The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) has issued two metallic coins to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the first...

The planned Samantha Fox and Sabrina concert due for November 26 in Bucharest was canceled due to changes in the two singers' schedules. Those who have already bought tickets for the Bucharest gig will be able to recover the money from the point of sales where tickets were acquired.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Romania has resumed its training programs with several events planned for the autumn. The next RICS Romania continuous professional development event will be held on Wednesday, October 27, when Bryan Jardine, the managing partner of the Bucharest office of international law firm Wolf Theiss & Associates, will speak on “Legal aspects of Project loan financing, Insolvency, Enforcement, Recovery and Restructuring”.

The president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Jean-Paul Costa told the Senate that he found a positive attitude of the Romanian authorities to the ECHR decisions being put into effect.

Calendar of events in Bucharest during the week-end: October 22-24.

*IMF asking for Oltchim and Cuprumin privatization in the new agreement, which also includes EU funding – in Ziarul Financiar
*Provident makes half a million euro in nine months – in Ziarul Financiar
*Goodyear Dunlop will open five Premio franchises by the end of the year – in Ziarul Financiar
*Patriciu's stores on wheels start selling in Bucharest – in Ziarul Financiar
*EC grants EUR 124 million for Arad- Timisoara highway – in Gandul

A Chinese – Romanian public- private partnership will fuel the development of a EUR 500 million production units for cellulose and paper at the Somes Dej factory in Cluj – Napoca county. Chinese company Avic International Holding will partner SCR Romania, the majority shareholder in Somes SA Dej. The Romanian company will have to invest EUR 150 million into the project.

The new Microsoft Romania general manager, Roland Binkofski, says he plans to lead the Romanian subsidiary for at least three years but is still waiting to understand how things work with the local subsidiary and go into details in the business before making any important decisions, he said in an interview for local online publication Businesscover.ro.

Marky Ramone, the founder of the Ramones, a US punk rock band from the 70s, will be playing at the Silver Church Club in Bucharest on October 27 from 20,00 hours. The concert will also feature Michael Graves, former member of the Misfits. Romanian band ZOB will play the opening of the concert.

The Russian Film Festival kicks off on Friday, October 22 in Bucharest and will be on until October 28 at the Studio Cinema (MAP) and at the Cinemateca Eforie (MAP) in the capital city. The event is organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in partnership with the National Film Archives, the Cinema Union and the Mosfilm Studios.

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) has issued two metallic coins to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the first...

The planned Samantha Fox and Sabrina concert due for November 26 in Bucharest was canceled due to changes in the two singers' schedules. Those who have already bought tickets for the Bucharest gig will be able to recover the money from the point of sales where tickets were acquired.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Romania has resumed its training programs with several events planned for the autumn. The next RICS Romania continuous professional development event will be held on Wednesday, October 27, when Bryan Jardine, the managing partner of the Bucharest office of international law firm Wolf Theiss & Associates, will speak on “Legal aspects of Project loan financing, Insolvency, Enforcement, Recovery and Restructuring”.

The president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Jean-Paul Costa told the Senate that he found a positive attitude of the Romanian authorities to the ECHR decisions being put into effect.

Calendar of events in Bucharest during the week-end: October 22-24.

*IMF asking for Oltchim and Cuprumin privatization in the new agreement, which also includes EU funding – in Ziarul Financiar
*Provident makes half a million euro in nine months – in Ziarul Financiar
*Goodyear Dunlop will open five Premio franchises by the end of the year – in Ziarul Financiar
*Patriciu's stores on wheels start selling in Bucharest – in Ziarul Financiar
*EC grants EUR 124 million for Arad- Timisoara highway – in Gandul

A Chinese – Romanian public- private partnership will fuel the development of a EUR 500 million production units for cellulose and paper at the Somes Dej factory in Cluj – Napoca county. Chinese company Avic International Holding will partner SCR Romania, the majority shareholder in Somes SA Dej. The Romanian company will have to invest EUR 150 million into the project.

The new Microsoft Romania general manager, Roland Binkofski, says he plans to lead the Romanian subsidiary for at least three years but is still waiting to understand how things work with the local subsidiary and go into details in the business before making any important decisions, he said in an interview for local online publication Businesscover.ro.

Marky Ramone, the founder of the Ramones, a US punk rock band from the 70s, will be playing at the Silver Church Club in Bucharest on October 27 from 20,00 hours. The concert will also feature Michael Graves, former member of the Misfits. Romanian band ZOB will play the opening of the concert.

The Russian Film Festival kicks off on Friday, October 22 in Bucharest and will be on until October 28 at the Studio Cinema (MAP) and at the Cinemateca Eforie (MAP) in the capital city. The event is organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in partnership with the National Film Archives, the Cinema Union and the Mosfilm Studios.