Romania's national road and highway authority CNADNR expects to earn EUR 177 million, having earned EUR 157 million in the first 11 months of last year. In 2009, the company's revenue from the road tax was of around EUR 147 million.

The World Bank on Thursday approved the disbursement to Romania of a EUR3 00 million installment of its EUR 1 billion financial loan aimed to support structural reforms in key economic and social areas.

Romanian power consumption is likely to grow by around 2 percent to 54.8 TWh in 2011, aided by increase demand in industry, Stelian Gal, the head of state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) told Mediafax newswire. "Electricity consumption is estimated to reach 54.8 TWh in 2011, from 53.8 TWh a year earlier, boosted by growths in industry and services," Stelian Gal said.

Friday, January 21

17,00 hours Oldies but Goldies movie screenings at Glendale Cinema, 9 Cotroceni St. Singing in the...

A fund raising concert called Chamber Music for Wooden Churches, featuring Erik Schumann, Razvan Popovici and David Cohen will take place on January 28 at the National Military Circle, starting 19,30 hours. The event is organized by the Pro Patrimonio foundation, the Order of the Romanian Architects and SoNoRo festival.

Movies opening this week-end

Love and Other Drugs (trailer below)

with: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal

on at...

US group CHS Inc. has bought Agri Point, a company with operations in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Serbia. Agri Point used to be controlled by East Point Holdings Limited in Nicosia, Cyprus. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

Romanian actor Sebastian Stan will star in a movie inspired by the play "A View From The Bridge"of the American playwright Arthur Miller. The Romanian actor has recently starred in the "Black Swan" drama, directed by Darren Aronofsky, where he played alongside Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel.

Bucharestless, a documentary capturing the contemporary spirit of the Romanian capital city, formerly known as “The Little Paris”, is expected to be soon released, having reached the post-production phase.

RWE, Iberdrola and GDF Suez will withdraw from the Cernavoda nuke expansion project in Romania. Economic and market uncertainties surrounding this project, related for the most part to the present financial crisis, are not reconcilable now with the capital requirements of a new nuclear power project, according to German RWE.

Romania's national road and highway authority CNADNR expects to earn EUR 177 million, having earned EUR 157 million in the first 11 months of last year. In 2009, the company's revenue from the road tax was of around EUR 147 million.

The World Bank on Thursday approved the disbursement to Romania of a EUR3 00 million installment of its EUR 1 billion financial loan aimed to support structural reforms in key economic and social areas.

Romanian power consumption is likely to grow by around 2 percent to 54.8 TWh in 2011, aided by increase demand in industry, Stelian Gal, the head of state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) told Mediafax newswire. "Electricity consumption is estimated to reach 54.8 TWh in 2011, from 53.8 TWh a year earlier, boosted by growths in industry and services," Stelian Gal said.

Friday, January 21

17,00 hours Oldies but Goldies movie screenings at Glendale Cinema, 9 Cotroceni St. Singing in the...

A fund raising concert called Chamber Music for Wooden Churches, featuring Erik Schumann, Razvan Popovici and David Cohen will take place on January 28 at the National Military Circle, starting 19,30 hours. The event is organized by the Pro Patrimonio foundation, the Order of the Romanian Architects and SoNoRo festival.

Movies opening this week-end

Love and Other Drugs (trailer below)

with: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal

on at...

US group CHS Inc. has bought Agri Point, a company with operations in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Serbia. Agri Point used to be controlled by East Point Holdings Limited in Nicosia, Cyprus. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

Romanian actor Sebastian Stan will star in a movie inspired by the play "A View From The Bridge"of the American playwright Arthur Miller. The Romanian actor has recently starred in the "Black Swan" drama, directed by Darren Aronofsky, where he played alongside Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel.

Bucharestless, a documentary capturing the contemporary spirit of the Romanian capital city, formerly known as “The Little Paris”, is expected to be soon released, having reached the post-production phase.

RWE, Iberdrola and GDF Suez will withdraw from the Cernavoda nuke expansion project in Romania. Economic and market uncertainties surrounding this project, related for the most part to the present financial crisis, are not reconcilable now with the capital requirements of a new nuclear power project, according to German RWE.