Today Thursday, February 2, 2023 in the Romanian Newspapers

OMV Petrom ends 2022 with 10.3 B RON in profit In 2022, the OMV Petrom Group recorded a net profit of 10.3 billion lei, 260% higher compared to the previous year, according to the unaudited financial results submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday. “The year 2022 was an unprecedented year for the energy industry, with energy (...) Feb 2, 2023

Speedwell Gets EUR24.3M Loan From BRD To Erect Two New Residential Buildings In Timisoara Belgian real estate developer Speedwell has contracted financing worth EUR24.3 million from BRD Groupe Societe Generale in order to construct two green residential buildings in Romania’s western (...) Feb 2, 2023   Sphera Franchise Group Appoints Andrada Busuioc As Communications Manager Sphera Franchise Group (SFG), the franchise operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Romania, and of KFC units in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova) and Italy, has appointed (...) Feb 2, 2023   JYSK Seeks To Open At Least 15 Stores In Romania In 2023 Scandinavian furniture and home products retailer JYSK continues its expansion in Romania as it plans to open at least 15 new stores and to also refurbish at least 13 older units in (...) Feb 2, 2023   DNA’ Bologa: 72 pandemic related files sent to court, 90 other still in progress The National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) chief prosecutor Crin Bologa said on Thursday that more than 70 cases “with dozens of defendants” in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic have been (...) Feb 2, 2023   Romania Industrial Production Prices Soar 32.8% YoY In December 2022 Romania's industrial production prices for the total (domestic market and non–domestic market) increased by 32.8% in December 2022 compared to December 2021, data from Romania's statistics board (...) Feb 2, 2023   Banca Transilvania Enters Top 300 of 2023’s Brand Finance Banking 500 Banca Transilvania, the leading lender in Romania, is among the 300 most valuable banking brands in the world this year, where it climbed to 297 from 302 in 2022, according to Brand Finance (...) Feb 2, 2023   INS: Romania Building Permits Down 14.9% YoY In 2022 Romanian authorities issued 43,660 residential building permits in 2022, 14.9% fewer than in 2021, as per data from the country’s statistics board INS. Feb 2, 2023   President Iohannis, welcomed by Azeri counterpart Aliyev in Baku. Romgaz and Socar will sign a new contract for the delivery of Azerbaijani natural gas to Romania President Klaus Iohannis was received on Thursday by his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, at the Zugulba Presidential Palace in Baku. The Romanian head of state, who is on a two-day (...) Feb 2, 2023   Online Fashion Retailer Answear Expects 20% Growth in Sales in 2023 Polish-held online retailer Answear, which has a presence in Romania since 2015, aims to increase local sales by 20% this year compared with 2022, when its biggest growth, 40% was recorded in the (...) Feb 2, 2023   DefMin Tilvar speaks with Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces about training of Romanian airmen The minister of National Defense, Angel Tilvar, and the Chief of the Defense Staff, general Daniel Petrescu, met on Thursday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, with the Chief of the (...) Feb 2, 2023   Brasov Airport implements virtual control tower as a first in Romania The virtual control tower solution could be implemented by several airports in Romania, the head of Romatsa, Marius Adrian Cojoc, announced Thursday, in Brasov. While participating, in Brasov, in (...) Feb 2, 2023   Bright Spaces, the 3D Digital Twin company for the real estate industry, expands in MENA and brings Mike Hapoianu as Regional Manager Real estate technology (proptech) company Bright Spaces is adding the MENA region to its target markets in 2023. Mike Hapoianu, a specialist with over 22 years of international business (...) Feb 2, 2023   Andrew Tate and brother Tristan remain in prison after Bucharest court rejects appeal The Bucharest Court of Appeal decided on Wednesday, February 1, that brothers Tristan and Andrew Tate are to remain in detention, rejecting the appeal for their release. The decision is final. (...) Feb 2, 2023   President Iohannis starts official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan President Klaus Iohannis is today starting a two-day official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, in Baku, at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev, on which occasion he will hold political (...) Feb 2, 2023   Railway company CFR launches tender for modernization of Bucharest’s main train station Gara de Nord, Bucharest’s main train station, will be consolidated and modernized. State-owned railway company CFR SA said earlier this week that it launched the tender for the first stage of the (...) Feb 2, 2023   Google analysis: Turkey, the most sought-after holiday destination by Romanians Google recently conducted a travel trend analysis in and out of Romania based on 2022 data from its Destinations Insights tool, noting that demand for travel to Romania comes from countries with (...) Feb 2, 2023   Egis is moving its Romanian offices to the America House office building in Bucharest Egis, the French engineering multinational Group, has signed a lease agreement for 1,100 sqm in America House, a landmark office building located in Bucharest's Victoriei Square. Egis will move (...) Feb 2, 2023