Gianfranco Bisagni is the new vice-president of the corporate investment banking & private banking division with UniCredit Tiriac Bank. Bisagni, who started with the new position in UniCredit Tiriac Bank at the beginning of April, was previously Chief Manager UniCredit Hong Kong Branch & Head of Corporate Banking Asia Pacific.

Several workers' unions in Romania representing state employees will organize a strike on October 7 to protest against the new salary law project. State employees could start an unlimited general strike after September 15 and workers' unions expect a broader participation than in previous such events, as more austerity measures have impacted workers in the meantime.

The Manchester City soccer team, which has recently played in Romania against FC Timisoara, has met several children, former patients of the Louis Turcanu hospital in Timisoara, who were treated for leukemia.

The Romanian Government wants to amend the country’s labor legislation, introduce postal voting for Romanians living abroad, simplify privatization procedures and regulate aspects related to the checkup of public purchase contract award procedures, according to Mediafax newswire.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu, currently on an official visit to Romania, on Tuesday will meet Chairman of the Romanian Senate Mircea Geoana and Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Roberta Anastase.

Banca Romaneasca, owned by the National Bank of Greece posted a EUR 2 million profit in the second quarter of the year, which was less than half of the profit in the same period of last year. The bank posted EUR 12 million in profit in the first quarter of this year.

Romania's furniture exports, in first four months, totaled EUR 356 million, 7.3 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year, according to the National Institute of Statistics' data. The imports amounted to EUR 90.4 million, 12.1 percent lower compared to January-April 2009.

Zdob si Zdub, a band coming from the Republic of Moldova, is preparing a new album, which will be launched around Christmas this year and which will be recorded in two versions, one for Europe and one for Romania. The album will feature songs mainly in English, with only three in Romanian.

Romanian retail sales are expected to go back to the 2007 level, after decreasing by as much as 10.4 percent in 2009, according to a recent report by advisory firm Candole. The biggest decline was in June last year, when retail sales dropped by 16.4 percent. This came after two years of economic boom, 2007 and 2008, when retail sales grew by 20 percent year-on-year.

Local band Luna Amara will play the opening for the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Bucharest, scheduled for October 2nd at Zone Arena. Coma, another Romanian band, will also play in the opening part before the concert.

Gianfranco Bisagni is the new vice-president of the corporate investment banking & private banking division with UniCredit Tiriac Bank. Bisagni, who started with the new position in UniCredit Tiriac Bank at the beginning of April, was previously Chief Manager UniCredit Hong Kong Branch & Head of Corporate Banking Asia Pacific.

Several workers' unions in Romania representing state employees will organize a strike on October 7 to protest against the new salary law project. State employees could start an unlimited general strike after September 15 and workers' unions expect a broader participation than in previous such events, as more austerity measures have impacted workers in the meantime.

The Manchester City soccer team, which has recently played in Romania against FC Timisoara, has met several children, former patients of the Louis Turcanu hospital in Timisoara, who were treated for leukemia.

The Romanian Government wants to amend the country’s labor legislation, introduce postal voting for Romanians living abroad, simplify privatization procedures and regulate aspects related to the checkup of public purchase contract award procedures, according to Mediafax newswire.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu, currently on an official visit to Romania, on Tuesday will meet Chairman of the Romanian Senate Mircea Geoana and Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Roberta Anastase.

Banca Romaneasca, owned by the National Bank of Greece posted a EUR 2 million profit in the second quarter of the year, which was less than half of the profit in the same period of last year. The bank posted EUR 12 million in profit in the first quarter of this year.

Romania's furniture exports, in first four months, totaled EUR 356 million, 7.3 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year, according to the National Institute of Statistics' data. The imports amounted to EUR 90.4 million, 12.1 percent lower compared to January-April 2009.

Zdob si Zdub, a band coming from the Republic of Moldova, is preparing a new album, which will be launched around Christmas this year and which will be recorded in two versions, one for Europe and one for Romania. The album will feature songs mainly in English, with only three in Romanian.

Romanian retail sales are expected to go back to the 2007 level, after decreasing by as much as 10.4 percent in 2009, according to a recent report by advisory firm Candole. The biggest decline was in June last year, when retail sales dropped by 16.4 percent. This came after two years of economic boom, 2007 and 2008, when retail sales grew by 20 percent year-on-year.

Local band Luna Amara will play the opening for the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Bucharest, scheduled for October 2nd at Zone Arena. Coma, another Romanian band, will also play in the opening part before the concert.