Friday headlines: Central Bank pessimistic about growth, talks with IMF in Oct., iPhone 4 with EUR 169 at Orange

Romanian media

Central Bank blows up economic revival prognosis, doubts growth next year – in Ziarul Financiar Foreigners have bought 1.5 percent of local forests– in Ziarul Financiar OMV Petrom invests EUR 25 million to find new deposits – in Ziarul Financiar Leroy Merlin and Carrefour open the first units in Chitila Colloseum – in Ziarul Financiar EC has paid the third loan tranche, EUR 1.2 billion. FinMin goes to US for new loan – in Gandul 15% fewer tourists on the Romanian seaside this year – in Gandul The economy could drop next year too, says Central Bank representative – in Adevarul iPhone 4, officially in Romania too - in Adevarul Head of highways company, sacked due to deficient management – on Dailybusiness.ro Sony opens the biggest Sony Center in the country in Unirea Shopping Center – on Wall-street.ro Sprider turns store into outlet – on Wall-street.ro Discussions with the IMF for a new loan in October – in Wall-street.ro iPhone 4, sold by Orange with EUR 169 on two-year subscription – on Hotnews.ro

International media

Eurozone crackdown on public finances - in FT Deutsche Bank warns on Basel capital race - in FT Petrobras Raises $70 Billion in World's Largest Share Sale - on Bloomberg Spain Under Pressure to Show `Hair Shirt' Budget as Yields Rise - on Bloomberg Irish borrowing rates climb to new euro-era high - in BusinessWeek Virgin's Richard Branson plans his own line of luxury hotels - in USA Today