US violinist Mat Maneri will play in Bucharest this Sunday, August 7, at the Green Hours club in Bucharest. The Grammy-nominated violinist will play alongside Romanian pianist Lucian Ban.

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) has kept the key interest rate at 6.25 percent, as expected by market analysts. BNR has also decided to keep the mandatory minimum reserves in the system to 15 percent for passives in Romanian currency and 25 percent, for those in foreign currencies.

Always on the look out for something new and different on the local bar scene, I found The Gang Cafe and Lounge. Situated directly behind Floreasca fruit market on Calea Floreasca, it is perhaps not the best location for passing foot traffic, but if you are in the area, it is certainly worth looking for.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc will meet the International Monetary Fund delegation today, which is the second to last day of the IMF review mission in Romania. The meeting will start at 09,30.

The Government doesn't take into account, but is not ruling out either a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, according to Romanian Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu. The Romanian Government will analyze the need for a new agreement, hence a new round of financing from the IMF, at the end of this year, he also said.

Real estate developer Atrium European Real Estate has appointed Jorg Banzhaf as chief investment officer. Banzhaf will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of Atrium’s planned investment program as the Company continues to seek out opportunities for growth.

Car dealer Romcar, part of Tiriac Holdings, which has previously sold Ford cars in Romania, will become a car parts distribution company for the TiriacAuto dealers network, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting Alexandru Ion Tiriac.

Star Storage, a company which specializes in data storage and information management, grew its turnover by 51 percent in the first half of the year, to EUR 7.8 million, compared to the first six months of last year. The company hopes to achieve an overall increase of 30 percent for the entire year, reaching EUR 18 million in turnover.

Nadia Comaneci is probably the most famous Romanian in the world, being the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of ten in an Olympic competition.

German media company Waz (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung), one of the owners of Romania Libera newspaper, intends to withdraw from the Romanian and Serbian markets by the end of this year, according to handelsblatt.com. The group's strategy involves withdrawal from the entire Balkan area, according to Bodo Hombach, the group's CEO

US violinist Mat Maneri will play in Bucharest this Sunday, August 7, at the Green Hours club in Bucharest. The Grammy-nominated violinist will play alongside Romanian pianist Lucian Ban.

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) has kept the key interest rate at 6.25 percent, as expected by market analysts. BNR has also decided to keep the mandatory minimum reserves in the system to 15 percent for passives in Romanian currency and 25 percent, for those in foreign currencies.

Always on the look out for something new and different on the local bar scene, I found The Gang Cafe and Lounge. Situated directly behind Floreasca fruit market on Calea Floreasca, it is perhaps not the best location for passing foot traffic, but if you are in the area, it is certainly worth looking for.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc will meet the International Monetary Fund delegation today, which is the second to last day of the IMF review mission in Romania. The meeting will start at 09,30.

The Government doesn't take into account, but is not ruling out either a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, according to Romanian Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu. The Romanian Government will analyze the need for a new agreement, hence a new round of financing from the IMF, at the end of this year, he also said.

Real estate developer Atrium European Real Estate has appointed Jorg Banzhaf as chief investment officer. Banzhaf will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of Atrium’s planned investment program as the Company continues to seek out opportunities for growth.

Car dealer Romcar, part of Tiriac Holdings, which has previously sold Ford cars in Romania, will become a car parts distribution company for the TiriacAuto dealers network, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting Alexandru Ion Tiriac.

Star Storage, a company which specializes in data storage and information management, grew its turnover by 51 percent in the first half of the year, to EUR 7.8 million, compared to the first six months of last year. The company hopes to achieve an overall increase of 30 percent for the entire year, reaching EUR 18 million in turnover.

Nadia Comaneci is probably the most famous Romanian in the world, being the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of ten in an Olympic competition.

German media company Waz (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung), one of the owners of Romania Libera newspaper, intends to withdraw from the Romanian and Serbian markets by the end of this year, according to handelsblatt.com. The group's strategy involves withdrawal from the entire Balkan area, according to Bodo Hombach, the group's CEO