to a Presidential Administration release, at the meeting (...) Sep 21, 2017   Iohannis, condolence message to his Mexican counterpart: I am deeply saddened by the tragic news of devastating earthquake President Klaus Iohannis sent a message of condolences to his counterpart of the United Mexican States Enrique Pena Nieto, according to a release of the Presidential Administration. “I am deeply (...) Sep 21, 2017   Tax official Anghel: Tax administration, ready for split VAT; any problem will be solved The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) is prepared for a split Value Added Tax (VAT) collection system and we can deal with problems that may arise, ANAF Deputy Chairman Daniel (...) Sep 21, 2017   Raed Arafat: Citizen early alert system is essential; it must be implemented at any costs The citizen early alert system is essential in case of bad weather and also post-disaster and it must be implemented at any costs, Secretary of State with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) (...) Sep 21, 2017   Gheorghe Stefan to be released on parole after Prahova Court rejects DNA's challenge Former Piatra Neamt Mayor Gheorghe Stefan will be released on parole, after Prahova Tribunal magistrates rejected on Wednesday the challenge that National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) (...) Sep 21, 2017   Bad weather grips Bucharest City, 38 settlements in 15 counties Wednesday night Heavy rain and heavy winds gripped Bucharest City and 38 settlements in the counties of Alba, Arges, Cluj, Dambovita, Giurgiu, Gorj, Hunedoara, Iasi, Ilfov, Mehedinti, Prahova, Satu Mare, Salaj, (...) Sep 21, 2017   Prahova will host the first autumn event of the national project Business rEvolution An important county in terms of economy on Romania’s map, Prahova will host this week the first autumn event of the national project Business rEvolution. The theme of the event will be called (...) Sep 21, 2017   PSD's Corlatean: Romania's delegation to PACE to request the Assembly to adopt a resolution regarding Ukraine Senator of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Titus Corlatean announced that Romania’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will notify the Assembly for the (...) Sep 21, 2017   Number of insolvent companies, authorized individuals rises by 5.55 per cent eight months into 2017 The number of insolvent commercial companies and authorized individuals rose by 5.55 per cent in the first eight months of this year, compared to the similar period in 2016, to 5,758 units, (...) Sep 21, 2017   Manda: Dragomir said a former Lower House Speaker benefitted from SRI leadership's support Claudiu Manda (photo), Chairman of the Committee for the Oversight of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), stated on Tuesday evening, after the committee heard former SRI employee Daniel (...) Sep 21, 2017   HealthMin: I asked the Commissioner for Health to make "Cantacuzino" Institute an EU regional pole for vaccines Minister of Health Florian Bodog on Wednesday told Agerpres that he requested the European Commissioner for Health to make the “Cantacuzino” Institute the “EU regional pole” for the production of (...) Sep 21, 2017   President Iohannis addresses to UN General Assembly: Romania remains committed to possible establishment of an International Court against Terrorism Addressing the 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) on Wednesday, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said Romania remains committed to the common initiative developed with (...) Sep 21, 2017   Romania's President Iohannis meets US President Trump for second time Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, at the traditional reception in honour of the heads of the national delegations attending the (...) Sep 21, 2017   Chinese state takes over Logicor assets in Romania China’s sovereign fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) has taken over the Logicor assets in Romania, namely four logistics parks and over 100 hectares, after the European Commission approved (...) Sep 21, 2017   German company buys Craiova-based IT firm with USD 10 mln German company QuEST Global, specialized in IT, cars and transports, has fully acquired the Craiova-based firm IT SIX Global Services. The transaction’s value reached USD 10 million, according to (...) Sep 21, 2017   Stericycle invests EUR 1 mln in medical waste disposal equipment in Romania Stericycle Romania, a company active in the field of hazardous waste management, has invested EUR 1 million in a medical waste sterilization equipment at its Jilava unit. Hazardous waste includes (...) Sep 21, 2017   Weekend calendar: Creative Fest, White Night of Romanian Film, DogFest Events: Book Street – ongoing, ends September 24. Find out more about the event here. DogFest – September 23 – October 8. More here. Creative Fest 2017 – September 22-24. Further details here. George (...) Sep 21, 2017   Romanian Banca Transilvania gets EUR 100 mln funds for small, medium firms Local lender Banca Transilvania and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have concluded a guarantee agreement based on which the Romanian bank will grant total loans of up to EUR 100 million to (...) Sep 21, 2017   ArcelorMittal Galati invests EUR 15 million in new production line Steel producer ArcelorMittal Galati, the largest steel mill in Romania, will invest EUR 15 million in a new production line. This will produce over 90,000 tons of steel rolls per year and cover (...) Sep 21, 2017   Top Ten FMCG Companies Posted RON1.7B Profit In 2016 The ten most profitable companies in the fast-moving consumers goods industry posted more than 1.7 billion lei (almost EUR400 million) net profits together in 2016, up 73% on 2008, the reference (...) Sep 21, 2017