Romaniapress http://www.romaniapress.com/ Romanian News by Romaniapress en Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, leader says http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020048.html 2012-02-22 18:44:02 TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation has never sought (...) 2012-02-22T17:44:02Z text/html en Argentina train crash injures hundreds in Buenos Aires http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020049.html 2012-02-22 18:37:53 Some 340 people have been injured in a commuter train crash at a busy station in the Argentine capital, Buenos (...) 2012-02-22T17:37:53Z text/html en Insurance market not following economy trend http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020050.html 2012-02-22 18:33:42 The total volume of gross written premiums in 2011 dropped to RON 6.5 bn from RON 6.9 bn in 2010, the National (...) 2012-02-22T17:33:42Z text/html en PM Ungureanu assures IMF, EC he will abide by previous Cabinet's commitments http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020051.html 2012-02-22 18:32:34 PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu told yesterday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Commission (EC) (...) 2012-02-22T17:32:34Z text/html en BestJobs poll: Over two thirds of consumers, influenced by online ads http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020052.html 2012-02-22 18:31:13 The Internet is beginning to become an important communication medium, which can influence consumers' decision to (...) 2012-02-22T17:31:13Z text/html en Orange Romania posts incomes worth EUR 937 M for 2011 http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020053.html 2012-02-22 18:28:51 Orange Romania posted incomes worth EUR 937 M for 2011, including EUR 239 M in the last quarter of the year, which (...) 2012-02-22T17:28:51Z text/html en DNA wants maximum sentences in “transfers' case” http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020054.html 2012-02-22 18:27:22 Prosecutor Cristian Anghel, the representative of the National Anti-corruption Office (DNA), has asked the (...) 2012-02-22T17:27:22Z text/html en Prince Albert of Monaco, potential investor in Poiana Brasov http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020055.html 2012-02-22 18:26:01 Albert of Monaco could be one of the persons investing in the Silver Mountain luxury tourist resort, alongside Ion (...) 2012-02-22T17:26:01Z text/html en New Honda Civic 5 door, one of Europe‘s safest cars http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020056.html 2012-02-22 18:21:37 The new Honda Civic 5 door has been rated one of Europe‘s safest cars, according to new independent crash testing (...) 2012-02-22T17:21:37Z text/html en Fisheries Management Authority board, forced to resign http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020057.html 2012-02-22 18:20:24 Reducing VAT for food products, not featured on Government's 2012 agenda. Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia removed (...) 2012-02-22T17:20:24Z text/html en Some 80% Of Romanian Youths Surf The Internet Daily - Poll http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020058.html 2012-02-22 17:50:21 About 80% of Romanian young people access the Internet daily and more than half of them have favorite personal care (...) 2012-02-22T16:50:21Z text/html en New Market Report Now Available: S.C. Hidroelectrica S.a. - Strategic Swot Analysis Review http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020047.html 2012-02-22 17:30:13 It engages in power generation through renewable sources of energy. It also provides ancillary services to its (...) 2012-02-22T16:30:13Z text/html en Profi Buys Small Retailer In C Romania http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020059.html 2012-02-22 17:04:36 Romanian retailer Profi bought Sibiu-based supermarket network Alcomsib, which holds six stores and was previously (...) 2012-02-22T16:04:36Z text/html en Mechel Announces Romanian Plants Resume Production After Halt http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020034.html 2012-02-22 16:51:29 Russia's steel giant Mechel Wednesday said three of its four Romanian plants that ceased production because of bad (...) 2012-02-22T15:51:29Z text/html en Bucharest Stocks End Higher, Petrom Surges 5% http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020035.html 2012-02-22 16:50:34 The Bucharest stocks gained 1% Wednesday, led by OMV Petrom's (SNP.RO) surge after the company announced a big gas (...) 2012-02-22T15:50:34Z text/html en Transelectrica Pays RON361M For Grid Works, Maintenance http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020036.html 2012-02-22 16:50:24 Romanian state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) will pay 361.3 million lei (EUR82.2 million) to its (...) 2012-02-22T15:50:24Z text/html en Leu Closes Slightly Lower Vs Euro In Quiet Market http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020037.html 2012-02-22 16:35:22 Romania's leu weakened modestly against the euro Wednesday and closed slightly below 4.36 units, amid a quiet (...) 2012-02-22T15:35:22Z text/html en ING Bank Romania Pretax Profit Rises To RON161M In 2011 http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020038.html 2012-02-22 16:20:27 ING Bank Romania Wednesday said its pretax profit rose 26% to 161 million lei (EUR36.9 million) in 2011, from (...) 2012-02-22T15:20:27Z text/html en Profi Buys Small Retailer In C Romania - Sources http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020039.html 2012-02-22 16:16:15 Romanian retailer Profi bought Sibiu-based supermarket store Alcomsib, which holds six stores and was previously (...) 2012-02-22T15:16:15Z text/html en Investors May Soon Start Developing Hotels, Stores On Bucharest Plots - CBRE http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020040.html 2012-02-22 16:16:02 Some of the investors who bought land in 2006-2007 with the intention to develop residential projects, are thinking (...) 2012-02-22T15:16:02Z text/html en Tarom To Organize Auction On March 8 To Insure Its Fleet http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020041.html 2012-02-22 15:52:57 Romanian state-run airline Tarom will organize an auction on March 8 to insure its fleet, and the new insurance (...) 2012-02-22T14:52:57Z text/html en ANCOM To Auction Off 365 MHz, Under New EU Radio Spectrum Policy http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020042.html 2012-02-22 15:25:14 Romania's telecom regulator ANCOM will auction off 365 MHz in the 800, 900, 1,800 and 2,600 MHz frequency bands, (...) 2012-02-22T14:25:14Z text/html en BestJobs: Over Two Thirds Of Consumers Are Influenced By Online Advertising http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020043.html 2012-02-22 14:56:35 More than two thirds of Romanian consumers are influenced by online advertising, 23% are willing to purchase a (...) 2012-02-22T13:56:35Z text/html en Gas Price Regulation Might Strike At Investment - Petrom CEO http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020044.html 2012-02-22 14:54:52 Current gas prices in Romania create an unsustainable situation that could impact investment on this segment, (...) 2012-02-22T13:54:52Z text/html en OMV Petrom Is A Driver For Romania's Economy - CEO http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020045.html 2012-02-22 14:53:58 OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) is a pillar of stability and a trustworthy partner for Romania's economy, especially when it (...) 2012-02-22T13:53:58Z text/html en Petrom: Romania Gas Market Up 3% In 2011, Fuel Market Steady On Year http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020046.html 2012-02-22 14:53:16 Romanian natural gas market rose 3% to 14.2 billion cubic meters in 2011, helped by growing demand from industrial (...) 2012-02-22T13:53:16Z text/html en Agriculture Minister: Taxing Untilled Farmland To Put Romania's Still Unplowed Land Into Production http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020028.html 2012-02-22 13:40:50 Romania's Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia supports the bill on taxing untilled land, and believes that Romania (...) 2012-02-22T12:40:50Z text/html en Iran Ambassador to Romania discusses Middle East tensions with HotNews.ro readers on Thursday, 11.30 a.m. http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020027.html 2012-02-22 13:39:00 Iran faces the toughest EU and US economic sanctions for the past several years, the continuation of its nuclear (...) 2012-02-22T12:39:00Z text/html en EU Approves RON1.2B State Aid For Coal Mine Closures In Romania http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020029.html 2012-02-22 13:19:32 The European Commission has authorized 1.17 billion lei (around EUR270 million) of Romanian public funding for the (...) 2012-02-22T12:19:32Z text/html en Moody's May Cut Credit Ratings On Romanian BCR, Raiffeisen Bank http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020030.html 2012-02-22 13:02:06 Moody's Investors Service Tuesday warned it might lower the credit ratings of 21 bank subsidiaries in central and (...) 2012-02-22T12:02:06Z text/html en UNSAR Members' Underwritten Premiums Fell 6% In 2011 To RON6.5B http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020031.html 2012-02-22 13:01:05 Premiums underwritten by insurers that make up the National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania (...) 2012-02-22T12:01:05Z text/html en Ungureanu Pledges To IMF, EU To Continue Previous Government's Reforms http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020032.html 2012-02-22 12:48:25 Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu on Wednesday assured officials of the International Monetary Fund (...) 2012-02-22T11:48:25Z text/html en Giurgiu, Romania Authorities Award EUR10M Road Rehab Contract To Romstrade & Partners http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020033.html 2012-02-22 12:41:33 County authorities in Giurgiu, Romania have awarded a contract worth 44.4 million lei (EUR10.2 million), for the (...) 2012-02-22T11:41:33Z text/html en OMV Petrom, ExxonMobil Find Significant Gas Discovery In Black Sea Block http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020015.html 2012-02-22 12:34:01 Romanian dominant oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Wednesday (...) 2012-02-22T11:34:01Z text/html en Romania Has No Plans To Reduce VAT On Food - Agriculture Minister http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020016.html 2012-02-22 12:33:16 Cutting the VAT on food products is not on the Romanian Government's agenda for this year, since the current (...) 2012-02-22T11:33:16Z text/html en Leu Down Vs Euro, Exchange Rate At 4.3602 http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020017.html 2012-02-22 12:32:54 Romania's leu edged lower against the euro by midday Wednesday and the central bank's reference weakened 0.12% to (...) 2012-02-22T11:32:54Z text/html en Romanian IT Integrator Novensys Sales Up 40% In 2011, To EUR28M http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020018.html 2012-02-22 12:32:04 Romanian IT solutions integrator Novensys posted turnover of EUR28 million in 2011, up 40% compared with the (...) 2012-02-22T11:32:04Z text/html en Petrom Cut Staff By 7% In 2011, To 22,912 Employees http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020019.html 2012-02-22 12:31:41 Romanian oil and gas group OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) on Wednesday said that its employee numbers dropped by 7% last year, (...) 2012-02-22T11:31:41Z text/html en Romania Press Review - 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Factors to watch on Feb 22 http://www.romaniapress.com/news-10020011.html 2012-02-22 08:15:56 An IMF team visits Bucharest to discuss policy with Romania's new government. The IMF has said no changes to (...) 2012-02-22T07:15:56Z text/html en