Business Briefs
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, subsidiara a Grupului Intesa Sanpaolo, a inregistrat in 2009 o dinamica pozitiva a performantelor financiare pe fondul dificultatilor economice globale.
The members of the Netherlands-Romanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (NRCC) have elected a new Board of Directors, which in turn appointed Peter de Ruiter (Partner, Tax and Legal Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers) as the new NRCC President.
Rosia Montana Gold Corporation (RMGC) has announced the completion of restoration works at the first building in the historical centre of Rosia Montana after two years of complex works. The building hosts the permanent mining history exhibition, "Aurul Apusenilor" (The Gold of Apuseni) and its restoration is only the first stage in the construction of the future Mining Museum in Rosia Montana.
MedLife, cel mai mare operator privat de servicii medicale din Romania, a investit 500 000 de euro in primul Centru de Excelenta in Gastroenterologie, specializat in diagnosticarea si tratarea tuturor afectiunilor aparatului digestiv, dar si a ficatului si pancreasului.
Restaurantul Bruxelles, in parteneriat cu Vinexpert, a gazduit o degustare a celor mai alese vinuri chiliene, produse de Concha Y Toro.
The economic slowdown is having a definite effect on the global energy sector - with many companies and governments delaying or cancelling critical energy investments. However, for some progressive thinkers, the global economic crisis provides an even more compelling reason to continue to develop more efficient, cleaner energy alternatives.
The poor transport infrastructure in Romania makes road trips twice longer than in Western European countries, and European Union funds should be used to finance infrastructure development, according to the head of the Foreign Investors Council.
With their worst fears of prolonged recession behind them, the confidence of CEOs for future growth has bounced back from the gloomy prospects of a year ago, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers 13th Annual Global CEO Survey.
Emphasizing that the macroeconomic outlook of Romania is improving due to stronger external demand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Jeffrey Franks announced a positive outcome at the end of the late January visit to review the progress of Romania under the economic program that is being supported by a Stand-By Arrangement.
The EBRD has revised upwards its 2010 growth forecast for the region, reflecting a slightly faster economic recovery than anticipated last October, but with stark variation across the region. The recovery is expected to strengthen moderately in 2011.
Consiliul de Administratie al Enel, prezidat de Piero Gnudi, s-a intrunit recent pentru revizuirea rezultatelor preliminare consolidate pentru 2009. Astfel, veniturile companiei au fost de 64 miliarde de euro, inregistrand o crestere de 4,6% fata de 61,2 miliarde de euro în 2008.
Bank Gutmann, institutie financiara austriaca specializata in servicii de private banking si wealth management, urmeaza sa-si deschida un birou la Bucuresti la inceputul anului viitor, a declarat Ilinca von Derenthall, senior oficer, Bank Gutmann.
Fondul National de Garantare a Creditelor pentru Intreprinderile Mici si Mijlocii (FNGCIMM) a acordat, pana la finele lunii noiembrie 9.467, garantii in valoare de aproximativ 400 de milioane de euro pentru credite ipotecare prin programul Prima Casa.
Cu o pondere de 75-80% din PIB, consumul ar trebui sa fie baza pe care economia romaneasca sa-si reia cresterea, a declarat Lucian Croitoru, consilierul guvernatorului bancii centrale, in cadrul seminarului EU-COFILE, organizat de BNR, ARB si Alpha Bank.
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's leading business newspaper was shut down Monday for repeatedly breaking the country's press laws, state-run Press TV reported.
