Central European Media Enterprises, which owns several TV stations in Romania, posted USD 80 million in net revenues in the first half of the year, down USD 4 million on the same period of last year. The first quarter of the year meant net revenues of USD 43 million for the company in Romania, down USD 5 million on the first quarter of 2009.

The Finance Ministry sold EUR 1.2 billion of state titles today, three times more than it was planning. The average yield a year for these certificates is of 4.9 percent a year. The demand for the state titles was even higher – of EUR 1.37 billion. The state titles have a one-year maturity.

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania posted a gross profit of EUR 14.1 million in the first half of this year, which was more than five times higher than the gross profit posted mid-last year. The net profit in the first half of this year was of EUR 7.8 million, according to the bank. The gross profit in the first half of the year covers 40 percent of what the bank had expected for the entire year.

Another Romanian language lesson - this time, learn what to say in a restaurant

Street Heroes, the international urban culture festival which brings together skating, bmx, graffiti, street art, street dance and parties will take place between August 12-14 in Tineretului Park in Bucharest. The event will host the release of a film by Pontus Alv, called 'In Search of the Miraculous', on August 12.

A 42-kilometer marathon will take place in Moieciu de Sus, in Brasov county, in May next year. The running event, which will be organized on May 7 under the name EcoMarathon, has a nine-hour time limit. The course is made out of 3 loops forming the EcoMarathon clover, the Start and the Finish are in Moieciu de Sus. Besides the marathon, a cross on 14 kilometers will also be organized.

Romania's new tourism brand, which will be launched tomorrow at the Shanghai World Expo, is 'Explore the Carpathian Garden', according to Impactnews.ro, quoting official sources. The logo features a green leaf on a blue background, according to the same source.

Bucharest student club Club A, which celebrates 40 years since opening, will host a Suie Paparude concert tonight starting 11,30 hours. Entry tickets will cost RON 10.

Eolica Dobrogea, which is developing wind farms in several localities in Dobrogea, including Cogealac, will ask the Cogealac city hall to organize a referendum for all inhabitants to decide on how the wind energy potential in the area will be used. The inhabitants should also decide on how the EUR 3.5 billion revenues to the local budget will be used, Eolica said in a statement earlier today.

Romania is one of the Eastern European markets which looks the most interesting, according to Mark Mobius, the emerging market guru with Templeton Asset Management, in a recent interview published by the Time magazine. But the country comes after Russia, Turkey and Poland.

Central European Media Enterprises, which owns several TV stations in Romania, posted USD 80 million in net revenues in the first half of the year, down USD 4 million on the same period of last year. The first quarter of the year meant net revenues of USD 43 million for the company in Romania, down USD 5 million on the first quarter of 2009.

The Finance Ministry sold EUR 1.2 billion of state titles today, three times more than it was planning. The average yield a year for these certificates is of 4.9 percent a year. The demand for the state titles was even higher – of EUR 1.37 billion. The state titles have a one-year maturity.

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania posted a gross profit of EUR 14.1 million in the first half of this year, which was more than five times higher than the gross profit posted mid-last year. The net profit in the first half of this year was of EUR 7.8 million, according to the bank. The gross profit in the first half of the year covers 40 percent of what the bank had expected for the entire year.

Another Romanian language lesson - this time, learn what to say in a restaurant

Street Heroes, the international urban culture festival which brings together skating, bmx, graffiti, street art, street dance and parties will take place between August 12-14 in Tineretului Park in Bucharest. The event will host the release of a film by Pontus Alv, called 'In Search of the Miraculous', on August 12.

A 42-kilometer marathon will take place in Moieciu de Sus, in Brasov county, in May next year. The running event, which will be organized on May 7 under the name EcoMarathon, has a nine-hour time limit. The course is made out of 3 loops forming the EcoMarathon clover, the Start and the Finish are in Moieciu de Sus. Besides the marathon, a cross on 14 kilometers will also be organized.

Romania's new tourism brand, which will be launched tomorrow at the Shanghai World Expo, is 'Explore the Carpathian Garden', according to Impactnews.ro, quoting official sources. The logo features a green leaf on a blue background, according to the same source.

Bucharest student club Club A, which celebrates 40 years since opening, will host a Suie Paparude concert tonight starting 11,30 hours. Entry tickets will cost RON 10.

Eolica Dobrogea, which is developing wind farms in several localities in Dobrogea, including Cogealac, will ask the Cogealac city hall to organize a referendum for all inhabitants to decide on how the wind energy potential in the area will be used. The inhabitants should also decide on how the EUR 3.5 billion revenues to the local budget will be used, Eolica said in a statement earlier today.

Romania is one of the Eastern European markets which looks the most interesting, according to Mark Mobius, the emerging market guru with Templeton Asset Management, in a recent interview published by the Time magazine. But the country comes after Russia, Turkey and Poland.