19 July 2010

Former soccer player and current investor Gica Popescu (in picture) will invest EUR 10 million in a retail center in Rahova area of Bucharest, which will be called Doldora Bazaar, the businessman has announced. The retail center, which will sell both en-gross and en-detail products, will be built on the premises of a former industrial platform in the city.

19 July 2010

Romania's railway network was labeled in a catastrophic state due to lack of interest by authorities in a recent article by the Associated France Press. With the number of cars tripling in the last 20 years in Romania and with the degrading railways in the country, fewer and fewer passengers are choosing to ride the trains run by state-owned CFR. The company itself has been posting losses and has decided to increase the cost of a train ticket to somehow balance the loss.

19 July 2010

International chain Domino's Pizza will enter the Romanian market through a franchise taken by the Radacini car dealership, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting sources on the market. The new franchise will be launched next month, when it will open a delivery center in the Northern part of Bucharest, becoming a competitor for Pizza Hut chain.

19 July 2010

Christian Bruckner is the new director in charge with Operations & IT for local lender BCR. His naming requires the approval from the Romanian central bank (BNR). Bruckner takes on the attributions from Oana Petrescu, who is now vice-president of retail and private banking with BCR

19 July 2010

The Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates prophet Ilie on July 20. One of the most important prophets in the Old Testament, Saint Ilie is celebrated as a miracle worker and the one that brings rain during a drought period. This is also the period when the Maiden Fair on Gaina mountain takes place.

19 July 2010

Former soccer player and current investor Gica Popescu (in picture) will invest EUR 10 million in a retail center in Rahova area of Bucharest, which will be called Doldora Bazaar, the businessman has announced. The retail center, which will sell both en-gross and en-detail products, will be built on the premises of a former industrial platform in the city.

19 July 2010

Romania's railway network was labeled in a catastrophic state due to lack of interest by authorities in a recent article by the Associated France Press. With the number of cars tripling in the last 20 years in Romania and with the degrading railways in the country, fewer and fewer passengers are choosing to ride the trains run by state-owned CFR. The company itself has been posting losses and has decided to increase the cost of a train ticket to somehow balance the loss.

19 July 2010

International chain Domino's Pizza will enter the Romanian market through a franchise taken by the Radacini car dealership, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting sources on the market. The new franchise will be launched next month, when it will open a delivery center in the Northern part of Bucharest, becoming a competitor for Pizza Hut chain.

19 July 2010

Christian Bruckner is the new director in charge with Operations & IT for local lender BCR. His naming requires the approval from the Romanian central bank (BNR). Bruckner takes on the attributions from Oana Petrescu, who is now vice-president of retail and private banking with BCR

19 July 2010

The Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates prophet Ilie on July 20. One of the most important prophets in the Old Testament, Saint Ilie is celebrated as a miracle worker and the one that brings rain during a drought period. This is also the period when the Maiden Fair on Gaina mountain takes place.

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